Tag: Policies & Impacts

Biden’s Policy on Private Prisons Produced Higher Costs, Less Control: DOJ Inspector General Report

March 23, 2023
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A Biden administration policy to end federal contracts with private prisons is having the opposite of its intended effect, according to a new report from the office of Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Signed during President Joe Biden’s first week in office on Jan. 26, 2021, the executive order on “Reforming Our…

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House Passes Bill Requiring Updates to State Department’s US–Taiwan Engagement Guidelines

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives on March 22 voted to approve legislation that would require the State Department to regularly review and provide updated reports on its guidelines for U.S. engagement with Taiwan. The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, introduced on Feb. 24 by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) was approved in a nearly unanimous vote of 404–7. The…

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Democrats Join TikTok Creators at Capitol Hill to Protest Possible Nationwide Ban

March 23, 2023
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Dozens of TikTok creators descended on Capitol Hill on March 22 in an effort to persuade the Biden administration not to ban the Chinese-owned social media app as the president faces growing pressure. The creators, many of them brandishing signs reading “Keep TikTok,” were joined by Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), and Robert Garcia…

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LIVE 12 PM ET: Reps. Miller, Luna, Nehls and Organizations Hold Press Conference to Call for Banning TikTok

March 23, 2023
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Reps. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Troy Nehls (R-Texas), joined by Heritage Foundation, Moms For Liberty, influencers, and grassroots demonstrators from across the United States hold a press conference at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 23 to urge a ban on TikTok. …

LIVE NOW: Reps. Miller, Luna, Nehls and Organizations Hold Press Conference to Call for Banning TikTok

March 23, 2023
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Reps. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Troy Nehls (R-Texas), joined by Heritage Foundation, Moms For Liberty, influencers, and grassroots demonstrators from across the United States hold a press conference at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 23 to urge a ban on TikTok. …

Reps. Miller, Luna, Nehls and Organizations Hold Press Conference to Call for Banning TikTok

March 23, 2023
Anna Paulina LunaChinacongressEpochTVEpochTV LiveLive VideosMary MillerNational SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsSocial IssuesTikTokTroy NehlsUSUS NewsVideo
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Reps. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Troy Nehls (R-Texas), joined by Heritage Foundation, Moms For Liberty, influencers, and grassroots demonstrators from across the United States hold a press conference at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 23 to urge a ban on TikTok. …

LIVE NOW: House Financial Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis and the CCP

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired);  Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA…

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House Financial Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis and the CCP

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired);  Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA…

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Janet Yellen’s Remarks See First Republic’s Stock Tumbling

March 23, 2023
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First Republic Bank, which has suffered significant losses since the onset of the banking crisis on March 8, saw its stock tank by 15 percent due to market concerns around the fate of the bank’s deposits. The chances of a full deposit insurance program being introduced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) still hang…

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Washington DC Metro Trying Another Strategy to End Fare Evasion

March 23, 2023
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The D.C. Metro train system, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), just announced its plan to spend an additional $40 million to install newly designed fare gates at all of their stations, making it more difficult to evade fares and curb revenue loss. The installation of the new gates, which were tested last year at…

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