Category: Policies & Impacts

Democrat AGs Push Back After SCOTUS Ruling, Say They Will Support Corporate DEI Efforts

A group of Democrat attorneys general are pushing back on the behalf of corporations, stating on Wednesday they would not be prosecuting companies for their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the use of race in the consideration of college applicants had a quick ripple effect, bringing on a…


Physician-Owned Hospitals Foster Competition and Reduce Costs, Doctors Say

Dr. Terry Gerard became a doctor because he wanted to help people. The emergency room physician from Durant, Oklahoma, told The Epoch Times that he now feels he spends more time helping insurance companies get paid than he spends with his patients. “Medicine has a lot of bureaucracy; it creates a barrier between the patient…


Lab Grown Artificial ‘Meat’ May Actually Be Worse for the Environment

Lab grown “meat” may be potentially worse for the environment than actual beef and may have an even larger carbon footprint, according to a recent study. This follows the USDA’s approval of the FDA’s decision on June 21 to greenlight the sale of lab-grown meat to American consumers. GOOD Meat, a company that grows cell-based meat…


Military Academy Chiefs Grilled Over Race-Based Admissions, DEI Programs

Three United States military service academy superintendents held their ground under withering questioning by Freedom Caucus conservatives about race-based admission goals and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) curriculum during a July 19 hearing before a House Armed Forces Committee sub-panel. U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck,…


Democrats’ Supreme Court Ethics Bill Would Destroy Court, Sen. Graham Says

Republicans will vigorously fight a Democrat-backed bill that would regulate the Supreme Court when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on the measure on July 20. “Tomorrow will be one hell of a fight,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said at a late afternoon press conference in the U.S. Capitol on July 19. “The effort by the…


Opposition Grows to Biden Admin’s Climate Crackdown on Dishwashers

A coalition of over a dozen industry and consumer groups has issued a scathing criticism of the Biden administration’s proposed regulatory crackdown on dishwashers as part of a sweeping fight against the perceived dangers of climate change. After first aiming at gas stoves to cut greenhouse gases, the Biden administration has turned its attention to…


GOP Doctors Slam CDC Guidance on Transgenders ‘Chestfeeding’ Infants, Request Scientific Basis for Claim

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is being questioned by GOP doctors in the Senate about its controversial guidance saying that transgender people can breastfeed children and suggesting that such individuals take drugs for lactation. According to the CDC, transgender and non-binary individuals “may give birth and breastfeed or feed at the chest (chestfeed).”…


What Previous Jan. 6 Trials Tell Us About Trump’s Potential Indictment: Joe Hanneman

Former President Donald Trump announced he will likely be arrested and indicted for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 protests, and that he received a letter saying he is the “target” of the probe. We speak to Joe Hanneman, lead reporter on Jan. 6 at The Epoch Times, about what previous trials can tell…


[PREMIERING 7/20, 7:30PM ET] Defecting From the ‘Ultimate Propaganda Country’: Hyun-Seung Lee on North Korea’s Oppressive Regime, Its Relationship With China, and Its Nuclear Bluster

“I’ve communicated with some people inside of North Korea, and I heard from them that the recent famine is very similar to [the] 1990s famine. And, as we all know, almost 3 million people died of starvation during that time.” Hyun-Seung Lee, otherwise known as “Arthur” Lee, is a former member of the North Korean…


J&J Sues Biden Administration to Block Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Johnson & Johnson sued to stop the U.S. government from empowering Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare recipients. The major drugmaker became the third player in the industry attempting to halt the Medicare drug-price negotiations established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), in a claim filed in the U.S. District…