Politics

by Thomas Catenacci – GOP lawmakers have turned up the heat on the Biden administration, repeatedly slamming it for rising energy prices that consumers have experienced recently. “There’s nothing that’s becoming more expensive than gasoline today,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday. “And it doesn’t have to be Read more…

by Thomas Catenacci – House Democrats are set to begin a year-long probe into major oil corporations’ alleged decades-long “disinformation” campaign on climate change. Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna, the chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, an outspoken critic of oil companies, is spearheading the investigation alongside Read more…

by Harold Hutchison – Sen. Tom Cotton called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to “resign in disgrace” during a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. Cotton questioned Garland over an Oct. 4 memo that targeted parents protesting at school board meetings. “Thank God you are not on the Supreme Court,” Read more…

by Laurel Duggan – Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe spent over $100,000 on fake news advertising during his campaign, Fox News reported Wednesday. McAuliffe’s campaign purportedly used a Facebook page with a name similar to a local news outlet to link to third-party websites which promote Democratic candidates but Read more…

by Ailan Evans – The telecommunications industry, like other sectors, is suffering from ongoing supply chain chaos, with equipment delays and heightened costs endangering efforts to bring internet access to rural America. “The challenge is not so much on the fiber side of the equation, but instead it’s an issue Read more…

by Ailan Evans – A group of House Democrats on Wednesday called for a tax reporting proposal included in the Build Back Better Act to be scrapped, citing concerns over privacy. “Americans expect their bank or credit union to safeguard their financial information,” the Democrats wrote in a letter addressed to Read more…

by Sebastian Hughes – Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s new hypersonic weapon is “very concerning” and comes close to being a “Sputnik moment,” Bloomberg TV reported. The top military officer of the U.S. confirmed to Bloomberg that China had recently tested an Read more…

by Sebastian Hughes – The State Department issued the first U.S. passport with an X gender marker for Americans who identify as nonbinary, according to a statement from spokesperson Ned Price on Tuesday. “We look forward to offering this option to all routine passport applicants once we complete the required Read more…

by Kaylee Greenlee – A horseback unit of Border Patrol agents accused of whipping Haitian migrants near Del Rio, Texas, has not yet been questioned by federal investigators, ABC News reported on Tuesday. The agents were reassigned to desk duties as a federal investigation meant to conclude in a matter Read more…