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WH Denies US Stepping Back From Middle East After Iran, Saudi Arabia Restore Ties With China’s Help

The White House is pushing back against the idea that the United States is stepping away from the Middle East following the announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish relations, in a deal brokered by the Chinese regime. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby told reporters on March 10…


McConnell Suffered Concussion From Fall, Will Remain in Hospital a Few Days: Senator’s Office

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized for a concussion after falling at a Washington hotel, his office said on Thursday. David Popp, Communications Director for the Senate Republican leader, issued a statement on March 9 to update the senator’s condition: “Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted…


Congress Data Breach Will Have ‘Adverse Impact’ on Thousands, Say House Leaders

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Congressional leaders believe the recent data breach at DC Health Link could have an adverse impact on thousands of people and is “highly problematic.” Jeffries said in a March 9 press conference that he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would “continue to work on this issue in…


Google to Launch Fund to Support Taiwan’s Media Outlets

TAIPEI—Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it will launch a T$300 million ($9.8 million) fund over the next three years to help boost the Taiwanese media’s continuing operations and digital competitiveness. Google has come under pressure in some countries to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, though not in Taiwan. Google…


EPA Proposes Stricter Wastewater Discharge Limits for Coal-Fired Power Plants

The Biden administration announced plans to enhance wastewater discharge limits for coal-fired power facilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the proposal is based on the most recent science and uses the EPA’s longstanding authority under the Clean Water Act to reduce toxic metals and other pollutants discharged from these power plants into lakes,…


Nord Stream Sabotage Story ‘Another Red Herring,’ Russian Officials Say

A Mar. 7 article in the New York Times suggesting that a shadowy “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind last year’s attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines is a “red herring” meant to “distract the public,” top Russian officials have said.  “The New York Times article is another red herring aimed at diverting attention from the…


Starbucks CEO Agrees to Testify Before Committee Led by Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on March 7 that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to appear before his Senate committee. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced that Schultz would appear before the committee on March 29. “I’m happy to announce that Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder…


House Oversight Committee Republicans to Hold Hearings on Multiple Biden Administration Issues

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee announced they would this week be conducting hearings into multiple issues under the purview of the Biden administration. According to Oversight Republicans, they will be holding hearings on the origins of COVID-19, the border crisis, the energy crisis, inflation, waste and fraud in pandemic spending, and the Biden family…


New Hampshire Considering Ban on Transgender Treatment for Minors

A group of parents and lawmakers are hoping New Hampshire will become the next state to prohibit doctors from subjecting kids to sex change operations and related medical procedures with a bill that transgender advocates say if passed will impose the strictest ban on “gender-affirming care” for minors in the United States. A hearing is…


Biden Had Cancerous Skin Lesion Successfully Removed: White House Doctor

The physician to President Joe Biden, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, released a memorandum on March 3 stating that the president had a basal cell carcinoma skin lesion removed last month. Biden’s skin lesion was removed from his chest as part of his comprehensive health assessment on Feb. 16 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according…