Tag: Executive Branch

Congressional Bill Aims To Protect Journalists From Government Surveillance

American journalists may soon have protection from Congress against attempts by the federal government to seize their private data. A bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate reintroduced the PRESS Act (Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying) on June 21 to limit the government’s ability to compel reporters to disclose data that might reveal the identities…


House Panel Rejects Bid to Boost Ukraine Funding by $500 Million in US Defense Budget

The House Armed Services Committee on June 22 rejected a proposed amendment within the proposed U.S. defense budget calling for a $500 million boost in a fund that allows the Pentagon and Biden administration to dispatch assistance to Ukraine without Congressional approval. The measure was among 800 amendments approved by the committee in moving the…


Key Figure Departs From the Biden Administration’s ‘Vast Censorship Enterprise’

President Joe Biden’s digital director Rob Flaherty, a central figure in the administration’s efforts to shape social media narratives as part of a censorship-by-proxy effort, is leaving the White House by the end of the month, a court filing shows. Flaherty, a veteran of Biden’s 2020 campaign, has been overseeing the biggest-ever White House digital…


Biden Stands by His Comments on Xi Being ‘Dictator,’ Sees No Change in Relations With Beijing

President Joe Biden stated on Thursday that his comments about Chinese leader Xi Jinping being a “dictator” will have no real impact on the U.S.–China relationship. During a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden said that he stood by his remarks on Xi. When asked by a reporter if his words…


Biden Stands by Referring to Xi As ‘Dictator,’ Sees No Change in Relations With Beijing

President Joe Biden stated on June 22 that his referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator” will have no real effect on the U.S.–China relationship. During a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden said that he stood by his remarks on Xi. When asked by a reporter whether his…


Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


ANALYSIS: Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 22 on “Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice” to examine the Department of Justice’s unprecedented re-prosecution of Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence was originally commuted by President Donald Trump. Brett Tolman, Executive Director of…


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 22 on “Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice” to examine the Department of Justice’s unprecedented re-prosecution of Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence was originally commuted by President Donald Trump. Brett Tolman, Executive Director of…


House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing to ‘Examine Agency Responsiveness to Subpoenas and Oversight Requests’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET. on June 22 on “Compliance with Committee Oversight” to “examine agency responsiveness to subpoenas and oversight requests.” Zephranie Buetow, assistant secretary at the Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Carlos Uriarte, assistant attorney general at…