ANALYSIS – ‘MURDER, INC.’ – Falling or jumping from high-rise buildings is a growing death of choice among Russian oligarchs and other elites. But dying in more mundane ways, such as being stabbed or shot, is also becoming popular. Since Vladimir Putin – a former KGB officer – invaded Ukraine just over a year ago, […]
The Department of Treasury has finally agreed to hand over suspicious activity reports (SARs) related to Hunter Biden‘s foreign business deals to the House Oversight Committee. Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) initially requested information about the Biden family and their associates’ business transactions flagged by U.S. banks in January. Under federal law, when banks suspect suspicious […]
In 2018, former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank (D) lobbied heavily for changes to his signature legislative accomplishment — the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Frank retired from Congress five years before but was still active in the private sector. As a board member of the now-bankrupt Signature Bank. After receiving over $1 […]
Biden’s New Proposal Further Reveals Washington’s Insatiable Appetite
The Biden administration’s budget plan is stuffed to the gills with new taxes intended to help pay for (some) of the new spending the president wants. While Mr. Biden’s budget is going nowhere, fast, it offers a teaching moment on how the current tax code taxes your money two or three times. The Tax Foundation’s […]