President Joe Biden’s $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget request includes $842 billion for the Pentagon, a $26 billion, or 3.2 percent, increase over this year’s military spending plan with the “growing multi-domain threat posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” again named the nation’s most pressing “pacing challenge.” Both Deputy Defense…
Pentagon’s $842 Billion Budget Focuses on China Threat
March 14, 2023
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Conservative Groups Urge Republicans to Reject Railway Safety Bill
March 14, 2023
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More than a dozen conservative organizations are encouraging members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan railway safety bill prompted by the Feb. 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. Led by conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks, the organizations charged in a Mar. 13th letter (pdf) that the new regulations…
Democrats Criticize Biden’s Failed Climate Promises in Approving Alaska Willow Oil Project
March 14, 2023
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The Biden administration’s decision to approve a 30-year oil-drilling project has sparked criticism from Democrats—and particularly progressives—from both chambers of Congress. The Department of the Interior (DOI) approved the Willow Project on Monday, allowing oil giant ConocoPhillips to move forward with a drilling plan within a northeastern section of the 23 million acres of the…
George Santos Introduces Bill Requiring President to Undergo Annual Cognitive Test
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill on March 13 that would require the president of the United States to undergo an annual cognitive test. The Executive Mental Competency Protection Act of 2023 would require the commander-in-chief to take a cognitive test every year no later than Jan. 1. “Regardless of political affiliation, this should…
Biden Administration Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Alaska
March 13, 2023
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The Biden administration’s decision to allow ConocoPhillips to proceed with its $8 billion North Slope Alaska Willow Project while making the Arctic Ocean off-limits to oil development and banning new leases on 13 million of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska’s 23 million acres is drawing criticism from all sides. But don’t count ConocoPhillips among the critics….
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Quashes 2024 Presidential Bid Reports, Throws Support Behind Biden
March 13, 2023
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has quashed rumors that he is planning to run in the 2024 presidential election while voicing his support for fellow President Joe Biden. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on March 12, Murphy was asked by host Margaret Brennan if he is considering making a White House bid following a recent New York Times report…
House Republicans’ Deregulation Drive Could Be Derailed by Spate of Train Wrecks
March 12, 2023
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House Republicans’ fast-track push for federal regulatory reform could be derailed by a nationwide spate of railroad accidents, including the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, that forced hundreds to flee their homes for days in fear that leaking toxic chemicals would explode. With residents exposed to still-undetermined health risks from…
Manchin Calls Out Podesta’s Remarks About China Being ‘Big Players’ in US EV Battery Production
March 11, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), the centrist Democrat who has been highly critical of Biden administration energy policy, released a statement on March 10 in which he called “beyond irresponsible” clean energy czar John Podesta’s remarks that day that Chinese companies will be “big players” in U.S. domestic production of EV batteries. Podesta made the comments at…
GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloon
March 11, 2023
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Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…
GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloons
March 11, 2023
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Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…
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