Tag: Executive Branch

Biden Flies Omnibus Bill to St. Croix For Signing, Faces Backlash

While Buffalo residents continue to dig out of a blizzard that has reportedly killed at least 40 in western New York, President Joe Biden on Dec. 29 signed the $1.7 billion omnibus spending package in St. Croix, where he is vacationing with family at a beachfront villa owned by a billionaire couple who donated to…


$200 Million For Each Congressional District: Thomas Massie Blasts Washington’s $100 Billion Ukraine Aid

Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has criticized lawmakers for authorizing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine that could have been put to better use for the benefit of Americans. President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending omnibus bill on Dec. 29 aimed at keeping the government running until the fiscal year ends in September…


White House Says House Republicans Will Need to Resubmit Oversight Requests

The White House responded to recent oversight requests from House Republicans on Thursday by stating that those requests would have to be resubmitted. In two letters obtained exclusively by Politico, White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber reportedly vowed to act in good faith when responding to requests from incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer…


Biden Signs $1.7 Trillion Government Spending Omnibus Bill

President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion funding bill on Thursday that will keep the government running until the end of the federal fiscal year in September 2023. Biden had until late Friday to sign the package in order to avert a partial government shutdown. The vast omnibus bill, which totaled over 4,000 pages, was…


Biden Admin Approves $180 Million Potential Sale of Anti-Tank Systems to Taiwan

The Biden administration has approved the potential sale of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems to Taiwan for an estimated $180 million, the State Department announced on Dec. 28. The possible sale comes as tensions between communist Beijing and liberal-democratic Taiwan continue to escalate. According to a statement from the U.S. State Department, the Biden administration notified Congress…


US Marks Anniversary of Paul Whelan’s Detention in Russia

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is marking the four-year anniversary of the detention in Russia of American businessman Paul Whelan, whose continued imprisonment is one of several major irritants in tattered relations between Washington and Moscow. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday that securing Whelan’s release remains a top administration priority. U.S. officials…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Seeking Solution to Southern Border Crisis: House Democrat

A group of lawmakers from both aisles is working together to find a solution to the “humanitarian crisis” at the southern border, a House Democrat said. “What’s happening at our southern border is a humanitarian crisis. My colleagues, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and I are committed to…


Constitutional Law Professor Issues Warning After FBI Criticizes ‘Conspiracy Theorists’

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley sounded the alarm over the FBI’s recent statement decrying “conspiracy theorists” and “disinformation” after recent installments of the “Twitter Files” revealed that agents were in constant communication with Twitter. A spokesperson for the FBI told Fox News, in response to several “Twitter Files” installments, said that “conspiracy theorists” are “feeding…


Biden Admin Expands Crackdown on Ghost Guns

The Biden administration has dialed up its crackdown on so-called “ghost guns” by issuing guidance that basically expands the definition of what “readily converted” means in a new federal rule and making more do-it-yourself pistol parts subject to restrictions. In an open letter to firearms dealers (pdf) dated Dec. 27, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…


Twitter Files Show ‘Shocking Level of Government Overreach and Abuse’: Kash Patel

A Trump-era Pentagon official believes that the amount the FBI actually paid to Twitter to “censor free speech” is ten times higher than the $3.5 million that was revealed in a recent installment of the Twitter Files and that lawmakers in Congress should “keep digging” to uncover hidden ties between government and Big Tech. Kash…