Supreme Court Rules Federal Agency’s In-House Judges Violate Americans’ Right To Jury Trial
The Supreme Court held Thursday that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking civil penalties against a defendant, the agency’s use of in-house judges violates the right to a jury trial guaranteed in the Constitution. When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, it gave the agency the option to adjudicate enforcement actions […]
EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Demands Watchdog Investigate Federal Bureaucrats Over Remote Work ‘Abuses’
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa renewed a request Thursday to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to review the agency’s remote work policies over potential abuses and “ongoing locality pay fraud.” Ernst cited an incident of a USAID employee drawing locality pay for the Washington, D.C., area despite living full-time in Florida, […]
Former Honduran President Sentenced To 45 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses
Honduras’ erstwhile President Juan Orlando Hernández received a 45-year federal prison sentence Wednesday for multi-ton drug trafficking and related firearm offenses, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Hernández, 55, abused his power to facilitate the importation of over 400 tons of cocaine—shipments guarded by his co-conspirators’ machine guns, AK-47s, AR-15s, and grenade launchers, among […]
JAMES CARTER: America’s Debilitating Federal Debt Spiral
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued yet another report on the rapidly deteriorating state of the federal government’s finances. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former CBO director, commented upon the report’s release: “The federal budget journey has arrived in Bleak with the fiscal course set for Hopeless. There needs to be a reset of the budgetary GPS, […]
Man Ran Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Network From Inside Federal Prison, Authorities Allege
Federal prosecutors in North Dakota on Wednesday charged a man with running a drug trafficking and money laundering network inside a federal prison. Jesus Amrahaby Celestin Ortega, a.k.a. “Flaco,” 26, has been charged since January 2022 with “allegedly engaging in drug-related and money laundering conspiracies, and a continuing criminal enterprise while serving time in federal […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Clyde Reintroduces Legislation To Stop Federal Government From Working With Big Tech On Censorship
Republican Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit the federal government from using Big Tech to infringe upon Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which Clyde originally introduced in December of 2022. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration Wednesday morning […]
Looming Supreme Court decision could curtail federal agency powers
The Supreme Court is soon set to hand down a ruling that could strip federal agencies of their power and expand judges’ authority. The decision, which could be made as soon as this week, could limit the agency’s power to issue any number of consumer, workplace and environmental safeguards. During oral arguments, the court’s conservative […]
Federal judge rejects $30 billion settlement between Visa, Mastercard and retailers – CNN
Mark Lenihan/AP FILE – MasterCard and Visa credit card logos are displayed at the entrance of a coffee shop in New York, April 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) new york CNN — The federal judge overseeing a tentative $30 billion card-swipe fee settlement between MasterCard, Visa and retailers formally rejected the settlement on Tuesday. […]
Federal transportation board says rail sensors failed ahead of East Palestine crash
Sensors installed on railroad tracks that run through the town of East Palestine, Ohio, failed to detect overheated rail bearings that led to the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said during a hearing Tuesday morning. At the meeting, the NTSB cited deficiencies in many of […]
Hamilton, The Musical, Will Be Getting At Least $30 Million in Federal Aid. Hamilton, The Man, Is Partly to Blame.
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Alexander Hamilton had some great ideas, but he had some pretty bad ones too. The past year and a half have been a trying time for the theater industry. Though auditoriums around the country used to host music, dancing, and laughter, they have now grown accustomed to silence, and perhaps […]