Category: biden

Holding China to Climate Change Promises Seeing a Dead End? Biden Admin’s Hope for a Change

Climate change is one of the biggest issues on the world stage. Yet China is allowed to continue as the top polluter. Is the world doing enough to fight climate change if China’s not required to do much until 2030? Its repeated failure to meet climate change goals is met with only appeasement from the…


Trump, Graham Decry Biden Plan to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) decried President Joe Biden for his decision to pull from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) amid skyrocketing energy costs. The announcement, made in a White House press release, comes as the United States faces unprecedented inflation, which has had the most notable effect on the energy sector….


TC Energy Seeks to Recoup Costs From US for Cancelled Keystone XL Pipeline Project

WASHINGTON—Pipeline giant TC Energy is formally seeking compensation from the U.S. government for the cancellation of the cross-border Keystone XL expansion project. The Calgary-based company has officially filed a request for arbitration in its bid for “economic damages” resulting from President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the project. Cancelling the presidential permit issued by predecessor…


Trump vs Biden on the China Threat

Commentary When facing a threat as formidable as that posed by the Chinese regime, a consistent strategy of resistance is necessary. The United States has to lead the world in such an enormous effort due to its capabilities. For too long, it did not. Before the Trump administration, there was consistency from Bill Clinton through…


Sen. Sinema Says She Doesn’t ‘Bend to Political Pressure’ Amid Criticism on Transparency

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Friday said she had been elected to “be a workhorse not a show horse,” as she pushed back against criticism of her negotiating methods regarding legislation. In an interview with ABC15 Arizona, Sinema, a lead negotiator for the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill, said her focus is now to manage…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Nov. 22)

President Biden, renominating Fed chair Jerome Powell for another term. Looks like a smooth confirmation ahead. We have analysis. General Motors now exploring electric boats — buying stake in a company that makes electric boat motors. The deal is supposed to benefit both companies.


Senate Democrats Denounce Biden Fed Nominee

Jerome Powell, who President Joe Biden has picked to head the Federal Reserve for a second term, is facing criticism from Democrats in the Senate for his track record on climate change and bank deregulation. Powell was originally nominated to the central bank’s board of governors under President Barack Obama in 2012. In 2018, President…


Some Senate Democrats Oppose Biden Fed Nominee

Jerome Powell, who President Joe Biden has picked to head the Federal Reserve for a second term, is facing criticism from Democrats in the Senate for his track record on climate change and bank deregulation. Powell was originally nominated to the central bank’s board of governors under President Barack Obama in 2012. In 2018, President…


Survey Reveals Thanksgiving Food Costs Up 14 Percent

The annual Farm Bureau Thanksgiving survey has revealed that the cost of food for the traditional holiday meal has increased by an average of 14 percent, largely due to the heightened cost of turkey. The traditional shopper survey evaluated prices between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8, approximately two weeks in advance of the holiday. The…


Rep. Golden Only Democrat to Vote Against Biden’s Build Back Better Act

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to vote against the party’s Build Back Better Act on Friday, arguing that the bill’s tax changes would benefit the wealthy. “Throughout consideration of the Build Back Better Act, I have been focused on getting the best possible deal for my constituents. That means digging into the…