Tag: Executive Branch

Blinken Wraps Up Central Asia Tour Before G-20 Talks in India

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a contentious Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20. Blinken met Wednesday in Tashkent with senior Uzbek officials a day after warning his counterparts from…


Trump’s Truth Social Asks Congress to Investigate SEC Over Unfair Merger Delays

Former president Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social has asked Congress to investigate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its delayed merger alleging “egregious conduct and blatant politicization.” The parent company for Trump’s Truth Social platform wrote a Feb. 27th letter acquired by Just the News to the GOP-controlled House of Representatives to…


House Republicans Accuse Biden White House of Creating ‘Authoritarian-Style’ Digital Dollar

President Joe Biden and his administration are attempting to develop an “authoritarian-style” and “surveillance-style” digital U.S. dollar through executive orders, warned House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Tuesday. The four-term congressman recently introduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to prohibit “unelected bureaucrats” in Washington from issuing a central bank digital currency that critics argue…


White House Orders TikTok Purge from Government Devices

The White House on Monday ordered the removal of the Chinese-owned TikTok app from all government devices and systems within 30 days in a bid to keep U.S. data safe. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Twitter that the Biden administration “has made advancing our nation’s cybersecurity a top priority.” “Today, OMB…


Biden Administration Struggles With Child Labor Problem Amid Illegal Immigration Surge

The Biden administration has vowed to crackdown on a surge in the illegal exploitation of children for labor in the United States, citing a nearly 70 percent increase in kids being employed illegally by companies over the past five years. The Department of Labor (DOL) said in a statement on Feb. 27 said that it is working with the…


White House: China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Is ‘Not a Sustainable Option’

WASHINGTON—White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has voiced concerns about Beijing’s growing ties with Moscow and involvement in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, doubting that the Chinese peace plan would work. “We want them to make the right choice not to make it easier for Putin to kill Ukrainians,” Kirby told The Epoch Times. “They’re…


US to Loan Li-Cycle $375 Million for New York Recycling Plant

The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it will lend Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium by next year. The loan is the latest move by Washington to spur development of a domestic electric vehicle…


‘No Hostile Intent’ Toward North Korea, US Says of Its Support for Regional Allies

The United States said on Monday that its security supports for regional allies serve no hostile aim toward North Korea, rejecting North Korea’s claims that joint military drills in the region are “provocative” actions. U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that North Korea’s recent missile launches pose a threat to the United States and…


State Department Says Biden and Senior Officials Have ‘Repeatedly’ Probed China on Origins of COVID

The State Department said on Feb. 27 that President Joe Biden has repeatedly raised the need for Beijing to address the origins of COVID-19 with Chinese President Xi Jinping, following leaked reports that a lab leak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019 is the most likely origin of the global pandemic. According to…


New Bill Would ‘Protect American Sovereignty Against WHO’: GOP Senators

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced legislation in the upper chamber this month that they say would be a safeguard of American sovereignty against the World Health Organization (WHO). “This legislation would require any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the [WHO’s] intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty,…