Category: USA
As Fears of Banking Crisis Surged, Members of Congress Sold Bank Stocks
New York Times The flurry of transactions highlighted how members of Congress continue to buy and sell stocks in industries that intersect with their official duties. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/congress-stock-trading-banks.html
Read MoreFetterman says he ‘wasn’t functional’ after election win: ‘I literally stopped eating and drinking’
Fox News After spending over a month in a hospital being treated for clinical depression this year, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., revealed his depression was “in full force” during his first few weeks in the Senate. Fetterman suffered a stroke in May 2022 while campaigning for the Pennsylvania Senate race, resulting in auditory processing issues…
Read MoreHunter Biden investigation being mishandled, ‘clear conflicts of interest’: IRS whistleblower
Fox News An IRS Criminal Supervisory Agent seeking whistleblower protection claims the investigation into Hunter Biden is being mishandled by the Biden administration. In a letter dated April 19, 2023, attorney Mark D. Lytle of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Nixon Peabody LLP tells members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that…
Read MoreDisney’s ‘back room deal’ to stop DeSantis ripped by legal expert: ‘Worthy of Scrooge McDuck’
Fox News A lawyer for the local Florida board installed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World ripped into a development agreement Disney brokered to insulate the company from state control just before the DeSantis board took over. On Wednesday, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board (CFTODB), which now oversees the land…
Read MoreFrail or Forceful, Biden Keeps Stumbling
Wall Street Journal His refusal to bend on the debt doesn’t make his deterioration look better—maybe worse. https://www.wsj.com/articles/frail-or-forceful-biden-keeps-stumbling-ireland-tour-biden-hunter-press-conference-politics-white-house-election-2024-democrats-4bf1ae23
Read MoreSeagate to Pay $300 Million for Violating Export Restrictions on China’s Huawei
Wall Street Journal The penalty comes after a group of Senate Republicans in 2021 alleged the data-storage equipment provider continued to sell hard drives to Huawei despite national security restrictions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/seagate-to-pay-300-million-for-violating-export-restrictions-on-chinas-huawei-9fbdc1a
Read MoreElon Musk Is Transforming Twitter, Not Killing It
Wall Street Journal Thanks to innovative new features and a trimmed-down staff, ads and money are coming back in droves. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-not-killing-twitter-ad-revenue-cut-staff-profit-censorship-hate-speech-social-media-37a50e54
Read MoreCongress Can Use the Debt Ceiling to Get America Back to Work
Wall Street Journal Employment requirements for welfare benefits are popular. Even Joe Biden supported them in 1996. https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-can-get-america-back-to-work-debt-ceiling-welfare-work-requirements-biden-37ed6f47
Read MoreYard Work Can Be a Lawn Walk
Wall Street Journal My neighbors should appreciate my quiet, old-fashioned mower. https://www.wsj.com/articles/yard-work-can-be-a-lawn-walk-home-owner-mower-electric-gas-reel-indy-500-chore-neighbors-neighborhood-ffeee506
Read MoreArizona governor sets veto record in 1st legislative session
Fox News Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has broken the record for the most vetoes in a single session of the state Legislature. Hobbs nixed 11 more bills Tuesday to reach the 63 mark, topping Janet Napolitano’s record of 58 vetoes set in 158 days of the 2005 session. Napolitano was a Democratic governor who was…
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