Tag: Heritage Foundation

$32 Billion for Public Transit in COVID-19 Relief Bill Wasteful, Researcher Says

The more than $32 billion promised to public transit agencies in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is excessive and wasteful, according to David Ditch, budget and transportation researcher at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, who says the money represents an effort to perpetuate a political gravy train. The money represents some…


Mike Pence Joins Think Tank to Help ‘Lead the Conservative Movement Into the Future’

Former Vice President Mike Pence will join the Heritage Foundation, where he will advise on public policy issues and help propel the conservative movement forward, the think tank said in a statement. “I am profoundly honored to join them as a distinguished visiting fellow to advance conservative policies that will benefit every American,” Pence said on…


Three Trump-era Homeland Security Officials Join Conservative Think Tank to Help Counter China Threat

Three former homeland security officials who served in the Trump administration are set to join the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, where their focus will include countering the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of homeland security, Ken Cuccinelli, former deputy secretary of homeland security, and Mark…


3 Trump-Era Homeland Security Officials Join Heritage Foundation

Three former homeland security officials from the Trump administration are set to join the Heritage Foundation, where their focus will include countering threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the conservative think tank said in a statement. Chad Wolf, the former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli, the department’s former deputy secretary, and…


New Analysis Finds Mask Mandates Not Stopping CCP Virus Surge

There may be more effective interventions to control the spread of the CCP virus in the United States and elsewhere than government-ordered mask mandates, the authors of a new study say. The 25 U.S. counties with the highest number of officially reported cases of CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, have rigorous mask mandates…