‘Fourth Branch’: Career Prosecutor Resignations Stack Up As Trump Tries Reining In DOJ That’s ‘Lost Sight’
Career prosecutors who recently resigned from the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) have a central dispute between two views on how the agency should operate as an independent body or under the direction of the president. brought about. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove proposed on Wednesday, following a proposal to the Trump administration's priorities after […]
Canada could have acted faster on reining in immigration, Prime Minister says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada's federal government “could have acted faster” to curb the large number of migrants entering the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Trudeau's statement: nearly 7 minutes video He posted online over the weekend in which the prime minister announced that Canada would place limits on […]
Senate hearing previews emerging bipartisan consensus on reining in gain-of-function research
In a surprisingly substantive hearing today, members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee seemed to signal an emerging consensus that gain-of-function research that some believe is a likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic requires significant additional government oversight, or even a complete halt. The hearing, chaired by Democratic Senator Gary Peters (Mich.), […]
There’s A Big, Thorny Issue Dashing Hopes Of Reining In Inflation Anytime Soon
Inflation continues to dog Americans thanks in large part to sky-high housing costs, which aren’t going away in the near future. The cost of renting or buying a home has increased dramatically since President Joe Biden first took office, rising 5.65% from a year ago and 20.5% since January 2021, according to the Federal Reserve […]