Tag: Congress
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Handling of Trump Mar-a-Lago Raid Breeding Distrust in Law Enforcement: Expert
Unless trust is restored, the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid may begin the “collapse” of U.S. law enforcement, according to police expert Michael Letts. Over the past few years, the FBI has acted politically often enough that many Americans now struggle to trust it, Letts said. He runs In-Vest USA, a nonprofit that provides bulletproof vests to police departments.…
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Report: Regulations on U.S. arms exports often skirted, rarely enforced
SOMERVILLE, Mass.—While the United States likes to claim it has the gold standard of arms export control measures, in practice the measures offer few restrictions on U.S. presidents’ ability to ship arms wherever they like, according to a new report from the World Peace Foundation (WPF) at Tufts University’s The Fletcher School of Law and…
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Legalized Sports Betting Is A New Job Market In The USA
A few years ago, on May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court decided to back New Jersey’s bid, allowing any state in the US to legalize sports betting. The Supreme Court overthrew PASPA – Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 – a law that was supposed to define the legal status of sports betting…
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Return Of The Political Ditty We’re So Unhappy With Our USA Leaders
With all the constant problems in our political system, Karen Sokolof Javitch has released the song ‘We’re So Unhappy with Our Leaders.’ The song talks about the constant arguments between Democrats and Republicans and pleas them to work together to fix the United States of America. Karen has also released the song ‘Why Don’t You…
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Wild Horses And Burros Spared From Slaughter
WASHINGTON, DC- In Defense of Animals welcomes the decision made by appropriations leaders in Congress in the United States to reject budget language that would have led to the mass slaughter of North America’s imperiled wild horses and burros and the reintroduction of equine slaughterhouses in the US. “For the love of North America’s heritage,…