Rachel Reeves to delay some of Tories’ ‘unfunded’ road and hospital projects | Economic policy
Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will on Monday delay several “underfunded” roads and hospital projects and promise an above-inflation public sector pay rise as part of the Treasury’s plans to plug a £20 billion spending gap left by the Conservatives. The Chancellor is expected to argue in his financial audit report to the House of Commons […]
Trump 2.0: Why a soft USD policy is unlikely to work – Investing.com
Deutsche Bank Research takes a closer look at the practical challenges of implementing a soft US dollar policy in light of the potential policies of a second Trump administration. Analysts highlight the obstacles and limitations of such a strategy and argue that tariffs and the associated strong impact on the US dollar are likely to […]
Newsom urges Oakland officials to tighten ‘extreme’ policy that restricts police chases
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called on Oakland officials to revise an “extreme” policy that generally allows police to pursue suspects only in “violent forcible crimes.” The Governor sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Shen Tao, the Oakland City Council and the Oakland Police Commission urging them to reconsider Oakland Police Department (OPD) […]
What Harris could mean for environmental policy
Energy and Environment Full text Biden to commit $575 million to making coastal communities more resilient to climate change The Biden administration is committing $575 million to making coastal and Great Lakes communities more resilient to climate change. Full text ‘Extreme’ California fires could mark dangerous turning point in wildfire season Massive wildfires […]
Bill Barr violated DOJ policy in urging Pennsylvania ballot statement: Watchdog
Former Attorney General Bill Barr improperly urged a Pennsylvania prosecutor to make public statements about concerns about the security of the 2020 election, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced. report Thursday. Attorney General Barr spoke out about the issue of mail-in ballots found in a trash can in Luzerne […]
Maryland literacy policy in the works
(The Center Square) – Maryland’s venture to create and implement a statewide comprehensive literacy policy is underway, but State Board of Education President Joshua Michael says the board won’t consider adoption until at least September. Maryland’s journey with literacy policy has been long and winding, involving a patchwork application of the science of reading principles […]
MORGAN MURPHY: Trump Reveals What A Sane National Security Policy Would Actually Look Like
During my time as National Security Advisor in Washington, I came to believe that complex answers were often the result of muddled thinking that people were too stupid to express clearly. A good example has emerged recently: The U.S. Navy has been working to acquire two attack submarines per year since 1998. The submarine program […]
Trump’s isolationist foreign policy will not ‘make America great again’
If Donald Trump wants Make America Great Againhe is an American “The Greatest Generation” In times of war, we sacrificed our friends in Europe and Asia and came together to resist the evil that threatened us all. In 1947, Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg abandoned his previous isolationist stance. pledged support For President Roosevelt’s resistance to […]
Iran’s Khamenei Affirms ‘Death to America’ Is a ‘Policy’
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Iranian Supreme Leader and chief anti-Semite Ayatollah Khamenei, who celebrated and reportedly assisted the heinous Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught on Israel, has again affirmed his regime’s dedication to destroying America. I reported on how Khamenei last year posted a video saying “Death to America” was one of his regime’s “main slogans.” Yet the Biden administration has repeatedly pandered […]
Secret Service Chief Kimberly Cheatle Admits There Is No Policy on ‘Sloped Roofs’
Kimberly Cheatle, head of President Joe Biden’s Secret Service, acknowledged during a House Oversight Committee hearing Monday on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that there is no “sloping roof” policy. “Does the Secret Service have a written policy on sloped roofs that they can share with us?” Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) asked […]