Month: February 2021

Video: Exposing the CCP Threat: Sen. Hagerty at CPAC

Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan under Trump, says his mission in the Senate now is to continue to expose the threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to make sure the Biden administration doesn’t “backslide” on holding the CCP accountable. Key issues he tells American’s to stay focused on is…


House Democrats’ Attempt to Pressure TV Carriers Could Trigger Lawsuit: Dershowitz

The attempt by several House Democrats to pressure television carriers to deplatform certain news organizations could trigger a lawsuit, law professor Alan Dershowitz said Saturday. “When the First Amendment says Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, it’s been interpreted to mean, take no action, it doesn’t have to be law. The…


America First Doctrine ‘Here to Stay’ Says Richard Grenell

Even though one of the biggest champions of “America First” policies, former President Donald Trump, has left office, the doctrine itself is “here to stay,” according to Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of U.S. National Intelligence. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 27, Grenell credited Trump for “successfully realigning…


Republican Members at CPAC Voted by Proxy for the House Bill

About a dozen Republican members of the House of Representatives used new rules to vote remotely against the new COVID-19 relief package. Reps. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.),…


Biden Praises House Passage of COVID-19 Relief Package, Calls on Senate to Quickly Act

President Joe Biden on Saturday thanked the House of Representatives for passing his COVID-19 relief package and urged the Senate to move quickly on the proposal. The lower chamber in the early hours of the day “took the first step toward making it a reality,” Biden said in prepared remarks from the White House. “And…


The Nation Speaks (Feb. 27): Senator Mike Lee, KT McFarland, Kash Patel, and More at CPAC

In this special episode of The Nation Speaks, we come to you from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. We sit down with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah); KT McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor; Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff for Department of Defense; Dave Brat, dean of Liberty University School of Business and former U.S….


The Nation Speaks (Feb. 26): Senator Mike Lee, KT McFarland, Kash Patel, and More at CPAC

In this special episode of The Nation Speaks, we come to you from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. We sit down with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah); KT McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor; Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff for Department of Defense; Dave Brat, dean of Liberty University School of Business and former U.S….


California Lawmaker Takes Aim at ‘Cancel Culture’ With New Bills

As the national conversation about “cancel culture” continues to heat up, one Southern California lawmaker is tackling the issue through policy. State Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) said her constituents have told her they experience “cancel culture” shaming for their political affiliations. They worry they’ll be discriminated against in various ways for their affiliations. In…


NYSE Begins Move To Delist Chinese State Oil Producer CNOOC

The New York Stock Exchange on Friday decided to begin formal delisting of Chinese state oil giant CNOOC Ltd based on an update to an executive order signed by former U.S. President Donald Trump in November last year. Prohibitions on CNOOC will take effect on March 9, 60 days after the company was added to…


Stock Gains Power Higher Berkshire Profit, Buffett Presses On With Stock Buybacks

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said stock market gains fueled a record quarterly profit, while the billionaire signaled investors are undervaluing his company by repurchasing another $9 billion of its stock. Berkshire’s fourth-quarter buybacks boosted the company’s overall stock repurchases to $24.7 billion in 2020, five times the record from a year earlier,…