TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey lawmakers are advancing a sweeping plan that would require all motorbuses purchased for public transportation in the state to be electric-powered by 2035 — backed by $82…
Congress’ 2023 Defense Legislation Shovels Cash Into DEI Programs. Here’s Where It Will Go Micaela Burrow on December 28, 2022 Legislation from a Democrat-led Congress pours funding into enhancing Diversity, Equity and…
BlackRock Will Partner With Ukraine To Help Attract Investors, Rebuild Country, Zelenskyy Says John Hugh DeMastri on December 28, 2022 The Office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Wednesday that he had…
Here Are The Biggest Ways Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Will Be A Boon To Illegal Immigrants Jennie Taer on December 24, 2022 Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill includes a number of…
DeSantis Proposal Will Make Educators Decide If Teachers’ Unions Are ‘Really Worth The Money,’ Experts Say Reagan Reese on December 21, 2022 Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis promised on Monday to make…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson, along with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other law enforcement officials will hold a press…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson, along with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other law enforcement officials will hold a press…
WASHINGTON – Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), headquartered in Illinois, has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause…
By David Milliken and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the BoE “will not hesitate” to raise interest rates if needed to meet its…
BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing with the Republic of Peru approximately $686,000 in forfeited criminal proceeds linked to the corruption and bribery of former Peruvian President Alejandro…
LONDON – Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is leading the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, with two opinion polls putting her well ahead of former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Below are…
(Reuters) – If inflation does not respond to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases by easing as expected, then rates will have to remain “higher for longer,” St. Louis Federal Reserve President…
BROWN: Conservatives Searching For RINOs In Utah Will Come Up Empty Handed. Here’s Why Derek Brown on August 1, 2022 Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on…
NEW DELHI – India will not slip into recession or stagflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told parliament on Monday, after opposition parties raised concerns about rising inflation and its impact on the…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department said late on Friday it will limit the size of government subsidizes for semiconductor manufacturing and will not let firms use funding to…
Biden’s EPA Will Use New Regulations To Bury Coal Industry Jack McEvoy on July 29, 2022 President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing new emissions regulations on coal plants to…
WASHINGTON – White House communications director Kate Bedingfield, who was slated to leave her position, has decided to stay on. The long time aide to President Joe Biden will take some time…
HONG KONG – China’s commerce ministry said on Friday that a major new chips act passed by the U.S. Congress will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade. The…
BEIJING – China will keep its foreign exchange markets steady in the second half of this year and will safeguard the country’s economic and financial security, the foreign exchange regulator said on…
BEIJING – China will strengthen efforts to stabilise foreign trade in the second half of the year, the commerce ministry said on Friday. The country’s foreign trade faces “high risks, difficulties and…
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who faces open corruption investigations, declared on Thursday his intention to run as an independent in the country’s 2024 elections. Martinelli,…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Democrats would add provisions on insulin to the energy, tax and prescription drug bill they are aiming to pass next…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote Monday on a bill to expand healthcare to veterans exposed to military toxic burn pits, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. The bill…
By Leika Kihara and Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI – The Bank of Japan won’t make any quick or drastic changes to its monetary policy framework and is likely to keep interest rates low,…
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s new board member Naoki Tamura said on Monday an exit from the central bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy will become a focus of discussion once wages begin…
CHANG: Will Nancy Pelosi Start World War III With China? Gordon Chang on July 24, 2022 On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry threatened to take “resolute and forceful measures to defend national sovereignty…