Category: Politics

First Lady Jill Biden Touts ‘Biden Workforce Hub Initiative’ in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Promoting President Joe Biden’s “Investing in America” tour, First Lady Jill Biden launched the “Biden Workforce Hub Initiative” on July 12 in Ohio’s capital city. The workforce hub is designed to bring together leaders and stakeholders in education, government, private sector companies, and unions to train employees for jobs created by projects like Intel’s…


Democrat Congressman to Boycott Israeli President’s Joint Session Address

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said on July 13 that he will boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address before a joint session of Congress next week. When asked by The Epoch Times if he’ll be at the July 19 address, he said, “No.” “I don’t think Israel has gone far enough in protecting and uplifting Palestinian…


LIVE NOW: House Select Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on ‘Growing Peril for American Companies in China’

The House Select Committee on the CCP holds a hearing about the “Growing Peril for American Companies in China” at 7:00 p.m. ET on July 13.   …


House Select Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on ‘Growing Peril for American Companies in China’

The House Select Committee on the CCP holds a hearing about the “Growing Peril for American Companies in China” at 7:00 p.m. ET on July 13.   …


LIVE 7 PM ET: House Select Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on ‘Growing Peril for American Companies in China’

The House Select Committee on the CCP holds a hearing about the “Growing Peril for American Companies in China” at 7:00 p.m. ET on July 13.   …


CCP Has Donated $3 Billion to US Universities, but Experts Say Its Tip of Iceberg

The Chinese Communist Party has donated more than $3 billion to U.S. universities over the last 30 years. But that’s the tip of the iceberg, experts say, because the U.S. Department of Education does not consistently enforce the law requiring U.S. schools to report foreign contributions exceeding $250,000. Such contributions give the CCP and other…


AI to Cause White-Collar Unemployment, Societal Destabilization: Sen. Rubio

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to destroy great swaths of white-collar jobs and create societal instability, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) after receiving a briefing on AI from intelligence officials. Mr. Rubio, who was present when the officials briefed senators on the dangers of AI earlier this week, said that American regulations would not prevent the mass…


Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over FEMA’s Role in Facilitating Illegal Immigration

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) questioned a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official on the body’s participation in helping the United States cope with the crisis of illegal immigration. In a Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing entitled “The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell,” held on July 13, the future of FEMA…


Biden Official a No-Show for Hearing on $200 Billion in Pandemic Relief Fraud

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Guzman declined to testify at the July 13 House Small Business Committee hearing seeking to understand why her staff found $160 billion less waste and fraud in $1.2 trillion in federal pandemic spending than did the agency’s internal watchdog. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), the House panel’s chairman, said in…


House Committee Chair Subpoenas State Department for China-Related Document

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has subpoenaed the State Department for documents relating to the agency’s reported decision to withhold actions aimed at confronting threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on July 12 that he has filed a subpoena to Secretary of State…