Fed moves fail to reassure panic in the financial markets

In an emergency move on Sunday, the Federal Reserve announced it is dropping its benchmark interest rate to zero and launching a new round of quantitative easing. Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program: The Federal Reserve, saying “the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity … Read more

Republicans have corrupted the independence and impartiality of the federal courts

The New York Times today takes a deep-dive analysis into how Donald Trump, aided by “The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has Unleashed a Conservative Agenda on the Federal Courts: As a Republican candidate for the Texas Supreme Court, Don R. Willett flaunted his uncompromising conservatism, boasting of endorsements from groups … Read more

House passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan legislative package in response to the spread of coronavirus in the early hours of Saturday morning following intense negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration. The Hill reports, House passes bill to help prop up economy from coronavirus: The bill passed with broad, bipartisan support … Read more