Tag: US Features

Federal Regulator Sounds Alarm on Declining Electric Grid Reliability

The commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sounded the alarm on a deteriorating U.S. grid in a House hearing on June 13. At one point, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) asked the commissioners a yes-or-no question: “Has electric reliability worsened or improved over the past three years?” The first answer came from acting FERC…


Gavin Newsom Poised to Run for President, Timing Unclear

California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be setting himself up for a 2024 presidential run, but a bid in this election cycle is far from guaranteed. That was what multiple high-level politicians in California told The Epoch Times. “He’s certainly running a shadow campaign right now to be in position,” said Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) in…


IN-DEPTH: Intelligence Analyst Sounds Alarm on CCP’s Influence Over WHO Through ‘One Health’ Ideologies

An intelligence analyst is sounding the alarm on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military strategy of influencing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) policies through “One Health” ideologies. “We are at war with the Chinese Communist Party,” Brian O’Shea told The Epoch Times. “Many people don’t understand or see this because—as the Chinese say—the God of…


Pharmaceutical Companies Help Pay for Doctors’ Continuing Education

Claire Davidson was socializing with colleagues at the Digestive Disease Week conference when the group realized the table they were gathered around was covered with advertisements. Anywhere else, a table wrapped in brightly colored pharmaceutical branding might stick out, but this small table fit in amid the sea of advertising in its enormous home. McCormick…


One Way Big Pharma Trains Doctors

Claire Davidson was socializing with colleagues at the Digestive Disease Week conference when the group realized the table they were gathered around was covered with advertisements. Anywhere else, a table wrapped in brightly colored pharmaceutical branding might stick out, but this small table fit in amid the sea of advertising in its enormous home. McCormick…


MD or DO? It’s All the Same in the Hospital Room, Study Finds

An age-old debate quietly rumbles on in the hushed corridors of hospitals across the nation. Which is best: M.D. (doctor of medicine) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine)? A recent study, monumental in its scope, dared to ask this question, delving into over 300,000 Medicare hospital cases. The verdict was startling. When it comes to…


‘The Goal Is to Take Away Private Vehicles’: Trump Alumni, Policy Expert Warn of EPA Electric Car Rule

Trump administration veterans have questioned the Biden administration’s proposed electric car rules, arguing that they could be a pretext for radically slashing private vehicle ownership. Mike McKenna, a deputy assistant to President Donald J. Trump, told a Heritage Foundation panel that the Environmental Protection Agency’s April proposal is actually about “getting rid of cars” in…


IN-DEPTH: 21 AGs and 37 Parental Rights Groups Join Mom’s Fight Against Trans Indoctrination in Schools

In a show of support for a Florida mom who is fighting to protect her child from transgender indoctrination in schools, attorneys general from 21 states, and an army of parental rights organizations have joined forces. “What happened last week is we had an extremely gratifying showing of 37 organizations and parental rights groups and…


Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a raft of border security bills on Thursday, including a bill designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Last September, Abbott issued an executive order to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and direct resources to counter these groups. The bill Abbott signed on Thursday, SB 1900, expands his prior…


The Onslaught of Digital Tyranny

“Germany was a highly developed society with lots of smart, well-educated people,” says Christine Anderson, “but it was possible for this society to turn evil to an extent that is unimaginable. That’s the question we always get asked, ‘How was that even possible?’ Take a look at the last three years, and you have your…