By Jack Phillips Ken Griffin, the founder of hedge fund Citadel, said the rescue of Silicon Valley Bank shows the U.S. economic system is “breaking down before our eyes.” “The U.S. is supposed to be a capitalist economy, and that’s breaking down before our eyes,” Griffin warned when speaking with the Financial Times on Monday after federal […]
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Should You Be Worried About Your Money in the Bank? Experts Sound Off
By Jack Phillips Some financial experts weighed in on whether Americans should feel worried about the safety of their money amid several bank collapses in recent days as some consumers expressed concerns about their deposits, their bank, and the American banking system. While President Joe Biden said Monday that “Americans can have confidence that the […]
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ATF Gains Financial Information on Potential Gun Buyers for Warrantless Tracking, Documents Show
By Emily Miller The federal government has been using Americans’ income and gun purchases to conduct warrantless tracking and deny Second Amendment rights. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gave salary estimates to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the reason to have people’s firearms purchases monitored. Erich Pratt, […]
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FDA Announces Recall of Dog and Cat Supplements That May Cause ‘Paralysis’ or ‘Death’
By Jack Phillips The manufacturer of cat and dog omega-3 supplements sold under multiple brands said it is recalling products amid concerns they have too high levels of vitamin A, according to a notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Florida-based Stratford Care USA Inc. said it is “taking this action after receiving a single […]
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Trump’s Competitors Seek to Set Themselves Apart Without Scorning MAGA
By Nathan Worcester News Analysis As more Republicans challenge Donald Trump in the race for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, the former president’s dramatic impact on the GOP is becoming clearer. Everyone from Nikki Haley to Vivek Ramaswamy has sought to link themselves to “America First,” as they court Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. […]
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Behind the Banking Crisis That Shook the Financial System
By Andrew Moran For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008–09, confidence in the U.S. banking system has eroded as three major banks shuttered in one week: Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and Signature Bank. As experts brace for the next domino to fall in the unfolding turmoil, the federal government and the […]
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools
By Ryan Morgan Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill this week that would have prohibited schools from teaching the concept of judging an individual on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or that certain races or ethnicities are inherently racist or oppressive. Last month, lawmakers in the Arizona legislature passed state Senate Bill […]
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Doctors Around the World Say It’s Time to Stop the Shots
By Jennifer Margulis and Joe Wang Recently “COVID-19” and “Fauci” have been trending on Twitter. And when you click on those hashtags, you don’t get regurgitated government messaging. Instead, you get declarations like this one from Dr. Eli David, which has been viewed 1.2 million times: “Fauci was wrong about lockdowns, masks, double-masks, Remdesivir, vaccine, boosters, and virus origin. […]
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DeSantis Urges Conservatives Never to Surrender to ‘Woke Mob’ in Fiery Iowa Speech
By Tom Ozimek Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in speeches in Iowa on Friday that Republicans taking a firm stance in the nation’s culture wars will help win elections and pledged never to surrender to the “woke mob.” DeSantis traveled to Iowa on March 10, where he took part in separate events in Davenport and […]
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9 Boxes of Biden Documents Taken From Boston Office Not Reviewed for Classified Materials
By Caden Pearson Nine boxes of documents found at President Joe Biden’s Washington, D.C., think tank and shipped to the Boston office of attorney Patrick Moore haven’t been reviewed for classified material, according to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In a letter dated Tuesday, Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall answered specific […]
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Newly Released Surveillance Footage Challenges Official Jan. 6 Narrative
By Joseph M. Hanneman News Analysis The unveiling of some of the 41,000 hours of video from Jan. 6, 2021, that was hidden from public view for more than two years has sparked a new national conversation about just how much still isn’t known about the Capitol incursion. Fox News host Tucker Carlson was given […]
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Retirement Funds of Millions of Americans in ‘Jeopardy’ as ESG Rule Weakens Protections
By Kevin Stocklin News Analysis The Biden administration and Congress are currently caught up in a tug-of-war over a new Labor Department rule regarding whether Americans’ retirement savings should be used to finance a climate and social justice agenda. The conflict goes well beyond obscure investment rules and administrative procedures and is likely to affect […]
