Category: Democrats

Biden’s Budget ‘Falls Short’ on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, expressed concern on April 18 that President Joe Biden’s proposed budget “falls short” of what’s needed to combat illegal immigration along the southern border. Cuellar made comments expressing reservations about the budget during an April 18 hearing of the Appropriations Committee, where members…


Energy Department Struggling to Monitor Billions in Spending After Budget Doubles

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is congressionally mandated to spend $32 million each day for the next 1,261 days to “exhaust” nearly $500 billion before a Sept. 30, 2026, deadline authorized under four Biden administration economic stimulus bills adopted since 2021. Two bills don’t include funding for compliance assurance, while the other two earmark…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 19): Education Secretary Won’t Answer ‘What Is a Woman’ Question; Republicans Block Senator Feinstein Replacement

The Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, dodged questions when asked to explain what a woman is at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday. Senate Republicans are throwing up roadblocks at Democrats’ attempt to temporarily replace absent California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. In just over a year, Chinese police forced 230,000 Chinese nationals living abroad…


A Billionaire Progressive Has Transformed America—by Destroying It

He’s the biggest donor to the Democratic Party. He spent millions to elect district attorneys who are freeing felons to wreak havoc in American cities. Evidence of his influence is everywhere you look, from Ukraine to the U.N. And his billions back everything from the U.S. media to the climate change agenda. The 92-year-old’s legacy…


LIVE 10 AM ET: R. F. Kennedy Jr. Kicks Off Democratic Presidential Candidacy Campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicks off his Democratic Presidential Candidacy campaign against President Biden at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 19 in Boston. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine advocate. He is the son of the late senator, attorney general, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John…


LIVE 11:30 AM ET: R. F. Kennedy Jr. Kicks Off Democratic Presidential Candidacy Campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicks off his Democratic Presidential Candidacy campaign against President Biden at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 19 in Boston. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine advocate. He is the son of the late senator, attorney general, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John…


LIVE NOW: R. F. Kennedy Jr. Kicks Off Democratic Presidential Candidacy Campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicks off his Democratic Presidential Candidacy campaign against President Biden at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 19 in Boston. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine advocate. He is the son of the late senator, attorney general, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John…


[PREMIERING at 10AM ET] A Billionaire Progressive Has Transformed America—by Destroying It

He’s the biggest donor to the Democratic Party. He spent millions to elect district attorneys who are freeing felons to wreak havoc in American cities. Evidence of his influence is everywhere you look, from Ukraine to the U.N. And his billions back everything from the U.S. media to the climate change agenda. The 92-year-old’s legacy…


FTC Chair Admits ‘Things Could Have Been Done Better’ as Commission Workforce’s Morale Plunges

Confidence of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) career staff in senior leadership has declined by 34 percent under the management of Chair Lina M. Khan, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) told an April 18 congressional hearing considering a request for a 37 percent budget increase for the storied regulatory agency…


Senators Question Feasibility of EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards

Lawmakers questioned the feasibility of new vehicle tailpipe emissions proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which the agency predicts will lead to the mass adoption of electric light- and medium-duty vehicles within a decade. The April 18 hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety of the Senate Environment…