Category: Executive Branch

Biden Announces 2 Republican Nominees for FTC Positions

President Joe Biden has announced plans to nominate Virginia Solicitor General Andrew Ferguson and Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak to serve as Republican commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The White House announced the GOP nominations—part of a longstanding practice to include bipartisan membership—in a July 3 press release. Senate lawmakers will need to vote to confirm…


Biden Official Says Social Media Companies Uncooperative in Addressing Fentanyl Crisis

Anne Milgram, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has said that social media companies haven’t been as cooperative as they could have in addressing the fentanyl crisis. “We have not until recently gotten nearly as much cooperation as we need,” she said on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” Social media…


Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Hails Ruling in Govt-Big Tech Censorship Case as Independence Day Triumph

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday hailed a major victory for the First Amendment after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction partially restraining the federal government from working with Big Tech companies to censor Americans’ speech on social media platforms. The decision, handed down on Independence Day, comes amid a lengthy legal battle…


Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Hails Ruling in Government–Big Tech Censorship Case as Independence Day Triumph

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday hailed a major victory for the First Amendment after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction partially restraining the federal government from working with big tech companies to censor Americans’ speech on social media platforms. The decision, handed down on Independence Day, comes amid a lengthy legal battle…


Biden to Host Sweden’s Prime Minister at White House as Nordic Country Struggles to Join NATO

President Joe Biden will host Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday at the White House, as the Nordic country’s path to NATO membership remains up in the air. Sweden has expressed a strong desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), citing heightened security concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. NATO…


What Presidents Have Done on the Fourth of July

WASHINGTON—Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve bailed to the beach, the mountains, the golf course, the farm, the ranch. In the middle of the Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sailing to Hawaii on a fishing and working vacation. It’s also…


Judge Delivers Major Blow to Biden Admin in Social Media Censorship Case

A federal judge has made a historic ruling by partially granting an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the Justice Department and the FBI from working with big tech firms to censor posts on social media. The injunction came in response to a censorship-by-proxy lawsuit brought by attorneys general in…


LIVE NOW: Bidens Host Barbeque with Active-Duty Military Families to Celebrate Independence Day

In celebration of Independence Day, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a barbeque with a group of active-duty military families at 5:00 p.m. ET on July 4. …


Bidens Host Barbeque with Active-Duty Military Families to Celebrate Independence Day

In celebration of Independence Day, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a barbeque with a group of active-duty military families at 5:00 p.m. ET on July 4. …


LIVE 5 PM ET: Bidens Host Barbeque with Active-Duty Military Families to Celebrate Independence Day

In celebration of Independence Day, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host a barbeque with a group of active-duty military families at 5:00 p.m. ET on July 4. …