Judge Weighs In After J6 Case Derailed By ‘Classified’ FBI Messages
A federal judge has ruled on a crucial matter affecting the government’s sedition trial against five members of the Proud Boys: Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl and Enrique Tarrio. All face the genuine prospect of a lengthy prison sentence. The Proud Boys played a significant role in the run-up to the events […]
Federal Judge Issues Arrest Warrant For Former GOP Governor’s Ex-Chief Of Staff
A federal judge has issued an arrest warrant for Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to two-term Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan. McGrath is facing an eight-count federal indictment stemming from a criminal corruption investigation. Charges include wire fraud, including securing a $233,648 severance payment equal to one year of salary as the head of Maryland […]
Putin Ruthlessly Decimating Kremlin Rivals Via ‘Assisted Suicide’ And Murder
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, […]
Treasury Department To Hand Over Suspicious Activity Reports Related To Hunter Biden Probe To GOP-Led Committee
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 […]
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 […]
Magazine Misses Major Point While Promoting ‘Woke’ Agenda
In a new piece, Esquire reports that opinion polls show many Americans are woke. Even, that Republicans might do better if they tried to make the lives of the people better. The point they miss is that definitions of what is “woke” differ. For example: “Republican presidential hopefuls are vowing to wage a war on […]
Biden Pushes Major Gun Control Move Via Executive Order
President Joe Biden plans to announce a major move Tuesday that could affect all gun owners across the United States. Per The Daily Mail: “President Joe Biden will announce a sweeping executive order increasing the number of background checks on gun buyers and cracking down on firearms dealers during a visit to the site of a mass […]
Co-Author Of Dodd-Frank Inextricably Linked To Failed Bank
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 […]
What The Banking Failure Means For The Economy So Far
The open question on Wall Street, official Washington and plenty of households is whether the U.S. banking system has stabilized…or if more bad news is yet to come. The broad answer: no one knows for sure (and those who say they know for sure are talking their book). As Barry Ritholtz writes, there’s still a […]