Tag: Executive Branch

White House Ahead of Biden’s SOTU Address: ‘State of the Economy Is Strong’

February 6, 2023
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President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday. Outgoing National Economic Council (NEC) director Brian Deese presented reporters with a preview of how the president will address the economy and a broad array of economic issues in his speech. The key objective when discussing the economy during…

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Texas to Sue Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing

February 6, 2023
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 6 issued a notice of intent to sue two Biden administration agencies over an endangered species listing for the lesser prairie chicken, adding to a growing number of states resisting the decision. “This rule was a targeted attempt to implement an unlawful, top-down federal approach aimed at advancing…

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US Sharing Info About Spy Balloon With ‘Allies and Partners Around the World’: State Department

February 6, 2023
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Amid intense criticism and scrutiny over the military and intelligence community’s failure to detect and prevent the entry of a Chinese spy balloon into U.S. airspace, even after at least three previous incursions of a similar nature, a spokesman for the State Department has tried to portray the Biden administration as taking a proactive approach,…

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Rep. Greene Calls for Probe on Why Trump Was Unaware of Alleged Chinese Balloons

February 6, 2023
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called for a congressional investigation into why former President Donald Trump wasn’t apparently told about Chinese spy balloons that allegedly crossed over the United States when he was in office. “If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese Spy Balloons during his administration…

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US Military Reveals Size of Chinese Spy Balloon, Possible Explosives

February 6, 2023
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U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck told reporters Monday that the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down last weekend was hundreds of feet in diameter. “The balloon assessment was up to 200 feet tall [and] it weighed a couple thousand pounds,” said VanHerck, the commander for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern…

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Biden Admin Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

February 6, 2023
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Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…

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Biden Admin Retrospectively Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

February 6, 2023
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Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…

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Congressional Intel Leaders to Be Briefed on Trump, Pence, Biden Classified Documents

February 6, 2023
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A staffer for House Intelligence Committee Leader Michael Turner (R-Ohio) told The Epoch Times on Feb. 6 that Congressional intelligence leaders will be briefed this week on the classified documents cases involving President Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Turner, the top intelligence Republican, first announced that briefings will take place…

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Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Responds to Claims of Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Presidency

February 6, 2023
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Former national security adviser John Bolton said that it would be problematic if alleged Chinese spy balloons transited over the United States under the Trump administration without federal officials being notified at the time. There were a flurry of reports over the weekend, citing allegedly anonymous U.S. officials, that claimed Chinese balloons flew over the…

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Republicans Criticize Biden Over Chinese Spy Balloon

February 6, 2023
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Republican senators have criticized President Joe Biden over his handling of the Chinese spy balloon, but Democrats in the Senate said the criticism is unfounded. The balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina by a U.S. fighter jet on Feb. 4, after having flown over several Midwest states. According to the Pentagon,…

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