The Buffalo Chronicle
Washington
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Despite pandemic, Mexican cartels remain criminal threat to U.S.
Mexican cartels adjusted to restrictions imposed by the global pandemic last year to smuggle huge amounts of narcotics into the U.S. and remain the greatest criminal drug threat to the country, expanding…
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DOD to release Al Qaeda operative with ties to 9/11 terrorist from Gitmo
While the nation was preoccupied with holiday celebrations, an Al Qaeda operative incarcerated at the U.S. military jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as a “forever prisoner” was cleared to be released. His…
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Report claims ICE arrestees average four criminal convictions or charges
BY TOM FITTON The overwhelming majority of immigration-related arrestees in 2020 had an average of four criminal convictions or charges, according to a year-end report published by the government. In the document…
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BLM ‘racial justice’ riots result in record number of domestic terrorism cases
A record number of domestic terrorism cases were filed by federal prosecutors last year with the largest concentration in Oregon thanks to the ongoing riots there inspired by the Black Lives Matter…
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‘Problem solvers caucus’ co-chairs highlight bipartisan opportunities to work with President Biden
Today, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Tom Reed (R-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) released the following statement: “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus congratulates Joe Biden on being sworn in as our 46th President.…
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Schumer, Gillibrand renew fight for direct federal aid to state and local governments in pandemic response
Decreasing Revenues During The Coronavirus Pandemic Have Left Local Governments Strapped; Dedicated Federal Funding for Local Communities Would Provide Necessary Relief for Lost Revenues, Increased Costs And Help Avoid Local Tax &…
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Biden senior advisor ranks Mao Zedong among “favorite political philosophers”
In a scary preview of what lies ahead, a cherished senior advisor to President Joe Biden ranks murderous Communist dictator Mao Zedong among her “favorite political philosophers.” The egregious admission actually forced…
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Marijuana legalization won’t curb Mexico’s drug cartels
BY RYAN C. BERG Mexico is poised to become just the third country in the world to fully legalize marijuana (after Uruguay and Canada). If legalized, the size of the country would make it…
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Will Biden’s embrace of industrial policy pay off?
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS Joe Biden wants more government intervention in the American economy. And not just cutting checks to people. Biden favors a national industrial policy, what his “build back better” campaign agenda describes as a…
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China’s economy probably shrank in 2020
BY DEREK SCISSORS The Chinese Communist Party appreciates American media praise. Yes, China halted COVID-19 and engineered a clear economic recovery. But the party has always denied or distorted major mistakes. Last…
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After Cienfuegos release, the US-Mexico security relationship enters a deep freeze
BY RYAN C. BERG Mexico’s attorney general has declined to prosecute General Salvador Cienfuegos, accused of cooperating with drug traffickers from the shadowy H-2 cartel. The widely predicted development brings Mexican President Andrés Manuel…
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Alexei Navalny’s calculated risk
BY LEON ARON On his return from Germany, where he recuperated from an attempt on his life by Russian secret services, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested at the airport and…
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Biden backs an Indian recognition bill early in the next Congress — to include Hawaiians, Alaskans
President-elect Joe Biden is offering his formal backing to an ‘omnibus Indian recognition bill’ early in the next Congress. Sources close to the matter expect the bill to include formal federal recognition…
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If Biden dies before January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President
In the unlikely event that the alleged President-elect Joe Biden, 77, dies before the House of Representatives officially certifies the election on January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President. …
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AOC to challenge Schumer in 2022 if he “settles for less than total student loan forgiveness” — at a $1.7 trillion price tag
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is telling close associates that she will run for United States Senate in the Democratic Party Primary against Minority Leader Charles Schumer — if he settles for anything less…
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One idea America should steal from China: A national economic growth goal
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS Chinese President Xi Jinping recently set a goal of doubling the size of China’s economy by 2035. To hit that target, the Financial Times calculates, the Chinese economy must…
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Post-pandemic politics in the oil-addicted Gulf accelerates trends in motion
BY KAREN E. YOUNG In ‘Twin Crises Deepen Gulf States’ Policy Competition and Independence’, I argue that, for the Gulf Arab states, the twin crises of the Covid-19 pandemic and the collapse…
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American funding of China is becoming dangerous
BY DEREK SCISSORS Key Points American investment in the People’s Republic of China probably exceeds $1 trillion, most occurring in the past six years. The vast majority is portfolio investment—holdings of bonds…
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Records show Obama DHS penetrated Georgia election site in 2016
Documents suggest activity logs of incidents overwritten (WASHINGTON, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received 243 pages of records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that show the Obama administration’s scanning…
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TSA program to protect aviation from high-risk passengers failing after eight years
A controversial government program launched nearly a decade ago to protect airline safety has failed miserably to meet its “mission of mitigating the threat to commercial aviation,” according to a scathing federal audit sprinkled…
