The Chinese military steps up its warnings over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan. But the United States is not backing down. The U.S. space chief is warning against Beijing’s heightened aggression in space. He says it poses a threat to the United States. Federal tax dollars are funneling into universities that host…
LA County Supervisors Moves to Put Sheriff Removal Measure on November Ballot
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors July 26 approved the first reading of an ordinance that would allow county voters to decide whether the board should have the power to remove a county sheriff from office under certain conditions. The ordinance, introduced by Board Chair Holly Mitchell and Supervisor Hilda Solis, received a 4–1…
More Cities Vote Not to Enforce LA County’s Mask Mandate Proposal
With a decision expected tomorrow on whether Los Angeles County will re-impose an indoor mask mandate due to COVID-19, officials from several cities said they will not enforce such a rule if it is implemented. Officials of Long Beach, Pasadena, and El Segundo said July 26 they would not follow such an order after evaluating the…
Bloody Batteries: China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children for Cobalt in Electric Car Batteries
Mining companies backed by the Chinese regime are using Congolese children to mine cobalt, a key component in electric car batteries. Are American carmakers helping China to exploit African children? China dominates the world’s cobalt processing. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are unsafe working conditions, pay of less than $1 a day, injuries,…
Capitol Report (July 27): FED Hikes Rate to Slow Inflation; US, Russia Top Diplomats Set to Meet
President Joe Biden is back in the Oval Office after quarantining for nearly a week. Now, on the top of his agenda is a conversation with China’s leader Xi Jinping. In a major move by the Federal Reserve, the central bank is scrambling to cool down white-hot inflation by hiking the interest rate again. With…
Wisconsin Clerks Make 10 New Voter Fraud Referrals for 2020 Election
Municipal clerks in Wisconsin made 22 voter fraud referrals to local district attorneys related to the 2020 general election over the past two years, according to Wisconsin Elections Commission reports. The new report from the July 22 commission meeting showed 10 instances of voter fraud referrals from the 2020 election. Last year, it listed 12…
One Fourth of NYC Commuters May Not Return to Public Transit Post-COVID-19
A new study has concluded that over one fourth of commuters who frequently used the New York City subway system prior to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic may never return, threatening funding for the troubled transit system and forcing managers to consider rate hikes to compensate for the budgetary shortfalls. A new analysis…
Former Officers Kueng, Thao Sentenced for Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn.—A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights to lighter terms than recommended in sentencing guidelines, calling one “truly a rookie officer” and describing the other as “a good police officer, father and husband.” U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced J….
Alameda County Sued Over Alleged Racial Quotas in Public Contracting
A California-based civil rights group sued Alameda County July 25 for policies that allegedly grant racial preferences in government contracting. Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and two individual co-plaintiffs, represented by the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation, filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court challenging two Alameda County public contracting programs that impose race-based preferences for…
Senior Mountie Stands by His Notes Suggesting Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe
The senior RCMP officer whose handwritten notes have ignited the controversy about allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shooting said on July 26 that he stands by his account. Chief Superintendent Darren Campbell also said that any kind of interference in investigations, political or not, is unacceptable. A day…
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