Thomas Catenacci Domestic and international oil price indices rose Tuesday, even after President Joe Biden and other world leaders coordinated a release of emergency reserves. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil index, which measures U.S. prices, increased more than 2% to $78.44 per barrel while the…
Read More Oil Prices Rise After Biden Announces Emergency Action
Harry Wilmerding The largest retailer in the country will be closed on Thanksgiving as many stores are shifting away from keeping their doors open during the unofficial kickoff of the holiday season. Walmart announced in June that it would keep its doors closed on Thanksgiving to show…
Read More America’s Biggest Retailer Will Be Closed On Thanksgiving
Kendall Tietz Remote learning led to declines in test scores in English and math when compared to the scores of schools that had more in-person learning, according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic forced…
Read More Remote Learning Lowered Test Scores In Every State Studied — And Was Way Worse For Minorities
Thomas Catenacci President Joe Biden’s decision to tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was derided by top GOP lawmakers and experts who said the move was political and won’t move the needle on gasoline prices. The federal government will release 32 million barrels of oil from…
Read More ‘Will Not Fix The Problem’: Biden Releasing Oil Reserves Due To Politics, Critics Say
Andrew Trunsky An internal poll shows former President Donald Trump up in the five states that President Joe Biden flipped as he flirts with a third White House bid in 2024. Biden flipped Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia in 2020, handing him a decisive…
Read More Internal Poll Shows Trump Up In 5 Pivotal Swing States
Andrew Kerr Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally edited a July 2020 Department of Health report that undercounted nursing home COVID deaths by thousands, the New York State Assembly said in a report Monday. Cuomo ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to produce the…
Read More Andrew Cuomo Personally Edited Report That Undercounted COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths And Downplayed Impact Of His March 25 Directive
Laurel Duggan A Nov. 19 Pew Research Center poll found that childless adults under 50 are less likely to expect to have children than in previous years, and parents are less likely to be planning for more children. Of childless adults under 50, 44% said…
Read More Nearly Half Of Non-Parents Under 50 Say They’re Likely Not Having Kids: POLL
Thomas Catenacci A coalition of 15 states announced a commitment to scrutinize future business with banks that divest from the fossil fuel industry. The coalition of top state financial officers, formed by West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore, collectively represents more than $600 billion in…
Read More 15 States Vow To Protect Oil, Gas Industry From ‘Woke’ Banks
Sebastian Hughes Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib brushed off questions related to the potential for human traffickers and other dangerous criminals to be released from prison as a result of a bill she endorsed in an interview released Sunday. “The BEATHE Act proposes emptying federal…
Read More ‘Oh, I Know’ Rep. Tlaib Brushes Off Human Traffickers Being Released In Prison Reform Bill
Laurel Duggan The Democratic National Committee (DNC) tweeted that the most common DNC donor-reported occupation in 2021 is teacher. The tweet sparked widespread mockery online, with commentators pointing out that teachers’ widespread alignment with Democrats is a root cause of conservatives’ distrust in public education.…
Read More Democrats Boast That Their Donors’ Most Common Profession Is Teacher