Tag: national

New Subpoena Targeting Trump Is Suspiciously Timed Just Ahead of Midterm Elections: Expert

News Analysis The Oct. 13 vote by the House Jan. 6 Committee to subpoena former President Donald Trump is a political ploy intended to help foster the general impression that Trump has too much “baggage” to run for office again, according to an analyst, who said the move also sought to convey that the party…


Rep. Chip Roy, Fellow Lawmakers Demand FBI Provide Data on FACE Act Enforcement

A group of 37 lawmakers led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has publicly criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigations for the “continued politicization” in some of its activities and operations, and has called on the Bureau to clarify when and in what circumstances it is enforcing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act….


New SCOTUS Session Will Consolidate Court’s Right-Leaning Reputation: Legal Experts

News Analysis The new session of the Supreme Court of the United States is likely to issue rulings and decisions that will have a lasting impact on university admissions and the rights of states and local communities vis à vis federal prerogatives and power, according to legal experts. The most hotly anticipated decision of the…


Credit Suisse’s Woes May Set Stage for Regulators to Repeat Mistakes of 2008, Experts Say

News Analysis Distressed bank Credit Suisse, whose financial troubles and uncertain future have dominated headlines in recent days, may sees its woes deepen in weeks to come as growing numbers of executives leave the bank, potentially triggering a scenario where regulators will step in and apply heavy-handed bailout measures similar to those adapted in the…


Trump-Endorsed Candidates Close In on Opponents in Key Senate Races

News Analysis New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit targeting former President Donald Trump and three of his grown children for alleged fraudulent business practices has had little noticeable impact on the closely-watched Senate races in which Trump-endorsed outsiders hope to best Democrat incumbents and candidates, analysts say. Voters in the states where these races…


Chaos in ‘Sanctuary’ Cities Highlights Their Unpreparedness for Arrivals of Illegal Immigrants: Experts

News Analysis The suicide on Sept. 18 of an unidentified woman who had sought asylum at a shelter in New York City, one of 180 cities and counties with so-called sanctuary policies that have received an influx of illegal aliens from border states in recent weeks, highlights the unpreparedness of municipal officials for the consequences…


Latest Revelations About Mar-a-Lago Raid Unlikely to Sway Midterm Voters, Strategists Say

News Analysis The fresh controversy stoked by ongoing revelations about the FBI’s raid of the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump, including the release on Sept. 2 of a detailed inventory of documents and items retrieved in the raid, is unlikely to have a significant effect on the outcome of the November midterm elections,…


Biden’s Student Loan Relief Will Lead to Severe Tax Hikes, More Inflation, Economists Say

News Analysis President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to eliminate $10,000 of federal student debt, and $20,000 for those borrowers who received federal Pell Grants, will worsen the government’s roughly $30 trillion deficit while giving the incumbent party a justification to raise taxes steeply in the near future, economists who study the issue have told The…


Attempts to Prosecute Trump ‘Not Prudential’ and Will Backfire, Legal Experts Say

News Analysis The manifold legal moves undertaken against former President Donald Trump, including the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the Jan. 6 hearings, and the investigation of his business dealings led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, break from long-established protocol about not prosecuting presidents after they leave office…


Worsening Economy Paves the Way for a Maverick in 2024, Analysts Say

News Analysis Amid an ongoing deluge of negative economic data, analysts and strategists looking at the field of potential GOP contenders for the nomination in 2024 say that the public is increasingly fed up with the state of the economy and is not really concerned with whether a candidate has run for or held high…