Tag: Politics

FAA Launches Monthly Training for Air Traffic Controllers After Dozens of Near-Misses

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a monthly training series for the air traffic controller workforce, just weeks after announcing a multi-million dollar investment aimed at preventing near-misses throughout the country. The training sessions, part of what the FAA is calling its “Stand Up for Safety” series, will be held in collaboration with the National…


House Digs Deeper Into Chinese-Owned Battery Company’s Rescinded Grant From Biden DOE

House Republicans have voiced worries about the Biden administration’s energy-related spending, questioning a Department of Energy (DOE) official about how a Chinese-owned battery manufacturer was on pace to get hundreds of millions in taxpayer money before the Biden administration yanked the money away last month. That company, Microvast, somehow qualified for a $200 million grant…


Senate Banking Committee Passes Bill to Claw Back Bank Executive Pay

In the most significant bipartisan response since the banking turmoil this past spring, the Senate Bank Committee approved legislation to claw back compensation from bank executives after their financial institutions fail. The Recovering Executive Compensation from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act reins in the banking industry by imposing new fines for misconduct, restricting failed executives from…


Senate Banking Committee Advances Bill to Claw Back Bank Executive Pay

In the most significant bipartisan response since the banking turmoil this past spring, the Senate Banking Committee approved advanced a bill that would claw back compensation from bank executives after their financial institutions fail. The Recovering Executive Compensation from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act reins in the banking industry by imposing new fines for misconduct, restricting…


RFK Jr. Has Democrats Worried About Appearance at Libertarian Festival

The New Hampshire Democratic Party, already reeling from the likely absence of President Joe Biden on the state’s influential primary ticket, has publicly urged Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to cancel his appearance at the state’s annual PorcFest, one of the biggest libertarian events in the country. In a letter posted on social media, Ray Buckley,…


EPA Official Finally Testifies to House on Controversial Emissions Rules After Refusal in May

The House is no longer “Waiting for Goffman,” a top Environmental Protection Agency official who appeared before Congress on June 21 after declining to show up to a similar May 17 hearing. In both cases, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability wanted the Office of Air and Radiation’s Joseph Goffman to discuss his agency’s…


House Republicans Fail to Overturn Biden’s Veto of Debt Relief Plan

The attempt by House Republicans to overturn President Joe Biden’s veto of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at nullifying the president’s debt relief plan has failed with a vote of 221–206. To successfully override Biden’s veto, it would have needed a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, both of which…


Judge Sets Hunter Biden’s Date in Court Over Tax and Gun Charges

A federal judge has scheduled the first court appearance for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, who faces tax and gun charges. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday issued an order (pdf) requiring Hunter Biden to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26. Noreika…


Special Counsel John Durham, Rep. Adam Schiff Clash Over 2016 Trump Tower Meeting

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) challenged special counsel John Durham during a Wednesday congressional hearing, as Durham defended a recent report he issued that criticized the FBI’s handling of a 2016 investigation into then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Durham detailed his findings from the special counsel report he released last…


Collusion Between Feds, Big Tech on COVID Censorship Violated First Amendment, State Officials Say

Missouri and Louisiana sued the federal government over COVID-19 pandemic policies they claim violated the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans by colluding with Big Tech to censor anyone who dissented from the official line. “In May of last year, Missouri filed a landmark lawsuit against dozens of officials in the federal government to…