(Associated Press) In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the health crisis, saying it was “not the time for anybody to be profiting” from selling goods to combat the pandemic.
The two-term Democrat did not heed his own admonition.
Since early...
(Headline USA) Voting machines from Arizona's most populous county should not be used in the future after state Senate Republicans forced officials to give them access for an audit of 2020 election results, the state's top elections official said Thursday.
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, said in a...
(Headline USA) The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday that it supports a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% — below the 21% minimum it has been seeking to impose on the foreign profits of U.S.-based companies.
The offer comes as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...
(Associated Press) The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure Americans who pay for goods or services with cryptocurrencies don't sidestep the tax man.
The Treasury Department issued a report Thursday that outlines measures.
Among the proposed changes, businesses that receive "cryptoassets" with a fair market value of more than $10,000...
(Headline USA) After the latest Census data and the effects of coming redistricting, Democrats are in for a difficult 2022 election cycle, political analysts say.
The University of Virginia Center of Politics released a report Thursday analyzing the electoral map in light of redistricting, and it doesn’t look good for...
(Associated Press) Eighteen electronic devices taken during raids last month on Rudy Giuliani's home and his law firm in a probe of his dealings in Ukraine belong to Giuliani and employees of his firm, Manhattan prosecutors revealed Thursday.
The previously redacted facts were disclosed when prosecutors re-filed an April 29...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to curtail an alleged rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Biden lavished praise on Democrats and Republicans for approving the bill by lopsided margins and sending it to the White House for his signature.
Several dozen lawmakers attended...
Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder and executive director of the national Black Lives Matter organization, overpaid her baby daddy's art company by about $100,000 to produce live 2020 election night coverage, The Daily Caller reported.
New evidence also shows that Cullors herself is the company's co-chair, according to The Daily Caller.
As...
(Associated Press) Anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to boost slowing vaccination rates.
The pilot program will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run...
President Joe Biden's administration has been transporting minor illegal aliens to Tennessee during the night without informing local or state officials, WRCB reported.
The Biden administration flies the unaccompanied illegal aliens to the Wilson Air Center in Chattanooga and then buses them to surrounding areas, where they are transferred into...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) It seems like every day a new viral story crops up featuring a major company’s latest woke initiative or a major executive’s latest politically-charged stance.
But in a refreshing twist, a top tech CEO just stood up for old-fashioned, profit-focused business—and spoke out against...
(Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education) In 2015, Hawaii made history, becoming the first US state to mandate a full transition to renewable energy. The legislation, signed into law by Gov. David Ige, mandated that state utilities generate 100 percent of electricity sales from renewable fuels by 2045.
Green energy publications...