Tag: Politics

Republican Study Committee Aims to Balance Federal Budget in Seven Years

The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a 2024 budget proposal that would balance the federal budget in seven years while advancing conservative values, stabilizing Social Security, strengthening national defense, and slashing taxes on businesses and individuals. “It all boils down to something we’ve heard the president [Joe Biden] say quite a few times this…


Sen. Cruz Accuses Key Biden Counterterrorism Nominee of Aiding Terrorists, Blocks Her Nomination

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked the nomination of Elizabeth Richard, former United States ambassador to Lebanon, to be Department of State Coordinator for Anti-Terrorism put forward by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on the Senate floor on Wednesday, accusing Richard of appeasing and aiding terrorists. …


Students at Massachusetts School Revolt Against Gay Pride Celebrations

Students at a middle school near Boston revolted against Pride Month celebrations and destroyed rainbow decorations, according to school officials. The incident was sparked after the school’s Spectrum club for LGBT students celebrated the beginning of Pride Month by distributing rainbow stickers, plastering Pride signs, and by telling their peers to wear rainbow clothing, the Boston Globe…


Leader of Nation’s Largest Trump Club Reacts to Historic Court Appearance

PALM BEACH, Fla.—As the leader of the nation’s largest grassroots club supporting former President Donald Trump, Larry Snowden felt disquieted as he headed toward the Miami courthouse where he knew that Trump would make history in an unenviable way. Yet Snowden, president of Palm Beach-based Club 47 USA, says he was uplifted by what he…


House Passes Another Bill Protecting Gas Stoves From Being Banned

The House on June 14 passed another piece of gas stove legislation. Voting in favor of the Save Our Stoves Act—a bill that would block the Department of Energy’s proposed efficiency rule on gas stoves and similar appliances—were 249 representatives, while 181 went against the measure. The legislation passed just one day after the House…


Biden Vetoes GOP Measure to Roll Back EPA’s Heavy-Duty Truck Pollution Rule

As expected, President Joe Biden has vetoed a Republican-backed resolution that disapproves the federal government’s latest attempt to tighten air pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks. Biden announced his veto on Wednesday, accusing Republicans of trying to set back his efforts to improve the country’s air quality. “Earlier, I vetoed a Republican resolution to repeal an…


Blinken to Visit China, Seek Renewed Communications as Regime Expands Military

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to China this week to meet with Chinese communist leadership, the State Department has acknowledged. Blinken will meet with senior Chinese officials during a series of meetings in Beijing on June 18 and 19. He will seek to reestablish regular communications between the two powers, a State Department…


Biden Health Official Defends Forcing 2-Year-Olds to Wear Masks for Low-Income Financial Assistance

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra defended a policy requiring 2-year-olds to wear masks as a condition to participate in a low-income financial assistance program. The Head Start program is an HHS initiative that manages a series of facilities across the United States providing education, nutrition, and parental engagement services for…


Biden Health Official Defends Forcing 2-Year-Olds to Wear Masks

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra defended a policy requiring 2-year-olds to wear masks as a condition to participate in a low-income financial assistance program. The Head Start program is an HHS initiative that manages a series of facilities across the United States providing education, nutrition, and parental engagement services for…


Here’s What the 2024 GOP Candidates Said About Trump’s Arrest in Miami

Former President Donald Trump, who polls show is the Republican frontrunner for 2024, was arrested on Tuesday on federal charges in connection to whether he allegedly mishandled classified documents. Trump is largely ahead of the rest of the GOP pack, according to polls. A Quinnipiac poll shows Trump has 53 percent support among GOP voters,…