Yesterday June 21, 2019 the United States Senate voted 51-45, in a party-line vote, to disapprove of the “military sale” of “certain defense articles and services” to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, France, South Korea, Israel, and…
Iran Shoots Down United States Drone
June 20, 2019
Early this morning, June 20, 2019, a United States drone was “shot down in international air space over the Strait of Hormuz”, the strategic waterway where a week ago two oil tankers exploded and which the U.S. subsequently blamed Iran for (1, 2). Iran, however, claimed “the violating airplane was…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Says Economy is “Strong”, Keeps Interest Rates Fixed
June 19, 2019
Today June 19, 2019 Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell gave a speech on the state of the United States economy, and discussed the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) plan to “sustain the [economic] expansion”(1). The FOMC reported “that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is…
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Allowing Public Access Networks to Control Content in Free Speech Case
June 17, 2019
Today June 17, 2019 the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of New York City’s public access network (MNN) in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck (1). The case centered around two people whom were suspended from airing content on MNN after they produced a film critical of the…