House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) has criticized the IRS for failing to provide essential information in its much-anticipated report released on April 6. The tax agency unveiled its strategic operating plan in the report, disclosing how it plans to use the $80 billion in new funding provided by the Democrats’ Inflation…
IRS Report Fails to Provide Key Details, Republican Lawmakers Say
Western US Receives $585 Million to Bolster Water Infrastructure
Nearly $585 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be allocated toward water infrastructure repairs in the western United States, the Department of the Interior announced on April 6. The funds will go toward 83 projects across 11 states to “improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydro power generation, and provide…
Trump’s Indictment Damages the US in World Politics
Commentary A fundamental aspect of politics is that domestic events impact international ones and the reverse. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen deserves praise for demonstrating that the House leadership stands with Taiwan. That is an important deterrent message to communist China as its leader, Xi Jinping, weighs…
Biden’s HHS May Plan to Prioritize Organ Transplants by Race, Legal Group Warns, Launches Inquiry
Amid the Biden administration’s efforts to increase racial equity across government agencies, the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate what it suspects to be a forthcoming “racist overhaul” of the nation’s organ transplant system. Filed on…
Biden White House Says They’re Not Paying Attention to Trump Case as Former President Is Arraigned
The White House said President Joe Biden is staying focused on other issues and not closely following along with the charges against former President Donald Trump. “The president’s going to focus on the American people like he does every day, this is not something that is a focus for him,” White House press secretary Karine…
Cartels Using Migrants as ‘Human Shields’ for Drug Smuggling: Ex-Border Patrol Chief
As historic numbers of illegal migrants at the U.S.–Mexico border continue to draw the attention of law enforcement and the nation as a whole, the drug cartels are taking advantage of that distraction, according to former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. In a March 28 interview with Steve Lance of NTD News, The Epoch…
China, Iran Recruiting ‘Pawns’ to Target Critics in US, Intelligence Agencies Warn
China, Iran, and other repressive foreign governments are targeting their critics in the United States and recruiting “pawns” to help facilitate their schemes, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. In a new bulletin titled “Don’t Be a Pawn of Repressive Foreign Governments,” the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the FBI warn individuals and organizations…
Lawsuit Alleges Biden Admin Enforcement Failure Triggered Skyrocketing Drug Prices
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury for failing to enforce a drug price transparency rule. This rule mandates that group health plans and health insurers publish the prices of prescription drugs in order to provide consumers with…
Biden’s Policy on Private Prisons Produced Higher Costs, Less Control: DOJ Inspector General Report
A Biden administration policy to end federal contracts with private prisons is having the opposite of its intended effect, according to a new report from the office of Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Signed during President Joe Biden’s first week in office on Jan. 26, 2021, the executive order on “Reforming Our…
Senate Republicans Take Aim at Biden’s ‘Bloated’ Budget
Senate Republicans tore into President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget plan on March 22, holding that the administration has been “radical and reckless” in its spending. “The one thing I think Republicans agree on is the president’s budget spends too much, taxes too much, borrows too much, and underfunds our most important priority, which is national…
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