Michael McKenna

Brisbane

Queensland Editor at The Australian

Journalist at The Australian newspaper. [email protected]

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Trump might be faring better if he had flooded Congress with bills instead of signing orders

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Michael McKenna

OPINION: In the wake of an election, it is always tempting to conclude that the winning side will advance from victory to victory and all its efforts will result in unalloyed achievements of its policies. Before last week, we were at that moment in the ascendancy of President Trump and his team. They seemed invincible. Then the bond market showed up with those three dozen or so House Republicans who may care more about reducing spending than they do about tax reform.
2025 Litigation Update

1 week ago | margolisedelstein.com | Michael McKenna

New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms Commissions Are Wages Under the Wage Payment LawDoes Pennsylvania Law Allow Employers to Reverse a Mistaken Acceptance of a Workers’ Compensation Claim? Motion to Dismiss Granted in Virginia Motor Vehicle Accident CaseSummary Judgment Granted in Complex Construction Defect Case
RCE adding up to $15.8m for trials

2 weeks ago | theaustralian.com.au | Greg Sheridan |Michael McKenna |Lydia Lynch |Henry Ergas

Funding to support Phase III clinical trials for diabetic foot infections and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infectionsPrivate Australian-based investor has subscribed for $5 million shares via a placementA$10.8 million entitlement offer has been launched at $0.28 per shareSpecial Report: Targeting first revenue in 2026, Recce will use new funds of up to $15.8m to support a Phase III registrational topical clinical trial for its diabetic foot infection (DFI) treatment in Indonesia.
ARMC1 partitions between distinct complexes and assembles MIRO with MTFR to control mitochondrial distribution

2 weeks ago | science.org | Yongyong Yang |Shijing Liang |Moriah R. Arnold |Michael McKenna

MATERIALS AND METHODSpX459 (Addgene, 62988) and guide RNA (gRNA)–AAVS1–T2 (Addgene, 41818), pOG44 (Invitrogen, V600520), pHDM-G (PlasmID, EvNO00061606), pHDM-HGPM2 (PlasmID, EvNO00061607), pHDM-tat1B (PlasmID, EvNO00061608), and pRC-CMV-rev1B (PlasmID, EvNO00061616) were obtained from the indicated suppliers. pDEST-hisMBP-AsCpf1-EC (Addgene, 79009) was modified to remove the maltose binding protein (MBP) sequence using standard molecular biology techniques.
What do Americans say about President Trump's tariffs?

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Michael McKenna

OPINION: A lot of people are concerned about the president’s tariffpalooza. It won’t work. It can’t work. It isn’t working. There is no way to change the irresistible forces of international capital flows. The idea of bringing back American manufacturing is a mirage only fools entertain. The market is cratering. We are hurtling toward an economic reckoning unless we reverse course.
Neurizon confirms NUZ-001’s neuroprotective potential

2 weeks ago | theaustralian.com.au | Robert Gottliebsen |James Dowling |Will Glasgow |Michael McKenna

NUZ-001 had a “small but significant” effect on neuron survival within a TDP-43-mediated cell death model after an acute 24-hour treatment The independent study was completed in collaboration with The University of Queensland, exploring NUZ-001’s effect on survival and autophagy in the NSC-34 mouse motor neuron cell line Future studies will evaluate NUZ-001’s effect within a chronic treatment model to further understand its biological mechanisms Special Report: Ahead of near-term readouts...
Significant reform of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act essential

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Michael McKenna

OPINION: The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which became law in 1978 in the middle of the energy crisis mentality that consumed the nation, was presented as an attempt to promote energy independence and diversify the electricity sector.
Time for Trump to turn to tax reform

3 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Michael McKenna

OPINION: A few days ago, it was reported that some folks on Team Trump were considering increasing the top federal tax rate to 39.6%, like it was in the Obama years, from 37%, as set in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This sort of thing was predictable. Team Trump has been trying to figure out how to pay for extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, Social Security, first responders, home health care providers, etc.
FERC finally wakes up * WorldNetDaily * by Michael McKenna, Real Clear Wire

3 weeks ago | wnd.com | Michael McKenna

At their February public meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Section 206 petition, which argued that the PJM tariff is unjust or unreasonable (or both, I suppose) because it doesn’t include rules that allow for locating generation sources near or at data centers. Let me commend FERC for finally engaging on the crucial issue of how we might be able to power the data centers which will be essential to the United States’ efforts to win the artificial intelligence race.
We need Canada's crude oil to help America's energy supremacy

3 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Michael McKenna

OPINION: Although the flavor of the month seems to include bashing Canada whenever possible, it is important to remember that our neighbors to the north are, and have been, essential to creating and sustaining American energy supremacy. Since the turn of the century, Canadian crude oil has replaced imports from countries that do not always share American values. In 2001, almost half the oil we imported came from OPEC.