By Zachary Stieber Washington’s mayor has asked the U.S. government to activate the National Guard to help the city deal with the illegal immigrants being transported from border states. Describing the situation as “a growing humanitarian crisis,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters on July 28 that “we need space and we need the federal government to be involved.” The […]
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US Economy Slips Into Technical Recession as Inflation Weighs on Growth
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy is in a technical recession as the GDP growth rate fell 0.9 percent in the second quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The market had penciled in a gain of 0.5 percent during the April-to-June span. With the GDP falling 1.6 percent in the first quarter, this represents two consecutive […]
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State Attorneys General Sue the Biden Administration for Tying School Lunch Funding to LGBT Policies
By Naveen Athrappully The attorneys general of 22 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a new rule that seeks to block federal meal funding from schools that don’t follow the administration’s gender identity policies. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice that state and local agencies, program operators, and […]
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US Oil Sales to China Could Be ‘Unlawful Activity,’ GOP Lawmakers Tell Biden
By Eva Fu Republican lawmakers are pressing President Joe Biden to make clear whether he had a role in auctioning off oil from U.S. emergency reserves to a Chinese entity that has been previously linked to his younger son. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on July 26 led a letter flagging the sale of U.S. strategic […]
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US Sold Nearly 6 Million Barrels of Oil Reserves to China, Records Show
By Eva Fu The Biden administration has sold nearly 6 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to an entity tied with the Chinese Communist Party, records show. From September 2021 to July, the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded three crude oil contracts with a combined value of roughly $464 million to […]
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Doctor Announces $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Houston Methodist Following Suspension
By Zachary Stieber A doctor in Texas is suing the health care institution that suspended her for allegedly purveying “dangerous misinformation.” Dr. Mary Bowden, who now runs her own clinic, is seeking $25 million from Houston Methodist for alleged defamation. Bowden became concerned that the COVID-19 vaccines were not preventing contraction of the virus that causes COVID-19, and spoke […]
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Supreme Court Blocks Biden Admin Policy Narrowing Detainment, Deportation of Illegal Aliens
By Gary Bai The U.S. Supreme Court gave Texas and Louisiana a temporary legal victory in the border states’ attempt to strike down a September 2021 Biden administration immigration guideline. The Supreme Court, in a ruling without explanation on Thursday, allowed a federal judge in Texas to block the Biden Administration’s immigration guideline that, according to the border states’ […]
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Sen. Josh Hawley Responds to Jan. 6 Criticism: ‘I Don’t Regret Anything I Did That Day’
By Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Philipp Sen Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said he does not regret anything he did on Jan. 6, 2021, in response to criticism he has received from politicians and media on the political left for persisting with his plans to challenge the electoral votes during the Senate session on that day. “What I did was stand up […]
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Brick by Brick, Courts Build a Roadblock Against Biden’s Administrative State
By Kevin Stocklin News Analysis As the Biden administration reels from a string of recent legal defeats, political analysts hail the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling, West Virginia v. EPA, as but one component of a new, broad-based approach that the courts are taking to halt a century-long effort by progressives to empower the administrative state and rule […]
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Gas Prices Could Soar Again as ‘Oil’s Second Act’ Is Coming, Expert Predicts
By Tom Ozimek Even though gasoline prices have slid below $4.50 per gallon on average nationwide in what’s been a multi-week downward trend, an industry expert warns that the reprieve is likely temporary and drivers should brace for pump pain as oil readies to rally in a “second act.” The national average gasoline price on July 20 […]
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Red States Top CNBC Ranking for ‘Business-Friendliness’
By Nicholas Dolinger A recent ranking of states according to “business friendliness” has deemed Republican-leaning “red states” as the highest in terms of favorability to free enterprise. On July 13, CNBC released its 2022 ranking of “America’s Top States to Do Business,” with an overall ranking based on 88 metrics in 10 broad categories. Among these […]
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Global Supply Chain Crisis Could Worsen in 2022: Survey
By Andrew Moran The global supply chain crisis continues to wreak havoc on the international marketplace, affecting everything from food products to computers and washing machines. This year, the international supply chain has faced a plethora of challenges, including China’s renewed COVID-19 lockdowns, the military conflict in Eastern Europe, and skyrocketing energy prices. With disruption and uncertainty seeping […]
