Senator John Kennedy prompted a fiery exchange by asking how much 50 trillion dollars spent on carbon neutrality would actually lower global temperatures during Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk’s testimony on Capitol Hill this week. House and Senate republicans are criticizing the U.S. Navy for using a drag performer in its recruitment program. The George…
NTD News Today (May 5): Kennedy Stumps Energy Official on Carbon Neutrality; GOP Lawmakers Blast Navy for Drag Show
LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 19): Education Secretary Won’t Answer ‘What Is a Woman’ Question; Republicans Block Senator Feinstein Replacement
The Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, dodged questions when asked to explain what a woman is at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday. Senate Republicans are throwing up roadblocks at Democrats’ attempt to temporarily replace absent California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. In just over a year, Chinese police forced 230,000 Chinese nationals living abroad…
LIVE NOW: US Secretaries Speak at Conference of Mayors
United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Environmental Secretary Michael Regan, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Attorney General Merrick Garland deliver remarks at the United States Conference of Mayors’ 91st Winter Meeting in Washington. The Epoch Times will livestream the event at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 20. (Courtesy of U.S. Conference of Mayors) …
US Secretaries Speak at Conference of Mayors
United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Environmental Secretary Michael Regan, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Attorney General Merrick Garland deliver remarks at the United States Conference of Mayors’ 91st Winter Meeting in Washington. The Epoch Times will livestream the event at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 20. (Courtesy of U.S. Conference of Mayors) …
Germany: Former Nazi Camp Secretary, 97, Appeals Conviction
A 97-year-old woman is appealing her conviction in Germany of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders when she was a secretary to the commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. In a Dec. 20 verdict, the Itzehoe state court gave Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended sentence for being an…
German Court Convicts 97-Year-Old Former Secretary at Nazi Camp
BERLIN—A German court on Tuesday convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. Irmgard Furchner was accused of being part of the apparatus that helped the camp near Danzig, now…
US Commerce Secretary Says No Denying Supply Chain Is a Problem
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Friday that incremental improvements could be seen regarding supply chain disruptions but that the impact would continue into next year. “There’s a lot of work left to do,” Raimondo said on CNBC. “We’re making slow improvement. But there’s no denying that it’s a problem. I think we’re…
Pentagon Chief in Vietnam to Advance Ties but Rights Concerns Linger
HANOI—U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Thursday to nudge forward security ties with Vietnam that have been slowly deepening as both countries watch the Chinese regime’s activities in the South China Sea with growing alarm. Despite closer military relations, more than four decades after the Vietnam War ended in 1975, President Joe Biden’s administration…
With Eye on China, Pentagon Chief Heads to Southeast Asia
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin became the first member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet to visit Southeast Asia this week, seeking to emphasize the importance Washington places on fortifying ties in the region while pushing back against China. Austin arrived in Singapore on Tuesday at the start of his southeast Asia tour. He was greeted…
Senate Confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as Housing Secretary
WASHINGTON—The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress passed new benefits for renters and homeowners who have suffered economic losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fudge, who has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron in the…
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