White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Friday that President Joe Biden is opposed to any proposals to raise the gas tax. Psaki said that Biden “knows that gas prices are a pain point for Americans—especially the middle-class families he’s put at the center of his economic agenda.” “That’s why President Biden…
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Senate Republicans unveil a new infrastructure spending bill, to counter President Biden’s proposal. How much is it worth, and what’s in it? How much does the average American pay in taxes throughout their lifetime? We have the answer, and it might surprise you. Iran is the latest country to crack down on bitcoin mining. China did the same last…
Republicans Press GAO for Report on Biden’s Halt on Border Wall Construction
House Republicans are urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to issue their assessment of President Joe Biden’s decision to halt funds appropriated by the 116th Congress for the construction of the southern border barrier, as being either legal or illegal under current laws. In their most recent attempt to get answers about the legality of Biden’s border wall funding…
Climate Change and the Energy Transition Demand a US Mining Revolution
May 25, 2021
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Commentary “Today, the data shows a looming mismatch between the world’s strengthened climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals that are essential to realizing those ambitions,” says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Yet the United States and the world are in the midst of a great “energy transition” to fight…
Biden’s Solar Ambitions Collide With China Forced Labor Complaints
May 24, 2021
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BEIJING—The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced by forced labor. A big hurdle is polysilicon, used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels. The global industry gets 45 percent of its supply from Xinjiang, the northwestern region where the ruling…
Biden Sends Secretary of State to Middle East to Speak to Israel, Palestinian Leaders
President Joe Biden’s secretary of state will travel to the Middle East this week to speak with leaders in Israel and other partners in the region, the White House announced Monday. Biden, a Democrat, credited America’s “quiet, intensive diplomacy” with helping bring about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a terrorist group that operates out…
Uyghur Groups Frustrated With US Inaction Against Genocide
Commentary Uyghur groups are quietly frustrated with slow action by the president and Congress against the Uyghur genocide, as the government appears unable to override business interests bent on appeasing China. The Chinese Communist Party-led government detained, for reeducation, forced sterilization, and forced labor, approximately 2 million Uyghurs over the past years in what amounts…
Biden Appoints Special Envoy to North Korea, Commits to Diplomacy
May 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will appoint career diplomat Ambassador Sung Kim as a special envoy to North Korea as the United States and South Korea affirmed their shared commitment to engage diplomatically with the rogue nation to end its nuclear program. Biden made the announcement at a joint press conference with South…
Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Bill Into Law
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that overwhelmingly passed Congress in a rare show of bipartisanship. “Silence is complicity and we cannot be complicit. We have to speak out. We have to act,” Biden told lawmakers. “That’s what you’ve done. And I can’t thank you enough. I’m proud…
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