Texas Governor Announces New Rules Preventing Police Defunding

Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced new rules that would prevent Texas cities from defunding their police departments. “Governor Greg Abbott today announced the adoption of new Texas Administrative Code rules by the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office (PSO) to prevent municipalities from defunding their police forces,” Abbott’s office said in a statement. “These new pro-law-enforcement requirements, established by House Bill 1900 during the 87th Legislature, were signed into law by the Governor in June 2021. The Governor made preventing cities from defunding police an emergency item during the regular session of the 87th Legislature.” “Under House Bill 1900, if the

Psaki: Biden Is Doing Everything He Can To Lower Gas Prices

Jen Psaki
Jen Psaki

During Monday’s press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed that President Biden was doing “everything” he could to lower gas prices which have just reached a new all-time high. “I want to read to you if I could, Jen, some comments from people we’ve met at gas stations today, one woman saying, ‘I just never imagined to see the cost of gas be this high,’” a reporter said. “Another said, ‘it’s a huge stressor to my financial situation, a huge stressor. It’s kind of like something I’m stressed about, like during the day, will I be able to

Price Of Oil Doubled In Three Months, Gas Prices Approaching Record High

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Biden Phone

On Sunday, the price of oil reached $130 a barrel as energy prices continue to soar under Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration. “The cost of Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose about 10 percent, reaching $130 a barrel on Sunday evening,” The New York Times reported. “In early December, it cost about $65 a barrel.” BREAKING: Oil prices surge to 13-year high at the open of trading amid Russia-Ukraine war; stock futures drop around 1% https://t.co/9Jv1ArhFHR pic.twitter.com/Aa0iiKrElv — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 6, 2022 The national average price for gas also hit $4 per gallon over the weekend – and over

SCOTUS Reinstates Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber

On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – the surviving Boston Marathon bomber – after a federal appeals court threw out Tsarnaev’s death sentence. “By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong to exclude evidence of a separate crime two years before the bombing,” NBC News reported. Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote for the majority in the Supreme Court ruling, wrote, “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes. The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him

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