Why are so many violent criminals walking free?
Is this the new normal? A U.S. congressman and gubernatorial candidate was attacked by a man who attempted to stab him. If the suspect had succeeded, we could be talking about Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as the late U.S. congressman and gubernatorial candidate who was assassinated in broad daylight. Fortunately, though, Zeldin was not injured. In a normal, sane world, the suspect would have been behind bars immediately. But tha
Read MoreEnergy Department gives major loan to facility for processing electric vehicle materials
The Energy Department announced on Friday that it will give a $102 million loan to expand a processing facility for materials used in electric vehicle batteries. The facility, owned by Syrah Technologies in Vidalia, La., is a major manufacturer of a material used in lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and other clean-energy technologies. In a conditional approval from April, the Energy Department said that t
Read MoreNearly a million Californians could face long-term health issues due to unsafe drinking water, audit says
Story at a glance California’s acting state auditor issued a scathing report on the state of drinking water systems currently in place. Over one million people are getting their drinking water from systems that have failed federal and state maximum contaminant levels. Some water systems were found to have excessive levels of arsenic
Read MoreBiden does COVID victory lap; praises vaccines in comparing his case to Trump’s
President Biden on Wednesday touted the importance of vaccinations and his administration’s progress in fighting the coronavirus pandemic as he emerged from isolation after testing negative for COVID-19. In remarks from the Rose Garden, Biden acknowledged that the coronavirus is here to stay and that many Americans will likely contract the virus regardless of how many precautions they take. But he rattled off a list of safeguards that are now widely
Read MoreTariffs on China are no panacea
A debate has been unfolding in the White House recently on what to do about the tariffs the Trump administration left on hundreds of billions worth of imports from China. Does the Biden team get rid of them as a way to fight inflation? Or do they keep them with the hope of leveraging a new trade deal with Beijing? If reports are correct, the Biden administration may remove some of the existing tariffs but also begin a process that
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