The Canadian government and Alberta are concerned that the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion will be halted by British Columbia who has concerns of an oil spill on land or at sea in their territory if the expansion goes through. Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd, the Canadian arm of the Houston, Texas oil company has set a May 31st […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government later this year if Congress does not approve enough funding for border security, including money to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Last month, Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that keeps the government open until the end of September. Speaking […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has announced the next count of every resident in the country will include a question about citizenship status. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the survey every 10 years, with the next set to come in 2020. The deadline for finalizing the questions is Saturday. Ross said in a memo late […]
Back in September I wrote about our “ethically challenged” democratic system. I said, “We are caught in a downward, self-destructive [debt] spiral.” If you doubted me then, those doubts should have been exploded last week. Congressional leaders agreed to increase federal spending by nearly $300 billion above the already-rising limits stipulated by the Budget Control Act of […]