Is JP Morgan’s Purchase of Failed Bank From FDIC a Government Bailout?
The Center SquareThe FDIC took over the embattled San Francisco bank, First Republic, and auctioned it off, with JP Morgan taking over as regulators hope to fend off a domino effect…
Congress Members Want Answers About Chinese Police Stations in the U.S.
In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray, congressional members on the U.S. Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party on Wednesday expressed concerns about the FBI potentially not knowing about…
Arizona GOP Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to Stop COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Arizona Legislature filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court over COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the federal level. The goal of wanting an injunction brought back is to stop…
Wisconsin Members of Congress Want Answers About UW Lab Leaks
Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress want answers about two separate years-old lab leaks reported at UW-Madison. Congressman Mike Gallagher, along with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, and other Republicans this week…
Milwaukee Threatens Sweeping Police Cuts as Republican Lawmakers Prepare Shared Revenue Plan
Top Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol say they are working on a plan to send more state money to local governments across the state, but the city of Milwaukee this…
Assembly Republicans Look to Unemployment Reforms, Democrats Say They Won’t Help
Another package of reforms from Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin is likely doomed. Assembly Republicans on Tuesday turned their focus to unemployment reforms they say are designed to help people get…
Wisconsin Flat Tax Pitch “The First Step”
Supporters of a Wisconsin flat tax know it won’t happen this year, but that’s not stopping them. Dozens of Republican lawmakers, advocates, and business owners from across the state crowded…
House Republicans Pass Bill Banning Biological Males From Competing in Women’s Sports
House Republicans voted Thursday to pass the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over transgender athletes. The legislation would ban schools…
BREAKING: IRS Criminal Supervisory Agent Blows Whistle, Alleging Biden DOJ Thwarting Criminal Prosecution of Hunter Biden
A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department’s top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by President Joe Biden have engaged in “preferential treatment and politics” to…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy lays out Republican Debt Ceiling Plan
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Monday Republicans will vote to cut federal spending when it agrees to raise the debt ceiling, setting the stage for a pending political…