House Republicans want to eliminate a tax on methane emissions and do away with a “greenhouse gas” reduction grant program as part of their “Unleash America’s Energy” campaign to roll back regulatory restraints on domestic production in the United States. A proposed ‘Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act,’ sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), would eliminate…
House GOP Puts New Methane Tax, ‘Greenhouse Gas’ Fund on Chopping Block
February 20, 2023
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Biden Arrives in Poland After His Secret Trip to Kyiv
President Joe Biden arrived in Poland by train following his surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During his two-day visit in Warsaw, Biden is slated to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda, a key ally of Kyiv and an outspoken critic of Moscow’s ongoing “special military operation.” On Monday,…
John Kirby Denies Allegation White House Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby categorically denied a report claiming the United States sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last week, saying “there is no truth” to the reporting from longtime journalist Seymour Hersh. Earlier this month, Hersh cited an anonymous source for his report claiming it was the U.S. government that destroyed a…
Buttigieg Urges Norfolk Southern to Support More Safety Regulation After Ohio Derailment
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on railway company Norfolk Southern on Sunday to support more industry regulations aimed at improving safety standards amid growing concerns about the environmental impacts of the company’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Norfolk Southern and your industry must demonstrate that you will not seek to supercharge profits by resisting higher…
Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Pledges $500 Million More Aid
President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, in a major show of support days ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he and the U.S. president discussed the provision of long-range weapons for Kyiv amid Ukraine’s repeated urgent appeals for…
US Says North Korea’s Missile Launch Highlights Destabilizing Impact of Kim Regime’s Weapon of Mass Destruction
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said on Monday that it was consulting closely with regional allies following North Korea’s latest “destabilizing” ballistic missile launches, which North Korean state media boasted was suitable for “tactical nuclear attack.” The missile launches came just two days after the North Korean regime claimed it conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile…
China Considering ‘Lethal’ Aid for Russia: Blinken
February 19, 2023
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The Chinese regime could be considering providing lethal aid to Russia, according to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, which, if confirmed, would represent an unprecedented escalation of China’s presence in the Russia-Ukraine war. “[F]or the most part, China has been engaged in providing rhetorical, political, diplomatic support to Russia. But we have information that…
‘We Don’t Know’ When US Aid to Ukraine Might End: Kirby
The United States will support Ukraine in defending itself against Russia for “as long as it takes,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Sunday in response to calls from Republican lawmakers to provide a timeline for when that muti-billion-dollar commitment might end. Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Kirby reiterated that the conflict, which…
Biden Applauds Fetterman’s ‘Brave’ Choice to Seek Treatment for Depression
February 19, 2023
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President Joe Biden on Feb. 17 praised Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) two days after the senator checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seeking treatment for clinical depression. “John, Gisele—Jill and I are thinking about your family today,” the president wrote in a tweet addressing Fetterman and his wife. “Millions of people struggle with…
Blinken Meets With Top Chinese Diplomat in Munich Amid Balloon Fallout
February 18, 2023
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in Munich on Saturday amid hopes to warm bilateral ties in the wake of a Chinese surveillance balloon fallout. “The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in U.S. territorial airspace,…
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