Foreign investment in the United States for 2019 totaled $194.7 billion, “down 37.7 percent from $312.5 billion… in 2018 and below the annual average of $333.0 billion for 2014–2018”. Meanwhile, “the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$12.06 trillion at the end of the first quarter…
New Breast Cancer Treatment Can Be Administered at Home
June 30, 2020
A new drug has been given FDA approval, allowing for breast cancer treatment to be given at home. Phesgo can be injected under the skin, by a health care professional, to treat adults with HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2-positive breast cancer “makes up approximately one-fifth of breast cancers”. Currently, most patients…
Trump Administration Use of DoD Budget for Border Wall Unlawful, Appeals Court Rules
June 26, 2020
The Trump Administration’s transfer of $2.5 billion from the Department of Defense’s budget to fund construction of a wall on the southern border of the United States in California, New Mexico, and Arizona has been declared unlawful by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The court held…
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Passed by House
June 26, 2020
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 has passed the House of Representatives. The bill sets out to “hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies”. To achieve the first goal of holding law enforcement accountable, the…