Category: Policy

Inflation Overtakes CCP Virus as Biggest Risk for Investors: Bank of America

Inflation has displaced the CCP virus as investors’ top worry, as Wall Street looks beyond the pandemic to the impact of the tidal wave of stimulus and the unleashing of pent-up demand as the economy recovers, a new Bank of America survey shows. The Bank of America’s most recent Global Fund Manager Survey (FMS) indicates…


US Lawmakers Seek 20 Percent Boost in Foreign Affairs Budget, With Eye on China

WASHINGTON—Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed an increase of $12 billion in the country’s foreign affairs budget, hoping to prod President Joe Biden to boost funding for diplomacy after years of flat spending. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) said the 20 percent…


Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order to Allow 69,000 Released Prisoners to Vote

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday to allow released prisoners to vote in a move he claimed will restore their civil rights. “Going forward, any Virginian released from incarceration will qualify to have their rights restored, even if they remain on community supervision,” a press release from Northam reads. According to the…


First-Time Gun Ownership Surges as Democrats Pushing Left-Leaning Policies

First-time gun ownership has surged across the United States in recent months as gun background checks hit record highs. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), as many as 8.5 million people bought their first gun in 2020. Furthermore, FBI data shows that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed more than…


First-Time Gun Ownership Surges as Democrats Push Left-Leaning Policies

First-time gun ownership has surged across the United States in recent months as gun background checks hit record highs. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), as many as 8.5 million people bought their first gun in 2020. Furthermore, FBI data shows that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed more than…


Trump: H.R. 1 Election Reform Bill Will be a ‘Disaster’ for the US

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the House Democrats’ massive voter registration and campaign procedure reform bill—H.R. 1—will be a “disaster” for the country if it is passed through the Senate. The bill, also called the For the People Act, was passed in the House late on March 3 with a largely…


UK Shifts Towards Pacific in Foreign Policy Reset

The UK is shifting its geopolitical weight towards the Indo-Pacific to take on China’s dominance, as part of the largest reset of foreign policy and defence since the Cold War. Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced the publication of the long-awaited Integrated Review of security, defence, development, and foreign policy. The blueprint emphasises traditional allies, such…


US, Japan Express Concern Over China’s ‘Coercion and Aggression’ on First Asia Trip

TOKYO—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday against using “coercion and aggression” as he sought to use his first trip abroad to shore up Asian alliances in the face of growing assertiveness by Beijing. China’s extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an…


Florida GOP Bill Targeting Big Tech Clears Committee

A Florida House panel has passed legislation backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to force Big Tech companies to face consequences if they violate the privacy of Floridians and interfere with citizens’ access to candidates during an election. The first of a series of bills backed by the Republican governor was cleared by the…


Florida GOP Bill Targeting Big Tech Moves Forward

A Florida House panel has passed legislation backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to force Big Tech companies to face consequences if they violate the privacy of Floridians and interfere with citizens’ access to candidates during an election. The first of a series of bills backed by the Republican governor was cleared by the…