Month: June 2022

Huntington Beach City Council Votes for Measure to Bypass Elected Attorney

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Voters will decide in November whether to give the city council authority to sidestep the elected city attorney by hiring outside legal counsel. The city council voted for the ballot measure June 21, among a few others. Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates told The Epoch Times this would give the city council…


Huntington Beach Voters to Decide Fate of 2 Elected City Positions

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Voters will decide in November to either keep electing their city clerk and treasurer or if they should be appointed by their city councilors, among other ballot measures that would change the city’s charter. This comes after the city council voted June 21 to put such charter amendments on the general election ballot….


Capitol Report (June 22): Powell Says Recession Possible; Senate Moving Forward With New Gun Laws

President Joe Biden is calling for a gas tax holiday. But it comes after blowback from Republicans and even from his own allies. Is it going to happen, and how much impact will it have on Americans? Virginia Congressman Bob Good weighs in on the “Putin price hike” and what it’s going to take to…


School Police Chief Who Oversaw Response to Uvalde Shooting Denied Leave as Councilman

UVALDE, Texas—After listening to the pleas of parents and residents about the botched response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, the Uvalde city council unanimously denied permission for their newest member, Pete Arredondo, to take an extended leave of absence from meetings. Arredondo is also the police chief for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School…


Did Europe’s Latest Anti-Russia Move Just Push World Closer to WW3?

The country of Lithuania, a member of both NATO and the EU, took an action that might have been the biggest real-world escalation between a member of NATO and Russia since the Ukraine war began. Over the weekend, the Lithuanian government enacted a ban on all goods going from Russia to Kaliningrad—which is Russia’s far-flung…


Myanmar Shifts Suu Kyi Trial to Jail Venue

The military junta in Burma (also known as Myanmar) has ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases says. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who turned 77 on Sunday, has been charged with at least…


US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico to Ease Shortage

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico starting this weekend, as part of its efforts to ease nationwide supply shortages caused by the closure of the largest U.S. manufacturing plant. The Department of Health and Human Services…


TikTok Accesses American Data: Casey Fleming Breaks Down the Threat

TikTok secretly accesses American data, despite denying it to the public, according to audio obtained by Buzzfeed. Now, questions arise over data safety and China’s subversion of U.S. society, as well as the national security threat of TikTok and other intrusive apps from China. Where do we go from here? I have Casey Fleming, CEO…


Liberals’ Online Streaming Act Passes Third Reading in Parliament, Heads to Senate

The Liberal government’s online streaming bill is heading to the Senate. Bill C-11 passed third reading in the House of Commons Tuesday with a vote of 208–117, with the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc defeating the Conservatives and Green MP Mike Morrice who voted against it. If the bill is passed in the Senate and receives…


Double Gold Joy for Canadian Women, Popovici, Marchand Win Again

BUDAPEST—Canadian women celebrated double gold at the swimming world championships on Wednesday with 15-year-old Summer McIntosh claiming the 200m butterfly and Kylie Masse clinching the 50m backstroke. Romania’s David Popovici continued his impressive championships, winning the 100m freestyle to add to his 200m gold while France’s Leon Marchand clinched the medley double with victory in…