Tag: Executive Branch

LIVE NOW: The Bidens Participate in a US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Event

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 12, to participate in Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots sorting event, in celebration of Toys for Tots’ 75th Anniversary. The Epoch Times will livestream the event from 12:40 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this…


The Bidens Participate in a US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Event

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 12, to participate in Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots sorting event, in celebration of Toys for Tots’ 75th Anniversary. The Epoch Times will livestream the event from 12:40 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this…


Elon Musk Targets Fauci in Viral Posts: ‘Just One More Lockdown, My King…’

Twitter owner Elon Musk has targeted former White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in a pair of viral tweets on Sunday, including one that appears to call for legal action against the man who has been a lightning rod of criticism over COVID-19 lockdowns. In one tweet that at the time of reporting had over…


US Condemns Hong Kong Media Tycoon’s ‘Grossly Unjust’ Jail Sentence

The United States has condemned a Hong Kong court decision to sentence pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to prison, a move that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime has characterized as an attempt to “whitewash criminals.” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Sunday urged Chinese authorities “to respect freedom of expression, including for the…


Feds Doling out $2.3 Billion to ‘Expand and Modernize’ Intercity Passenger Rail

The federal government is looking to dole out nearly $2.3 billion to “expand and modernize” intercity passenger rail across the country. But a leading transportation analyst says that Amtrak, the nation’s passenger railroad, doesn’t have any plans to break even. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the money in a Notice of Funding Opportunity published…


White House: Russia Would Not Release Ex-Marine Paul Whelan in Prisoner Swap

White House spokesman John Kirby said the Russian government would not have agreed to release former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in a prisoner swap involving Russian nationals after Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. On Sunday morning, Kirby said that trading Whelan was “never a choice posed by the…


House GOP Leader Plans to Subpoena US Intel Agents Who Dismissed Hunter Biden Story

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he is vowing to issue subpoenas to 51 former U.S. intelligence officials who said that the New York Post’s Hunter Biden story in the fall of 2020 may be a Russian disinformation scheme despite no evidence indicating that it was. “Those 51 intel agents that signed a letter…


Marine Deprived of Promotion For Refusing Vaccine Mandate, Wife Says

A Marine Corps major’s promotion has been indefinitely suspended over his religious objection to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the officer’s wife. Maj. Nick Harwood was selected for a promotion to lieutenant colonel in December 2021, a recognition of his outstanding record of military service. It was due to take effect this year, but Harwood’s…


US Sanctions CCP Official for Persecuting Falun Gong

The United States has sanctioned a Chinese official for his role in persecuting the faith group Falun Gong, which the communist party ruling China has targeted in an unrelenting eradication campaign for more than 23 years. Tang Yong, formerly a deputy director of the Chongqing Area Prisons in southwestern China, is now designated a gross…


NBC Makes Big Correction to Report on US–Russia Prisoner Swap

NBC News has updated a story that initially claimed President Joe Biden’s administration had a choice between freeing basketball player Brittney Griner and Marine veteran Paul Whelan in the prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Citing a person described as a “senior U.S. official,” NBC initially reported that the U.S. government wanted both…