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Liz Oyer, a longtime Justice Department attorney handling pardons, was fired by the Trump administration in March. Since then, Oyer has publicly criticized the administration, including its approach to pardons. In an April 30 TitlokOyer took issue with many of Trump’s pardons, not only because they short-circuited the justice system but also because of their financial impact. “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law,” said Oyer, who said she was fired because she opposed a pardon to restore gun rights to…
Remember, we’ve got tariff *pauses* (pl.), OBBB, debt ceiling limit, etc. Do you expect the folks in the present administration to have a handle on things? Figure 1: EPU (blue, left scale), EPU 7 day centered moving average (dark red, left scale), EPU-trade (teal, right scale), EPU-trade 7 day centered moving average (red, right scale). Source: policyuncertainty.com. As a check, here’s the Caldara et al. measure compared against the Baker, Bloom and Davis measure of trade policy uncertainty. Figure 2: Trade Policy Uncertainty (black, left scale), EPU 7 day centered moving average (pink, left scale), EPU-trade (teal, right scale), EPU-trade…
The full-back has been a standout performer for the Midlands side in the last 12 months.
The Dallas Mavericks will meet with presumptive first overall pick Cooper Flagg ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft. The meeting is more of a formality than anything, but Mavs coach Jason Kidd put it best when meeting with Marc Stein of DLLS recently. “It’s just about: The sooner the better that we can get to know him and he gets to know us,” Kidd said. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25. Dallas won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12, and with it the right to select Flagg with first overall pick.
Millions of people in Texas and Oklahoma are bracing for severe weather on Sunday, with storms capable of producing destructive, hurricane-force wind gusts, massive hail and even some tornadoes. FOX Weather Meteorologists Michael Estime and Haley Meier break down the forecast on June 8, 2025.Fast Facts:Destructive storms with 80-100 mph wind gusts and up to 5-inch hail expected in the southern Plains.Tornadoes may be embedded within the main line of storms on Sunday.Severe weather threat in Texa and Oklahoma upgraded to Level 4 out of 5.Dallas – Millions of people in Texas and Oklahoma, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, will…
Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance GVPTA encourages arts, culture, and heritage workers, artists, and organizations from all disciplines across British Columbia to complete the B.C. Arts, Culture, & Heritage Sector Insights Survey to help them better understand, advocate, and inform government, funders, and stakeholders on the current state of the sector.This survey is led by GVPTA, on behalf of and in collaboration with a coalition of B.C.-based arts, culture, and heritage service organizations that represent thousands of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across BC and in every community and region. This includes hundreds of cultural businesses, venues, festivals, consultants, and…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax and policy bill represents the first, and perhaps last, initiative of his second administration. At its heart, the law would extend existing tax cuts that Trump introduced in his first term while reducing spending on Medicaid. The bill has already been passed by the House of Representatives. If it’s passed by the Senate, the result would be a $2.4 trillion increase in the national debt in the coming decade and 10.9 million Americans losing their current health insurance coverage. How do Republican populists relate to this law? How exactly do Medicaid work requirements result in…
At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rates Decreased in April• Q1 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO• 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in May• June ICE Mortgage Monitor: Home Prices Continue to Cool• Asking Rents Mostly Unchanged Year-over-yearThis is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.
World Cup – Qualification Europe4:00 PMJune 7, 2025Group Stage – 3RCDE StadiumReferee: Igor Pajač, Croatia Who will win? ← → 0 Votes Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing88 (58%)Accurate passes685 (91%) Turn off spoiler to view match events Substitutes 7 F Alexandre Martínez 8 M Éric Vales 75′ Replaced P. Babot 4 D Marc received 20 M João Teixeira 2 M Adrian Gomes 1 G Josep Gómes 13 G Xisco Pires 16 M Iric left 82′ Replaced J. Guillen 6.3 18 D Jesus Rubio 75′ Replaced…
Here’s Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner on the offensive freedom that head coach Rick Carlisle gives the team. (via Indiana Pacers): “Man, that’s what this is about. Continue reading Myles Turner: Rick Carlisle allows us to be ourselves at TalkBasket.net.