Todd Crawford
Release of Additional January 6th Footage Fuels Competing Narratives of Capitol Riot
Earlier this November, recently elected U.S. House Speaker, Mike Johnson, announced plans to release more than 40,000 hours of security footage captured during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots on the Capitol. In a statement Johnson...
IRS Delays Implementation of Rule Forcing Payment Platforms to Issue Tax Forms for Transactions Over $600
On Nov. 21, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it was again delaying the implementation of a law that would require payment apps like Paypal, Venmo, or Cash App to issue tax forms called 1099-Ks...
NY: Organized Retail Theft Costs Businesses Billions as NYPD Exodus Continues
New York State retailers say they lost a staggering $4.4 billion last year due to organized retail theft just as data emerged indicating that thousands of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers have chosen to...
Musk Launches ‘Thermonuclear Lawsuit’ Against Media Matters
On Nov. 20, Elon Musk’s X filed what Musk says is a “thermonuclear” lawsuit against Media Matters, alleging the company ran a hit piece which used fabricated ad impressions on controversial posts that prompted a...
NYC Billionaire Lobbying China to Loan Pandas to Central Park Zoo
New York billionaire John Catsimatidis is on a mission to bring pandas to the Central Park Zoo, arguing that the popular animals would attract millions of dollars worth of economic activity and help revitalize Lower...
War, Migrants, Mayoral Investigation Take Center Stage at NYC’s Weekly Media Scrum
On Nov. 14, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with several others from his administration, held their weekly in-person media availability meeting covering a wide range of topics including the impact the Israeli-Palestinian war...
San Francisco’s Rapid Clean-Up Efforts Ahead of APEC Summit Draw Scrutiny
San Francisco’s expedited efforts to clean up the streets ahead of the APEC Summit and a high-profile meeting between Communist China's leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Biden, has drawn criticism by a number of...
‘This is crazy’: Migrants Refuse to Stay at NY’s Floyd Bennett Field Shelter Tents
Shortly after opening, the first migrant families began arriving by bus at the controversial new shelter facility erected by the Eric Adams administration at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. However, many of the migrants, upon...
Monique Ashton Easily Wins Election for Mayor of Rockville, Maryland
On Nov. 7, Councilmember Monique Ashton handily won the Rockville, Maryland mayoral race, garnering almost 59 percent of the popular vote and beating her opponent, Mark Pierzchala, by over 2,100 votes in a race that...
NYC Council Election Results: New Yorkers Hit the Polls With Every Seat on City Council Up for Grabs
On Nov. 7, New Yorkers hit the polls to decide who will fill all 51 seats on the City’s council. While the majority of the races were uncompetitive, with residents seemingly satisfied with their incumbents,...
Major Money Managers and Investors Wary of China Amidst Losses and Regulatory Scrutiny
Amidst China’s deepening financial crisis, which appears to have hit every sector in the communist country’s economy, the world’s largest and leading financial managers are fleeing the country, many leaving or downgrading operations after losing...
Little Relief in Sight After Fed Decides to Hold Interest Rates Steady
On Nov. 1 (Wednesday), the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would be holding rates steady at 5.25 to 5.5 percent as the central bank sees how its aggressive credit tightening scheme filters through the American...