Tag: Executive Branch

Biden Administration Focuses on Equity in New Artificial Intelligence Efforts

The federal Department of Education on May 23 released an “Insights and Recommendations” report on artificial intelligence in education, part of a suite of Biden administration announcements that stress what they see as the need for “equity” in AI. “The department holds that biases in AI algorithms must be addressed when they introduce or sustain unjust…


LIVE NOW: President Biden, First Lady Mark First Anniversary of the Uvalde Tragedy

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden mark the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 24. …


President Biden, First Lady Mark First Anniversary of the Uvalde Tragedy

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden mark the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 24. …


LIVE NOW: White House Holds Daily Briefing Amid the First Anniversary of Uvalde Shooting

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 24, the first anniversary of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. …


US Debt Ceiling Default Deadline Is Still Early June, Yellen Warns

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated her projection that the U.S. debt ceiling default deadline is still early June, when her department might exhaust the extraordinary measures employed since January. Yellen confirmed at a virtual Wall Street Journal CEO Summit on May 24 that she would soon update Congress about government finances, adding that payment prioritization…


DOE Pulls Plug on Chinese-Owned Company’s Grant Application Months After Alarm Raised

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was never quite clear on why it allowed a Texas subsidiary of a Chinese-owned battery manufacturer to qualify as a grant applicant, even after the company’s links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were revealed during the department’s own vetting process. The DOE was equally opaque in curtly announcing…


Rep. Gaetz Shoots Down Talk of Removing Speaker McCarthy Over Debt Negotiations

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is shooting down suggestions of a rift within the body of House Republicans that could lead to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing control of the gavel over his debt ceiling negotiations. In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Monday, Gaetz said he has “no plans” to unseat McCarthy. While…


Yellen Sounds Alarm on Default in New Warning to McCarthy on Debt Ceiling Deadlock

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has issued a renewed—and alarmist—warning to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders, reiterating her earlier position that the country could run out of money to pay its debt obligations as early as June 1, but this time around expressing more confidence in her dire prediction. Yellen has repeatedly…


New York Democrats Call on Biden to Fast Track Illegal Alien Work Permits

Top New York Democrats have called on President Joe Biden to grant work permits to unemployed illegal aliens residing in NYC. Mayor of New York City Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Reps. Dan Goldman and Jerry Nadler of New York held a May 22 press conference in Brooklyn with progressive labor and business leaders, reported Politico. The leading…


COVID Vaccine-Injured Sue Biden Administration Over Censorship

A woman who suffered severe nerve damage after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and four others with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 vaccine injuries launched a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and his administration on May 22. Top government officials violated the plaintiffs’ rights to free speech and peaceful assembly when they pressured Big Tech companies to…