Politics

Authored by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitizkrieg blog,

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra apparently doesn't think that $858 million is nearly enough taxpayer money to fight the Trump administration.  That is precisely the amount that California's state budget proposal, laid out by Governor Jerry Brown in January, allocated to Becerra's Justice Department but in testimony before the Senate Budget committee yesterday Becerra said he needs even more to attract and keep qualified lawyers to defend the state.  Per The Hill:

MINT Partners' Head of Capital Markets Bill Blain is looking forward to a productive weekend with no shocks.

Sure, the latest US data says a further hike is coming – and payrolls today confirmed it.

To pour some sand in the engine, I’ve been “reliably informed” by an axed Hedgie their research suggests France could still cause wobbles, and folks are underestimating Le Pen’s real support...

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The trade war between North America's two biggest economies is just getting started.

Ten days after Trump unexpectedly imposed duties on Canadian softwood exports drawing loud protests from domestic lumber companies, the Canadian government has threatened to retaliate with multiple trade actions against the US, demanding a long-term deal without which several American industries could soon be targeted.

Exactly three months after Virtu's billionaire founder Vincent Viola announced he was withdrawing for consideration as Trump's army secretary, becoming the first of several Trump appointees to voluntarily decline to serve the president, moments ago Trump's second appointee for army secretary, Mark Green, has also withdrawn his nomination.

“It is with deep regret I am withdrawing my nomination to be the secretary of the Army,” he said in a statement.