Month: February 2021

CPAC: Devin Nunes Says Pandemic Relief Bill Is a Slush Fund for Democrats

ORLANDO—Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill passed early on Saturday morning is a slush fund for blue states. Nunes compared the bill to the stimulus bill approved early during President Barack Obama’s first term at the White House, claiming that much of the money went to buy votes in blue…


Biden’s Energy Policies ‘Dangerous’ and Damaging to Economy: CPAC Panel

The Biden administration’s focus on moving toward alternative energy sources like wind and solar—despite an abundance of fossil fuels—will serve to gutter American’s energy dependence and economy, argued a panel of former and current politicians at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Former Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-Colo.) said on Saturday that there are increasingly more…


Medical Examiner’s Report on US Officer Brian Sicknick’s Death Not Yet Complete

The cause of death is not yet clear for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, the agency said on Friday. “The medical examiner’s report on Officer Brian Sicknick’s death, which followed the attack on the Capitol on January 6, is not yet complete. We are awaiting toxicology results and continue to work with other government…


Chinese National Charged for Trying to Steal American Intellectual Property Worth Millions

A Chinese businessman residing in Hong Kong was charged for conspiring to steal important trade secrets from General Electric (GE). 64-year-old Chi Lung Winsman Ng, aka Winsman was indicted on Friday. “Winsman Ng and his co-conspirators allegedly chose to steal what they lacked the time, talent or money to create,” said John Demers of the…


10 Death Row Inmates in Oklahoma Could Get New Trials

OKLAHOMA CITY—As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. The inmates have challenged their convictions in state court following the high court’s ruling last year, dubbed the…


Iran Condemns US Air Strikes in Syria, Denies Attacks in Iraq

DUBAI—Iran on Saturday condemned U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria, and denied responsibility for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq that prompted Friday’s strikes. Washington said its strikes on positions of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group along the Iraq border were in response to the rocket attacks on U.S. targets in…


Irvine Hopes Police Body Cams Will Build Transparency, Trust

The City of Irvine is moving forward with its plans of equipping its police force with body cameras. During its March 9 meeting, city council will consider authorizing a $3.3 million, five-year contract to secure the recording equipment. Council previously approved the implementation of a body-worn camera (BWC) program last June, and will now vote…


Conservatives Can Succeed in Fighting Cancel Culture: Chairman of Conservative Union

The quickly growing conservative movement supported by about half of the country’s population can succeed in fighting against cancel culture and other socialist radical policies, Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU) said Thursday on the eve of CPAC 2021. Schlapp’s organization co-founded the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the largest and most…


Video: Donald Trump Jr. Speaks at CPAC: Reigniting the Spirit of the American Dream

Donald Trump Jr. spoke about reigniting the spirit of the American dream at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. From NTD News


Voting for ‘Big State’ Policies Will Lead to Tyranny: Dave Brat

Former congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) said Friday that voting for “big state” policies amounts to exchanging liberties for fleeting protections and it will ultimately lead to tyranny. Brat told The Epoch Times at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)—the largest annual conservative conference—that Americans who value limited government need to act and oppose what he described…