Category: biden administration

Will Chinese Tariffs Be Sacrificed on the Altar of High Inflation?

Commentary Reversing Trump-era tariffs on China appears to be inevitable. With year-on-year inflation at 8.6 percent, the Biden administration is trying to find solutions to the problem. An ongoing effort that has failed to dent the inflation numbers has been the tapping of the strategic petroleum reserve aimed at depressing the price of oil. The…


[PREMIERING at 3PM ET] Gas Prices—Now It Is Called the ‘Putin Tax Hike’ | The Larry Elder Show

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to provide a coherent answer on how President Joe Biden will address skyrocketing gas prices during a press briefing Tuesday. She said: “… dealing with what the Americans are facing at the pump, which is high — high — high prices due to inflation due to the —…


[PREMIERING NOW] Gas Prices—Now It’s Called the ‘Putin Tax Hike’ | The Larry Elder Show

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to provide a coherent answer on how President Joe Biden will address skyrocketing gas prices during a press briefing Tuesday. She said, “Dealing with what the Americans are facing at the pump, which is high—high—high prices due to inflation, due to the— part of it is the pandemic,…


Gas Prices—Now It’s Called the ‘Putin Tax Hike’ | The Larry Elder Show

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to provide a coherent answer on how President Joe Biden will address skyrocketing gas prices during a press briefing Tuesday. She said, “Dealing with what the Americans are facing at the pump, which is high—high—high prices due to inflation, due to the— part of it is the pandemic,…


US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico to Ease Shortage

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico starting this weekend, as part of its efforts to ease nationwide supply shortages caused by the closure of the largest U.S. manufacturing plant. The Department of Health and Human Services…


Biden’s New Policy Funds China’s Military, Supports Slavery, Achieves Nothing

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Recently the Biden administration issued new answers for Americans invested in Chinese companies with direct ties to Beijing’s military. Previously, U.S. policy was that Americans were forbidden to invest in companies included in a “blacklist” of Chinese companies directly involved in China’s military, and in producing applications used by…


Capitol Report (June 13): Senators Strike Preliminary Deal on Gun Laws; J6 Hearing Continues

Congress is moving quickly to pass new gun laws. The Senate has reached a deal on a framework, and staffers on Capitol Hill are now working on the official text, with the goal of passing it in the next few weeks. With new gun law legislation on the table, what are the chances of the…


Texas Judge Blocks Federal Policy Letting ‘Criminal Aliens’ ‘Roam Free’

Texas and Louisiana have successfully sued the Biden administration over an immigration policy that saw “criminal aliens” released from custody into the community instead of being deported. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton on Friday ruled in favor of Texas and Louisiana, finding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules via “self-styled” memorandum meant…


Build Back Poorer, and Build Back Broke

Commentary President Joe Biden’s effort to “build back better” has degenerated into “build back poorer” for the American people and “build back broke” for the American government. With gasoline prices setting new record highs every week, the American people are becoming poorer. With the high cost of diesel fuel (up 70 percent over the last…


US Special Envoy Travels to Europe to Promote LGBTQI+ Rights

Commentary Actions matter far more than words in determining the Biden administration’s priorities. The administration is dealing with significant hotspots and thorny issues around the world: an ongoing war and refugee crisis in Eastern Europe resulting in 6.6 million Ukrainian refugees as of May 24; communist Chinese intimidation of Taiwan; Beijing’s gambit to control 10 Pacific…