Month: April 2023

The US Government Needs to Do More to Purge Media With Ties to the CCP (Part 1)

The Biden administration is trying to ban the TikTok video hosting service, which is widely prevalent among young people in the United States. Concerns have arisen about these services as half of all U.S. states no longer allow TikTok to be on government devices. The issue is whether the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses TikTok…


Federal Strike Could Push Air Passenger Complaints Processing Beyond 18 Months

The strike by federal civil servants could mean passengers who filed complaints with the country’s airline regulator could face even longer processing times. The Canadian Transportation Agency says a backlog of complaints on issues ranging from lost luggage to compensation for cancelled flights now sits at nearly 45,000—a processing time of 18 months per case…


Disney Is Going to Lose (Again) to Florida and Ron DeSantis

Commentary The first round of the “Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis v. The Walt Disney Company” fight, held last spring, ended in a clear DeSantis victory and Disney defeat. Following Disney’s vocal opposition to Florida’s commonsense Parental Rights in Education Act, misleadingly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida passed a law to abolish the…


Wet Weather Blamed as UK Retail Sales Fall by 0.9 Percent in March

UK retail sales fell in March as businesses blame poor weather for discouraging people from heading to the shops. According to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales volumes dropped by 0.9 percent last month, with clothes shops, department stores, and garden centres all reporting declines. The decline—which came…


Financial Turmoil Lingers as Fed Emergency Loans to Banks Pick Up Pace

Stresses continue to linger in the U.S. financial sector following a series of bank failures last month as banks have ramped up their borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10. Usage of the Fed’s…


IN-DEPTH: Maine Democrats Push to Remove Abortion Limits—Christians Say Their Pro-Life Advice Is Being Criminalized

The viability of a baby to survive outside the womb will no longer be a legal limitation on abortion, if Maine Democrats get their way. The new legal standard will be the “professional judgment of a physician.” That is the language of a bill, LD 1619, currently before the Judiciary Committee of the Maine State…


Battle Over Late-Term Abortion, Pregnancy Counseling, Divides Maine

The viability of a baby to survive outside the womb will no longer be a legal limitation on abortion, if Maine Democrats get their way. The new legal standard will be the “professional judgment of a physician.” That is the language of a bill, LD 1619, currently before the Judiciary Committee of the Maine State…


HPV Vaccine Mandate to Attend College

They want to put college students’ lives at risk to protect them from a disease that is easily avoided. If this bill is passed, college students under 26 would be forced to receive this shot in this state. Download Interview Transcript  Download my FREE Podcast  Video Link STORY AT-A-GLANCE If passed, California bill AB 659 would require…


18 State Attorneys General Seeking to Recall Hyundai and Kia Vehicles, Citing High Risks of Theft

Attorneys general of 18 states have written a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for the recall of certain models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles due to the carmakers’ failure in taking necessary steps to address the ease with which these vehicles are being stolen. The April 20 letter (pdf) asked…


White House Holds Daily Briefing (April 21)

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds the daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. Et on April 21. …