Tag: Executive Branch

Biden Admin Pulls Trump-Era Deal Allowing Road Through Alaska Wildlife Refuge

March 15, 2023
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The Biden administration is withdrawing from a land exchange deal that would have given the green light for construction to begin on a road through the protected lands of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the administration’s withdrawal from the deal, initially made between the Interior Department and…

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Biden Admin Anticipates Lower Vaccine Costs for Seniors

March 15, 2023
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Biden administration officials are projecting that seniors on Medicare Part D will save hundreds of millions of dollars on vaccines because of the 2022 reconciliation bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Notably, the estimates don’t include COVID-19 vaccines, which fall under Medicare Part B. “The law makes many recommended vaccines free for…

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Trump’s Competitors Seek to Set Themselves Apart Without Scorning MAGA

March 15, 2023
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News Analysis As more Republicans challenge Donald Trump in the race for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, the former president’s dramatic impact on the GOP is becoming clearer. Everyone from Nikki Haley to Vivek Ramaswamy has sought to link themselves to “America First,” as they court Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Those Republicans hopefuls…

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Generals Warn Space, the Final Frontier, Is First Theater of 21St Century Combat

March 14, 2023
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Spaceplanes bristling with weaponry, satellites that capture “space architecture,” directed-energy lasers and electromagnetic shockwaves designed to instantly blind global communications, and missile-test debris fields menacing the congested and contested orbital paths that strap the planet. These are not highlights from an upcoming Sci-Fi Channel TV series but could be part of a History Channel documentary…

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US General on Space Race: China, Russia ‘Have Gone to School On Us’

March 14, 2023
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Spaceplanes bristling with weaponry, satellites that capture “space architecture,” directed-energy lasers and electromagnetic shockwaves designed to instantly blind global communications, and missile-test debris fields menacing the congested and contested orbital paths that strap the planet. These are not highlights from an upcoming Sci-Fi Channel TV series but could be part of a History Channel documentary…

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US Sues Rite Aid for Missing Opioid Red Flags

March 14, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing “red flags” as it illegally filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids. In a complaint filed in Cleveland federal court, the Department of Justice said Rite Aid repeatedly filled prescriptions from May 2014 to June 2019…

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Consumer Group Launches Anti-ESG Billboard Campaign in DC in Anticipation of Biden Veto

March 14, 2023
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Consumers’ Research, a non-profit organization focused on consumer education and advocacy, has launched a mobile billboard campaign opposing the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks in retirement investment funds. The mobile billboard campaign will run through Washington D.C., as President Joe Biden is set to preserve rules allowing retirement managers to consider ESG…

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Sen. Manchin Defends Biden Approval For Alaska Oil Drilling Project Amid Criticism From Democrats

March 14, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is backing President Joe Biden’s decision to approve an Alaska oil field development project amid criticism from within Democratic Party ranks. After lengthy deliberations and arguments for and against the Alaskan oil drilling proposal, known as the Willow Project, Biden decided on Monday to approve a scaled-down version of the Willow…

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Biden Signs Executive Order to Ramp Up Gun Control

March 14, 2023
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on March 14 to advance gun-control measures, including a step toward universal background checks, as much as current law will allow without requiring new legislation. Biden is set to announce the order in a speech at the site of a Jan. 21, 2023 mass shooting that killed 11…

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Pentagon’s $842 Billion Budget Focuses on China Threat

March 14, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget request includes $842 billion for the Pentagon, a $26 billion, or 3.2 percent, increase over this year’s military spending plan with the “growing multi-domain threat posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” again named the nation’s most pressing “pacing challenge.” Both Deputy Defense…

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