Source: The Daily Economy
by Jerome Gessaroli
“Legislators may be cowed and agencies may be politicized, but financial markets connect policies to their impacts with brisk efficiency.” (04/22/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/madison-didnt-predict-the-market-as-the-last-check-on-power/
Source: SFGate
“A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants who agree to leave the country are allowed some deadline flexibility in a case that was argued before President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with a man who came from Mexico illegally [sic] as a teenager and had lived in Colorado for nearly two decades before he was ordered to leave in 2021. The case was argued in November 2024, days after Trump won re-election. Several other new immigration cases have since come before the court on its emergency docket. In the case of Hugo Abisai Monsalvo Velazquez, the Supreme Court majority found that a Saturday deadline to voluntarily leave should have been extended to the following Monday.” (04/22/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/divided-supreme-court-finds-some-deadline-20288599.php
Source: Racket News
by Eric Salzman
“In pushing for rate cuts the president insults the Fed chairman — but Trump’s tariffs are driving prices the other way.” (04/22/25)
Source: Financial Times [UK]
“Gold hit a record $3,500 a troy ounce for the first time and the dollar fell on Tuesday, as Donald Trump’s sustained attack on US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell added to fears over the prospects for the world’s largest economy. Gold climbed 2.2 per cent and the Japanese yen strengthened above ¥140 per dollar for the first time since September as investors turned to haven assets. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump branded Powell ‘Mr Too Late’ and urged the central bank to lower borrowing costs ‘NOW.’ The wave of criticism from Trump comes after Powell warned last week that the administration’s sweeping tariffs would lead to slower growth and higher inflation.” (04/22/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
“Huckabee Backs Israel’s Total Blockade on Gaza, US Airstrikes Kill 12 at Yemen Market, and More.” (04/22/25)
Source: The American Conservative
by Eldar Mamedov
“Neocons want the U.S. to take out Israel’s adversaries. President Trump should refuse.” (04/22/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/america-isnt-israels-bodyguard/
Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“They’re a curious group of people, Democrats. They demand answers to some things very few people care about while expressing complete disinterest, even contempt, in obtaining information on other topics. It’s almost like they’re frauds who posture for effect when it suits their needs and deflect when it does not. If my children acted like they do, I’d ground them. But these are adults, chronologically, many of whom are so entrenched in power it does not matter what they do. Still, it is worth asking what Democrats don’t want to talk about, because that’s what an honest media should be asking them about. It’s amazing what you won’t find if you refuse to look for it, isn’t it?” (04/22/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/04/22/the-questions-democrats-will-not-ask-n2655894
Source: New York Post
“A jury found The New York Times not liable Tuesday after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed she was defamed by a 2017 editorial falsely tying her to a mass shooting. The nine-person jury deliberated in Manhattan federal court for two hours before finding that the Grey Lady did not libel the onetime Republican vice presidential candidate. The Times, which corrected the editorial the day after it ran, had argued that Palin did not show that it met the high bar of ‘actual malice’ needed to find media outlets liable for defamation.” (04/22/25)
Source: Persuasion
by Martin Eiermann
“In its attempt to remake the federal bureaucracy, the Trump administration appears guided by three imperatives: Eliminate programs and agencies that do not fit into its agenda; exercise direct control over the remaining agencies; and enforce policies by coordinating across agencies. Political scientists sometimes refer to America as a ‘many-handed’ state, where one hand does not necessarily know what the other hand is doing. The new goal is to punch towards a common opponent and throw multiple haymakers at once. A key element of this strategy is increased data-sharing between federal agencies.” (04/21/25)
Source: United Press International
“A New York state judge has prohibited New York City Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail ahead of a hearing scheduled for later this week. Judge Mary Rosado wrote in her ruling Monday that she is issuing a temporary restraining order prohibiting city officials ‘from taking any steps towards negotiating, signing or implementing any Memoranda of Understanding with the federal government regarding federal law enforcement presence on Department of Correction property … until the conclusion of the hearing scheduled for April 25.’ The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed last week by New York City Council against Adams'[s] April 8 executive order permitting federal law enforcement and immigration personnel to maintain office space in Rikers Island’s prison complex to investigate [rival] gang activity.” (04/22/25)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/22/judge-blocks-ICE-Rikers/5171745308651/