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Can Patel Leash the FBI?
The FBI has long been considered the most powerful and the most incorrigible federal domestic agency. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to head the…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Offshore wind projects imperiled by Trump’s executive orders
Media interviews for Craig Rucker can be arranged by contacting Judy Kent at . – WASHINGTON, DC (January 30, 2025) – A group of public interest groups trying to save endangered whales and other marine life in the Atlantic…
Trump Maintains Federal Funding Pause Executive Orders As OMB Memo Rescinded
By Robert Romano President Donald Trump’s executive orders relevant to a pause of federal funding pending review “remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented,” according to White House Press Secretary…
Thank US voters: Australian pension funds are backing away from climate pledges too
We’ve reached the flipping point downunder The money is leaving the room. Australian pension funds manage assets of around $4.1 trillion, and until last week, many of them had Net Zero Targets. Certainly, there were none that…
The Fed Pushes Pause
The Federal Open Market Committee announced on Wednesday it would hold its federal funds rate target at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, ending the three-meeting rate-cut streak that began in September 2024. The decision was widely…
The Fed Pushes Pause
The Federal Open Market Committee announced on Wednesday it would hold its federal funds rate target at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, ending the three-meeting rate-cut streak that began in September
Can the Erosion of Constitutional Norms Be Stopped?
In his final days in office, then-president Biden tried to amend the United States Constitution via executive fiat. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land,” he wrote. Then-vice-president Harris chimed in,…
The Erosion of Constitutional Norms Is Bad No Matter Who Does It
In his final days in office, then-president Biden tried to amend the United States Constitution via executive fiat. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land,” he wrote. Then-vice-president Harris chimed in,…
Is Inflation in 2024 Fueled by Supply or Demand?
Inflation picked up in October, but remains more or less on track. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at
WSJ’s Prof. Blinder Misses Again on Inflation Analysis
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder argues that President-Elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will spark inflation. “Almost every economist will tell you — as many did before Nov.
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