Category: Policy

How the Biden-Harris Migration ‘Fix’ Would Throw Good Billions After Bad

The journey of Central American migrants to the U.S. border – a perilous trip across thousands of miles of mountains and deserts – starts in places like the dry corridor in western Honduras. Many of the region’s 1 million small farmers still live in adobe huts with no running water and suffer acts of humans…


Biden’s Approach to China Draws From Both Trump and Obama: Senior Official

President Joe Biden’s China policy looks like an amalgam of the Trump and Obama administrations: a blend of the former’s collaborative approach with the hardline stance of the latter, according to the White House’s top aide on Asia. “It’s an interesting compilation and combination—almost an amalgam—of elements from President Obama and President Trump,” Kurt Campbell,…


Blinken Says China Acting ‘More Aggressively Abroad’

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired on Sunday that the Chinese communist regime had recently acted “more aggressively abroad” and was behaving “increasingly in adversarial ways.” Asked by CBS News’ “60 Minutes” if Washington was heading toward a military confrontation with Beijing, Blinken said: “It’s profoundly against the interests of…


Scalise ‘Very Open’ to Bipartisan Infrastructure Package That Does Not Raise Taxes

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said this week that he is open to working with Democrats to craft a package that would advance America’s infrastructure without raising taxes. Scalise made the comments at a virtual Axios event on Friday where he urged President Joe Biden to fulfill his promise for unity and put the brakes on an…


Sen. Cornyn, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill

A group of Senate Republicans, led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), have introduced a bill that would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws. “This bill focuses on two of our country’s most fundamental constitutional protections—the Second Amendment’s right of citizens…


Many Key China Issues Still ‘Under Review’ at Biden’s First 100 Days

WASHINGTON—As President Joe Biden’s first 100 days come to a close this week, a number of key policy positions and contentious issues remain “under review,” to use the White House’s terminology. Many relate to China, the United States’ strategic competitor, a rivalry that Biden has starkly defined, most recently in a speech to Congress on…


Connecticut Ends Religious Vaccine Exemptions for Students

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect. “Serious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough … have reemerged,” Lamont said in a statement. “The number…


Justice Department Ends Trump-Era Limits on Grants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during Donald Trump’s presidency that cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. In an internal memo seen by Reuters, acting head of the Office of Justice Programs Maureen Henneberg said that prior grant…


New York Mayor Says City Plans to ‘Fully Reopen’ on July 1

NEW YORK—New York City aims to “fully reopen” on July 1 after more than a year of closures and capacity restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday. “We are ready to bring New York City back fully on July 1,” de Blasio told a news briefing. “Now we can see that light at the…


NJ Lawmaker Proposes Using CARES Funds for Property Tax Relief Instead of Stimulus Payments for Illegal Immigrants

New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting $40 million in federal economic relief funds to illegal immigrants and instead use the funds for property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey have been struggling for years to pay their property…