As TNR contributor Kojo Koram reported last September, a study from the Tax Justice Network found that “the world’s three most corrosive corporate tax havens are all British Overseas Territories”—the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. “These tax havens are often presented in the media as strange foreign hideouts for dirty money,” writes […]
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Rokita’s team argued that Bernard was acting on a political agenda, and she faced pointed questions throughout the hearing to try to determine a political motivation. At one point, she was asked if she had a tattoo of a coat hanger that said, “Trust women.” Her lawyers objected to the question as being irrelevant. The […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The seasonal surge in gasoline demand leading into the long holiday weekend resulted in the national average for a gallon of gas rising four cents since last week to $3.57. AAA forecasts that Memorial Day road trips will be up 6% over last year, with more than 37 million Americans driving to […]
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The court decision follows twice-impeached, criminally indicted, and liable for sexual abuse former President Donald Trump rolling back updates to the CWA made under President Obama. Trump limited federal protection to cover only “permanent” bodies of water, and not other smaller but still significant waterways, like streams of water that flow only part of the […]
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The court decision follows twice-impeached, criminally indicted, and liable for sexual abuse former President Donald Trump rolling back updates to the CWA made under President Obama. Trump limited federal protection to cover only “permanent” bodies of water, and not other smaller but still significant waterways, like streams of water that flow only part of the […]
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McCarthy tasked McHenry and Congressman Garret Graves of Louisiana with leading the House GOP negotiations with the White House team. Graves and McHenry have repeatedly said the nation has a spending problem when it comes to popular social programs like food stamps, education, and veterans benefits, all while refusing to acknowledge the role GOP tax […]
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The chief justice said that in the 18 years he has served on the highest court in America, “the hardest decision he had to make” was not related to the First Amendment, or the death penalty, or the separation of powers—but whether to erect fences and barricades around the Supreme Court. While those fences were […]
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Yellen says it’s ‘almost certain’ debt ceiling deadline would be in early June | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during a Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing to discuss the President’s FY 2024 budget for the Department on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Credit: The […]
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The chief justice said that in the 18 years he has served on the highest court in America, “the hardest decision he had to make” was not related to the First Amendment, or the death penalty, or the separation of powers—but whether to erect fences and barricades around the Supreme Court. While those fences were […]
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The chief justice said that in the 18 years he has served on the highest court in America, “the hardest decision he had to make” was not related to the First Amendment, or the death penalty, or the separation of powers—but whether to erect fences and barricades around the Supreme Court. While those fences were […]
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Of course, Cruz either still somehow doesn’t know or. more likely, willfully ignores basic history to whip up outrage among any impressionable followers. Wallace was among the slate of twentieth-century Democrats who deployed the “Southern strategy”: increasing support among white voters by whipping up racist sentiment against African Americans. Sounds familiar to exactly what Cruz […]
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Of course, Cruz either still somehow doesn’t know, or more likely, willfully ignores basic history to whip up outrage amongst any impressionable followers. Wallace was among the slate of 20th century Democrats who deployed the “Southern strategy”: increasing support among white voters by whipping up racist sentiment against African Americans. Sounds familiar to exactly what […]
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So Republicans are predictably being unreasonable. But there is no sign yet that the Democrats’ are getting the outcome they’d hoped for—that voters would recognize that the GOP was acting in bad faith, thereby putting pressure on House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to cave. Recent polling from ABC and The Washington Post does give Democrats […]
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The recommended firing follows a long-standing concern by parents and teachers about district administrators policing expression within the classroom. Waukesha’s Board Policy 2240, “Controversial Issues in the Classroom,” has set guidelines for when the district would “permit” a so-called “controversial issue” to be introduced in the classroom. Along with the innocent Cyrus and Parton song, […]
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With Biden in Japan, Harris pushes White House message on debt ceiling | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Vice President Harris speaks during an event to highlight National Small Business Week in the Rose Garden of the White House in is Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 1, 2023. Vice President Harris on Thursday […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The usual ebb and flow of pump prices took a break this week, with the national average for a gallon of gas stuck at $3.53, identical to a week ago. A decline in demand and the low cost of oil are the main culprits. “Despite mild weather and a less volatile economic […]
