Bucking The Trend, One Small African Region Is Taking Sides With Taiwan
As China’s economic ties to Africa entrench further, one small, semi-autonomous African region is resisting Chinese advances in a move that mirrors Taiwan’s efforts to maintain autonomy from China, according to The Wall Street Journal. Somaliland, one of two remaining African political regions with formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan,...
Afghanistan: Catholic Apostolate Has Been Quietly Saving Lives for a Year
CV NEWS FEED // The Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 was the biggest global news story, some said, since the fall of the World Trade Center in 2001. But as the story of the fall of Afghanistan into the hands of a ruthless Taliban regime...
FBI Informants Involved In Whitmer Kidnapping Debacle Allegedly Smoked Weed, Shared Hotel Room With Accused Plotter
FBI informants in the case of the alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer purportedly shared a hotel room and smoking weed with a target, the Detroit Free Press reported. Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. are undergoing retrial on charges of planning to kidnap Whitmer...
Here’s What Americans Will Get From The Climate And Tax Bill Democrats Just Passed
House Democrats on Friday passed a massive climate spending bill that will allocate billions of taxpayer dollars toward green energy and environmental justice programs. The bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, will hike gross taxes by at least $313 billion and spend an extra $124 billion on tax enforcement...
‘They Should Release That Affidavit’: Law Professor Slams DOJ After Seizure Of Documents
George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley called on the Justice Department to release the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant that prompted the raid on Mar-a-Lago during a Friday appearance on Fox News. “If the attorney general truly believes the Justice Department will speak through its filings...
Five Chinese Companies Leave NY Stock Exchange — Here’s Why More Could Follow
Five state-owned Chinese companies announced that they would delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Friday, as tensions between China and the U.S. remain high and a dispute over regulatory issues remains unresolved, Reuters reported. Oil conglomerate Sinopec, China Life Insurance, Aluminum Corporation of China, PetroChina and the...
‘Inaccuracies’: Florida School Investigates Teacher’s Claims About MLK Poster Removed From Classroom
Escambia County public school concluded its investigation on teacher Michael James after he resigned stating photos of Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr. were removed from his classroom. “The Behavior Analyst informed Mr. James the bulletin board directly behind his teaching area needed to be dedicated to state-required...
‘The Entire Process Was Voluntary’: DCNF Reporter Debunks D.C. Mayor’s Claim About Migrants
A Daily Caller News Foundation reporter told Washington, D.C., talk show hosts Friday morning that migrants bused from border states were not misled or tricked. “They told me that the entire process was voluntary and they were offered the bus as an option if they wanted to go to...
Tone deaf Hillary mocks Trump for pleading the Fifth
Hillary Clinton compared former President Donald Trump’s Fifth Amendment motion during his New York deposition to the lengthy interrogation she endured in 2015 about Benghazi. Citizens for Ethics sent this tweet, which Clinton shared: “For 11 hours, Hillary Clinton testified on Benghazi. Donald Trump often invoked the Fifth Amendment...
Anti-ESG Fund Rakes In Millions After Two Days On The Market
Strive Asset Management’s anti-activist, energy exchange-traded fund (ETF) raked in over $60 million in funds in its first two days of trading, according to the company’s website. Strive’s U.S. energy index fund ($DRLL), which invests heavily in fossil fuels in an effort to combat environmentally focused investing, launched Tuesday...
TikTok’s Ties To Chinese Propaganda Machine Revealed
Three hundred employees at the parent company of ubiquitous social media app TikTok list Chinese state media outlets in their employment histories, a Forbes investigation of public LinkedIn profile information revealed Thursday. The investigation may reveal Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ties to ByteDance, a Chinese technology company that operates...
CDC Loosens COVID-19 Testing, Quarantine Guidance For Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance Thursday eliminating its Test to Stay policy in schools, which required students who were exposed to COVID-19 to test frequently in order to stay in school. Students now have to wear a “well-fitting mask” and get tested following exposure...
‘Talk Is Just So Cheap’: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Announces Plan To Fill Border Wall Gaps
Arizona will erect its own makeshift border wall to fill in gaps the Biden administration said it would fix, but hasn’t, Gov. Doug Ducey’s office announced on a call with reporters Friday. The wall, which will be erected “within days,” will consist of 60 containers that will fill a...
Yellen Promises $79 Billion IRS Funding Package Will Only Target The Wealthy
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen claimed that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) expanded auditing power would only target the wealthy in a Thursday letter to the agency, outlining the ways the Biden administration intends to use funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. Yellen directed that the...
Andrew Cuomo Argues He’s ‘Entitled’ To Taxpayer Bailout Of His Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed suit Wednesday demanding New York State fund his legal defense against sexual misconduct allegations following his August resignation. Cuomo’s New York State Supreme State Court lawsuit challenges State Attorney General Letitia James for denying a him state-funded private counsel in April in the...
Biden Admin Investigates University Of Utah Doctoral Program That’s Just For Black Students
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) plans to investigate the University of Utah for a doctoral program available only to black students, according to an OCR letter. University of Michigan-Flint professor Mark Perry filed a complaint against the University of Utah regarding its African American Doctoral...
‘A Hostage Video’: Top Republican Lawyer Rips Garland’s Mar-A-Lago Remarks
A prominent Republican lawyer took apart Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Thursday remarks on the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago during an appearance on Fox News. “It looked like a hostage video to me,” Harmeet K. Dhillon told Brian Kilmeade, who was guest-hosting “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “It was bizarre. Frankly earlier...
EV Maker Rivian Reports Huge Losses Due To Inflation, Supply Chain
Rivian Automotive, an electric vehicle (EV) startup, reported on Thursday that its second-quarter net losses nearly tripled to $1.7 billion amid skyrocketing inflation and a price cap placed on EV tax credits in the Democrats’ spending bill. The California-based EV manufacturer attributed its losses to inflation and supply chain...
‘The Gloves Are Off’: Christina Pushaw Resigns To Join DeSantis Campaign
Christina Pushaw stepped down from her role as press secretary for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on his re-election campaign, she told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Election laws restrict the ability of individuals to endorse political candidates or parties and make certain election-related statements in their...
POLL: Small Business Optimism Remains Near Record Lows
Small business optimism remains near record lows, as small business owners believe that inflation, supply chain problems and tax increases pose serious threats to small business, according to a Friday poll by the Job Creator’s Network Foundation (JCNF). The poll’s Small Business IQ, an index of overall small business...