Category: Executive Branch

‘I Don’t Have Any Regrets’ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Says of Deadly Afghanistan Withdrawal

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has shared that he has “no regrets” over the way in which the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, during which 13 service members and hundreds of civilians were killed in a suicide bombing attack near the Kabul airport. Austin made the admission before lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee on March 29…


White House Stonewalls on IRS Agent’s Visit to Home of ‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Matt Taibbi

The White House on Wednesday remained silent when asked whether a visit by an IRS agent to “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi’s home on the day he was testifying in Congress on government abuse of power was politically motivated. Taibbi, who’s been a journalist for decades, was one of several reporters to be granted exclusive…


White House Quiet on IRS Agent’s Visit to Home of ‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Matt Taibbi

The White House on Wednesday remained silent when asked whether a visit by an IRS agent to “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi’s home on the day he was testifying in Congress on government abuse of power was politically motivated. Taibbi, who’s been a journalist for decades, was one of several reporters to be granted exclusive…


LIVE 9 AM ET: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Weaponization of the Federal Government’

The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing on the “Missouri v. Biden” U.S. Supreme Court case at 9:00 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony from Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.);  Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Special Assistant Attorney General D. John Sauer. …


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Weaponization of the Federal Government’

The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing on the “Missouri v. Biden” U.S. Supreme Court case at 9:00 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony from Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.);  Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Special Assistant Attorney General D. John Sauer. …


LIVE 8:30 AM ET: House Armed Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cyberspace Military Operations

The House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing on Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in the 21st Century at 8:30 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb; and U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone. …


LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cyberspace Military Operations

The House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing on Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in the 21st Century at 8:30 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb; and U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone. …


House Armed Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cyberspace Military Operations

The House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing on Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in the 21st Century at 8:30 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb; and U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone. …


Senate Votes to Repeal Biden Regulation of US Waters, Wetlands

The Senate passed a resolution on March 29, 53–43, to repeal a Biden administration regulation of U.S. waters and wetlands. The disapproval resolution passed the House on March 9, 227–198. It was passed in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to strike down regulations within 60 days of passage. However, President Joe…


Netanyahu Rejects Pressure From Biden to Halt Judicial Reform

HAIFA, Israel—Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu rejected pressure from U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday to halt the judicial reform that has sparked massive protests across the country. Israel is a sovereign country that makes its decisions according to the will of its people and not based on pressure from abroad, “including from the best of…