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Senate Votes to Block Biden’s ESG Investment Rule, President Set to Veto Measure

The U.S. Senate has voted to block a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that allows retirement managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when determining where to invest funds. The March 1 vote fell largely along party lines, with most Democrats voting against the joint resolution disapproving of the rule, and Republicans voting…


PREMIERING 3/2 at 7:30PM ET: Jeffrey Tucker: $6 Trillion Created Unprecedented Inflation, All to Feed the ‘Lockdown Machine’

“While we slept—while we thought the world was just fine—what was actually happening was a tremendous distortion of the production structures.” I sit down with Jeffrey Tucker, senior economics columnist for The Epoch Times and founder and president of The Brownstone Institute. Tucker says labor supply problems are approaching catastrophic levels with historically low worker-to-population…


House Republicans Ramp Up Inquiries Into Federal Response to Ohio Derailment

House Republicans are pushing forward with several inquiries into the Biden administrations handling of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) sent a letter (pdf) to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 27 to request information on the…


‘Unbelievable’: Youngkin Takes Aim at Biden’s Choice Not to Visit Ohio Derailment Site

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin expressed disbelief Sunday at President Joe Biden’s decision not to visit East Palestine, Ohio, where a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Feb. 3, leaking toxic chemicals into the ground, water, and air. In a Feb. 26 appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Youngkin noted that, while the president visited Ukraine…


The Wrong Priorities in White House Hiring Practices

Commentary The Biden administration’s priorities have been unchanged since January 2021. Here is part of the list from the official White House website: “… actions to control the COVID-19 pandemic, provide economic relief, tackle climate change, and advance racial equity and civil rights.” Those priorities were immediately incorporated in personnel policies through executive orders, for…


Tuberville Decries ‘Radical’ DOD Abortion Policy, Vows to Place Nominees on Hold

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…


Sen. Tuberville Vows to Place Hold on DoD Nominees in Protest Against New Abortion Policy

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…


Texas AG Sues Biden Administration Over $1.7 Tril­lion ‘Unconstitutional’ Spend­ing Bill

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and members of his administration over the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Paxton alleges that the $1.7 trillion federal omnibus spending bill was illegally signed into law by Biden in December. He asserts in his lawsuit, which he filed on Feb. 15, that the…


Texas AG Suing Biden Admin Over $1.7 Tril­lion ‘Unconstitutional’ Spend­ing Bill

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and members of his administration over the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The $1.7 trillion act is the latest massive omnibus bill from the Democrats that was allegedly illegally signed into law by Biden in December. Paxton asserts in his lawsuit, which he…


House Republicans Seek FBI Probe of Biden Appointee with CCP Ties

Six House Republicans have asked the FBI to investigate President Joe Biden’s appointee to the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) Business Advisory Council for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and potential violations of the Espionage Act. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas), charged in a Feb. 15 letter (pdf) to FBI…