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The reforms also ban employment of new officers if they were previously determined by other agencies to have been responsible for serious misconduct, or if they were forced out of previous jobs for “disciplinary reasons.” Nothing radical about having baseline standards for what type of person is allowed to be empowered to enforce the law; […]
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H.G.: Definitely. And, can I just add to this, Congresswoman Hayes, who was Teacher of the Year, out of Connecticut. And Latoya Cantrell, who is the mayor of New Orleans. She didn’t come out of education and teaching, but she came out with a strong identity as a mother and an activist, post-Katrina. I think […]
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Up to 50% Off Amazon Basics Overstock Sale Their Overstock Is Your SavingsAmazon overstocked on a ton of everyday items, and they’re all up to 50% off. Whatever is on your list to grab this week, they probably have a sale. Advertisement The engagement, which will be taking place at the White House, will feature […]
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TONOPAH, Nev. — Charles Watson, 67, picked up his sledgehammer and pounded a wooden stake into the dust in this remote stretch of desert, as he’d done thousands of times before. He wrote out a note with his name and point coordinates, folded it carefully, stuffed it into a small, plastic vial and tied it […]
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Numerous other right-wing and conspiratorial figures, like Mike Cernovich and Collin Rugg, have stuck to a broader line of calling the killer a “good Samaritan.” They are advancing the notion—sans brain or soul—that Penny’s arrest symbolizes the state punishing an individual for being a hero and for sticking up against evil. The continuous smearing of […]
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Biden names three key Fed nominees amid battle with inflation | The Hill Skip to content File – Philip Jefferson speaks during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. President Joe Biden nominated Jefferson, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to serve […]
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But this is theater. A defining feature of crypto has always been its supposed ability to exist outside of government, to separate money from the state and all of the other controlling institutions, regulations, and laws that might entail. That is the point. When Bankman-Fried went down, many of his industry critics broke their self-imposed […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The national average for a gallon of gas drifted lower by just four cents since last week to $3.53. The lackluster movement can be attributed to higher demand for gasoline but a lower cost for oil canceling each other out. “Increasing demand for gasoline would usually drive pump prices higher,” said Andrew […]
Read MoreRepresentative Steve Womack, the chair of the financial services subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, told me that the far smaller Republican majority was a key difference between the current stalemate and the situation in 2011, as was the increased polarization in the modern Congress. “It makes it more difficult. Everything’s a weapon,” Womack said. […]
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My homily for the Journal is heartfelt, but I probably wouldn’t bother with it were it not for the fact that one of the Journal’s best reporters, Evan Gershkovich, is sitting right now in a Russian jail on trumped-up espionage charges. Gershkovich’s true offense may be that his last published Journal piece before his arrest, coauthored with Berlin-based Journal reporter Georgi Kantchev, […]
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Ellevest CEO and Co-Founder Sallie Krawcheck is on a mission to get more money into the hands of women. In doing so, she’s asking one simple—yet complex—question: what would happen if we invested in women? To address this central question at the 2023 Women & Worth Summit, Krawcheck shared an overview of the current state of […]
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For sisters, Tamara (Tammy) Armour and Crystal D. McDonald, entrepreneurship is a family affair. Their mother was a teacher who ran a home-based business on the side, while their father was an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry. Now, the pair is taking a page from their parents’ book and hoping to take it to a […]
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For sisters, Tamara (Tammy) Armour and Crystal D. McDonald, entrepreneurship is a family affair. Their mother was a teacher who ran a home-based business on the side, while their father was an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry. Now, the pair is taking a page from their parents’ book and hoping to take it to a […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — While the power of the Force should never be underestimated, it is the fear of a global economic recession leading to falling pump prices. The price for oil has dropped nearly $20 per barrel recently to the upper $60s, which has spurred the retreat for gas prices. The national average for a […]
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Biden campaign focuses on economy in second ad for 2024 | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden is seen during an event to highlight National Small Business Week in the Rose Garden of the White House in is Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 1, 2023. President Biden’s reelection campaign released its second […]
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