: House members are taking steps to ensure that universities receiving federal funds are complying with civil rights laws amid a House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses. The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Education and the Workforce sent a joint letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra ...
New data from the Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion offers insight into Black voters’ support heading into the 2024 presidential election. The Howard University poll shows an overwhelming majority of Black voters in the seven swing states support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. A whopping 82% of respondents told pollsters that they supported Harris compared ...
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following the global financial crisis, the debt brake has returned German public debt to sustainable levels while providing a fiscal anchor for the country’s economy. In contrast, the United States lacks such a fiscal brake, and the ...
This column began as a post on X/Twitter, one which resonated with the audience. Here is the revised and extended version of why former President Donald Trump should win your vote. Voting has begun in Pennsylvania, perhaps the single most crucial state in this election. Voting for president will accelerate on Saturday when Virginia opens its doors to early, in-person voting. Trump ...
The UK government is set to introduce new measures aimed at tackling late payments by large firms to small businesses, an issue that contributes to the collapse of 50,000 SMEs every year. On average, delayed payments cost small businesses £22,000 annually, according to research from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) and the Federation of Small Businesses. A consultation ...
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., described the level to which the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service have prevented the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) from obtaining crucial materials to investigate the failures that led to the assassination attempts against former President Trump. ‘Things like the autopsy report, you know, the House has it under subpoena. We ...
As the autumn budget looms, tax incentives and improved access to finance have emerged as key demands from UK SMEs, according to new research from Bibby Financial Services (BFS). The latest SME Confidence Tracker reveals that while business optimism has rebounded post-election, small business leaders are calling on the government to address critical financial barriers to unlock growth. The survey ...
Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day – but if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already cast a ballot before the big day. Wisconsin kicks off early voting today; the first state to make absentee ballots widely available to voters. By the end of the month, more than half of ...
National Security communications adviser John Kirby shot down multiple questions Wednesday about possible U.S. involvement in the explosion of hundreds of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. ‘We were not involved in [Tuesday’s] incidents or [Wednesday’s] in any way. And I don’t have anything more to share,’ Kirby said when asked to respond to the attacks. Kirby’s comments ...
In an effort to ‘sow discord and shape the outcome of U.S. elections’, Iranian cyber actors sent messages during the summer to people involved in President Biden’s then re-election campaign containing stolen material from former President Trump’s campaign, U.S. agencies said. ‘Iranian malicious cyber actors in late June and early July sent unsolicited emails to individuals then associated with President ...