Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed the Biden administration’s support for zero-COVID protesters in China on Dec. 4 amid criticism that its response has been weak. “Of course we do,” Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked whether the administration supports the protesters. “We support the right for people everywhere, whether it’s in China, whether…
Blinken Affirms Biden Admin’s Support for China’s Zero-COVID Protesters Amid Backlash
Biden Admin Drained Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Save ‘Global Economy’: White House Adviser
The Biden administration has claimed it drained the heavily depleted U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to save the “global economy.” The White House’s International Energy Affairs adviser, Amos Hochstein, told CNBC “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen on Dec. 5: “I had conversations—as did others, my colleagues—with CEOs and other senior executives in the oil…
Biden Administration Drained Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Save ‘Global Economy’: White House Adviser
The Biden administration has claims it drained the heavily depleted U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to save the “global economy.” The White House’s International Energy Affairs adviser, Amos Hochstein, told CNBC “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen on Dec. 5: “I had conversations—as did others, my colleagues—with CEOs and other senior executives in the oil…
The Administration Can Help the Fed Fight Inflation by Unleashing American Energy Production
Commentary The recent Index of Supply Manufacturers data showed that fewer employers are planning to hire in the months ahead. That’s because inflation is whittling away buying power, leaving Americans with less discretionary income to spend. Less income translates to lower demand for goods—and for the workers who produce these goods. In an effort to…
Watchdog Complaint Alleges Unethical Coordination Between Top Education Official, Teachers’ Union
Federal watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a complaint on Dec. 1 alleging that a top Department of Education (DOE) official gave “privileged access and undue influence” in the department’s policymaking process to the National Education Association (NEA), the teacher’s union where she was previously employed. “As insidious as the teachers’ unions influence…
Supreme Court Justices Question Biden Administration’s Border Policy
News Analysis The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens. Twenty other states supported Texas and Louisiana with amicus briefs, ranging from Arizona to Florida and West Virginia to Wyoming. The Biden administration was appealing…
If You Really Wanted to Destroy the US, Then…
Commentary First, you would surrender our prior energy independence. Reduce new gas and oil leases on federal lands to the lowest levels of any president in history. Cut back production at precisely the time the world is emerging from a two-year lockdown with pent-up consumer demand. Make war on coal and nuclear power. Drain the…
Dr. Fauci Admits In Closed-Door Testimony That He Can’t Name Studies Showing Masks Work, U.S. Lockdowns Based on Communist Chinese | Facts Matter
Four days ago, behind closed-door testimony, Dr. Anthony Fauci was grilled by prosecutors who allege that there was collusion between Biden Administration officials—and big tech companies—to censor American speech. And during this deposition, Dr. Fauci defended the policy of lockdowns, said that the inspiration for the lockdowns came from watching what Communist China was doing,…
US to Auction Almost 1 Million Acres Off Alaskan Coast for Oil Drilling
Almost one million acres off the coast of Alaska will be auctioned off by the Biden administration next month for oil and gas drilling. This is to comply with a mandate in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was part of a compromise imposed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on the White House to gain…
Biden Administration Official Facing Jail Time for Felony Theft
A top Biden administration nuclear official is facing jail time after allegedly being caught on camera stealing a bag containing thousands of dollars of items. Samuel Brinton, a deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, intentionally stole the bag from an airport in Minnesota, authorities say. Brinton admitted to the theft,…
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