Category: biden administration

Supreme Court to Hear Transgender Illegal Immigrant’s Case Against Biden Administration

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 17 in a case brought by a transgender illegal immigrant against the Biden administration. At issue is a section of U.S. immigration law that states illegal aliens must exhaust “all administrative remedies available to the alien as of right” before appealing the decision in the…


What We Know About Robert Hur, Special Counsel Probing Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents

Robert K. Hur, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead the probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, is a former federal prosecutor with a “long and distinguished career,” according to Garland. “As U.S. Attorney, [Hur] supervised some of the Department’s more important national security, public corruption, and other…


House GOP’s Priorities Should be Biden Family, Weaponization of Government, Border Crisis: Heritage Oversight Project Head

For the first time in four years, the Republican Party holds control of the House of Representatives, and with it, the crucial ability to conduct oversight of other branches of the federal government. But while Republicans undoubtedly have a laundry list of topics they would like to delve into, Mike Howell, director of the Oversight…


DHS Secretary Mayorkas Responds to Republican Plans to Impeach Him

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded to a Republican congressman’s efforts to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, stating that Congress “can do better.” “Secretary Mayorkas is proud to advance the noble mission of this department, support its extraordinary workforce, and serve the American people,” a DHS spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Jan….


Small Meatpackers Get $12 Million in Grants From Biden Administration

CHICAGO—The Biden administration said on Monday it was awarding another $12 million in grants to upgrade and expand three meat and poultry processing facilities in the U.S. Midwest, as part of a broader $1 billion effort to encourage competition in a highly consolidated industry. The three projects, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),…


South Koreans Want an Independent Nuclear Deterrent

Commentary The U.S. nuclear umbrella in Asia is failing. North Korea on Jan. 1 announced plans to “exponentially increase” its nuclear arsenal, including small-yield tactical nuclear weapons for the targeting of South Korea and intercontinental ballistic missile production for the targeting of the United States. The rogue country is walking its talk. On Jan. 1, it…


Biden Admin Needs Israel, With or Without Netanyahu

Commentary The disaffection of the Biden administration for the new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is public. State Department briefings are routinely taken over by people hostile to Israel who are allowed to make speeches as much as ask questions; the pushback is minimal. And the reporting on the first telephone call between Secretary…


Colorado Governor to Send Illegal Immigrants to New York, Other Cities

The state of Colorado is organizing transportation to send the illegal immigrants flooding into the state to other major cities around the United States. Announcing the move on Jan. 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office said in a statement that Colorado had been “working tirelessly” to address the dramatic influx of immigrants, of which the state…


White House Says House Republicans Will Need to Resubmit Oversight Requests

The White House responded to recent oversight requests from House Republicans on Thursday by stating that those requests would have to be resubmitted. In two letters obtained exclusively by Politico, White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber reportedly vowed to act in good faith when responding to requests from incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer…


EU Socialist Scandal: Here’s the Lesson for the US

Commentary The European Union is currently in the midst of one of its largest corruption scandals to date. There are credible allegations that Qatar—the Gulf state that recently hosted the FIFA World Cup—bribed a number of high-level EU figures in order to exert influence on European politics. Some may well ask: Why should we care…