Last night, United States forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) conducted two air strikes targeting Taliban fighters who were “executing a coordinated attack” on an Afghanistan military defense post. These were the first attacks since the three-day Eid ceasefire agreed to by the Taliban and Afghanistan government. Colonel Sonny Leggett, spokesman for…
Employment in the U.S. Rose by 2.5 Million in May
June 5, 2020
Employment in the United States “rose by 2.5 million in May”, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate declined to 13.3%, recovering slightly from the record high rate of 14.7% reported in April. News of the jobs increase came as a shock, as economists expected…
U.S. Federal Court Judgments Made Without Opinions Under ‘Rule 36’
June 4, 2020
Typically, when a United States Federal Court of Appeals decides a case, they release an opinion which explains the impact and justification of their decision. Under “Rule 36“, however, a judgment “is rendered without an opinion”, meaning no opinion was written. A verdict following Rule 36 would simply just say…
U.S. Trade Deficit with China Increases $9 Billion
June 4, 2020
The trade deficit with China increased $9.0 billion to $26 billion in the month of April. Exports to China in April increased $2.1 billion to $9.3 billion while imports from China increased $11.0 billion to $35.2 billion. In the previous two months, the United State’s trade deficit with China had decreased…