Tag: Trump Administration

Senators Ask Biden to Maintain China Tariffs Imposed by Trump

A group of bipartisan senators have written a letter to President Joe Biden asking that he maintain the tariffs on Chinese imports imposed by the Trump administration. The senators, led by Republican Rob Portman, point out that the United States had imposed tariffs on $370 billion worth of Chinese goods in response to Beijing’s “discriminatory…


All the President’s Border Policies That Have Illegals Heading North

While a federal court has stayed the Biden administration’s attempt to lift pandemic-prompted restrictions on immigrants pouring across the southern border, that is just one setback in a largely successful push by the president to make it easier for migrants to enter, live, and work in the United States. Since Joe Biden’s first day in…


Johnson’s New Communications Chief Lobbied UK Government Not to Ban Huawei: Report

Boris Johnson’s new communications director lobbied the British prime minister’s office not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei in the UK, The Sun newspaper reported. On Feb. 5, following a string of resignations of his senior staff in Number 10 Downing Street, Johnson named Guto Harri, a former BBC journalist who served as his spokesman…


Dr. Ben Carson: The American Dream ‘Is Alive and Well’

Anybody in American can be successful, provided they work hard, according to Dr. Ben Carson. “Recognize that the American Dream is alive and well,” Carson, who founded the American Cornerstone Institute after serving in the Cabinet during the Trump administration, said on EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program. Carson, who grew up poor in Detroit, said he…


‘Meaningless Promises’: Expert Skeptical of China’s Pledge to Ease Journalists’ Visa Restrictions with US

For years, journalists and experts have complained about the Chinese regime’s tightening restrictions on foreign correspondents in the country—constraints not experienced by Chinese journalists operating in Western democracies with press freedom. In 2020, the Trump administration sought to confront this problem by imposing restrictions and rules on Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States,…


PART 2: Dr. Paul Alexander on the Politicization of Science and Why Healthy Children Shouldn’t Get COVID Vaccine

“If you say these vaccines are safe for my children…remove the liability protection.” Previously, in part one of our exclusive interview with Brownstone Institute’s Dr. Paul Alexander, an expert in evidence-based medicine and clinical epidemiology, we discussed booster shots, the data on natural immunity, and the failures of lockdown policies. Now in part two, he…


PART 2: Dr. Paul Alexander on the Politicization of Science and Why Healthy Children Shouldn’t Get the COVID Vaccine

“If you say these vaccines are safe for my children … remove the liability protection.” Previously, in part one of our exclusive interview with Brownstone Institute’s Dr. Paul Alexander, an expert in evidence-based medicine and clinical epidemiology, we discussed booster shots, the data on natural immunity, and the failures of lockdown policies. Now in part two, he…


Watchdog Says $400 Million Border Wall Contract Awarded Without Trump, Cramer Influence

A controversial $400 million border wall contract that prompted bitter charges by a top House Democrat of political interference by President Donald Trump and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) was not awarded improperly, according to an investigation by the Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector-General (IG). The IG said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) “contracting officials…


Blacklisted Huawei Pays Half a Million to Lobbyist to Influence White House

Chinese tech giant Huawei paid longtime Democrat lobbyist Tony Podesta $500,000 from July to September to lobby the White House, according to a recent government lobbying disclosure report. It’s not clear what policies Podesta lobbied on or whom he might have contacted at the White House. According to the disclosure form, it stated that lobbying…


Blacklisted Huawei Pays Half a Million to Tony Podesta to Lobby White House

Chinese tech giant Huawei paid longtime Democrat lobbyist Tony Podesta $500,000 from July to September to lobby the White House, according to a recent government lobbying disclosure report. It’s not clear what policies Podesta lobbied on or whom he might have contacted at the White House. According to the disclosure form, it stated that lobbying…