On January 14, 2021, the Department of Defense announced the addition of nine names to an ongoing list of “‘Communist Chinese military companies’” operating directly or indirectly in the United States.” These are companies that are known to be or are suspected of working with the Chinese military, often under... Read More »
As projections of coronavirus skyrocket to 500,000-plus, President Joe Biden issued a series of executive orders designed to curtail the pandemic as much as presidential authority will allow without congressional action. Before signing the orders, the president spoke some bitter truths to his nation of constituents, stating, “Things are going... Read More »
Within just hours of Joseph R. Biden Jr. taking the oath of office as the 46th President of the United States, the president signed into law by Executive Order measures to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The Executive Order (EO) entitled: “Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to... Read More »
The Biden administration has wasted no time tackling the thorny issue of illegal immigrants in our nation. In a memorandum from Homeland Security, the administration outlined several components in the way immigration enforcement will be handled when it comes to the deportation of illegal immigrants. The memorandum states in part,... Read More »
A contentious legal battle appears to be coming to an end for Zion Williamson after a court ruled in his favor regarding a $100 million lawsuit. A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled in favor of Zion Williamson with a partial judgment after a marketing agent sued the basketball... Read More »
A report from the Justice Department’s inspector general released Thursday, January 7, 2021, showed that top DOJ officials knew that their policy of arresting all illegally-border-crossing adults would result in separation of migrant families, but they went ahead with the policy anyway. The report noted, “We concluded that the Department’s... Read More »
Stressing diversity and inclusivity, President Biden reversed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. “It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,” he said, “that gender identity should not be a bar to military service,” and he asked his new Secretary of... Read More »
President Trump created a policy that altered the census count by excluding unauthorized immigrants. President Biden, in one of his first executive actions, reversed that policy. The change allows the U.S. census to follow more than two centuries of precedent in determining representation in the Electoral College and in Congress.... Read More »
President Biden quickly got to work on his first day in office by signing a slew of executive orders. Some of them were new while others worked to reverse policies put in place by President Trump. One such executive order tackles the mounting student loan crisis in the nation. During... Read More »
Day One: Newly minted President Joe Biden signed seventeen executive orders within about five hours of being sworn into the land's highest office. Signed on day one was his order ‘Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.’ With decades of experience and education rooted... Read More »
As part of his determination to begin a sustained effort to safeguard the nation’s air and water, combat climate change at home and abroad, and protect endangered species, President Biden returned the U.S. to the Paris climate accord in his first moments in the Oval Office. He said, “I thought... Read More »
President Biden issued executive orders on his first day in office aimed at minimizing climate change and protecting human health and the environment. Not coincidentally, he reversed multiple Trump initiatives and restored or expanded some Obama initiatives. His mandates, set forth in an executive order, will require multi-month reviews of... Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) filed a complaint on January 14 challenging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its final rule published earlier in the month upholding a repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules. The finalized rule, “Restoring Internet Freedom; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Lifeline and... Read More »
President Biden started off his first day in office signing 17 executive orders, one of which addresses the national rental eviction crisis during the pandemic. In the order, President Biden asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend the current federal eviction moratorium until March 31st. The... Read More »
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe filed a federal lawsuit in an Arizona U.S. District Court against the Trump administration early last week. The lawsuit aims to stop a land swap between the U.S. Forest Service and two foreign mining companies, Rio Tinto and BHP. The land swap would... Read More »