Tag: Executive Branch

NBC Makes Big Correction in 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…


Military Chaplains Plan to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Pentagon’s Vaccine Mandate

On Aug. 15, a group of 42 chaplains seeking to challenge the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate on the grounds of religion filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On Sept. 28, their case was heard by Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Prenga. Eight weeks later, on Nov. 23, Prenga dismissed the…


US Announces $275 Million Package of Security Assistance for Ukraine

The United States has authorized a new $275 million aid package for Ukraine to address “critical security and defense needs,” according to the Department of Defense (DOD). This is the Biden administration’s 27th presidential drawdown of equipment from DOD stocks for Ukraine since August 2021 and comes a little more than two weeks since the…


Biden Administration Official Accused of Second Luggage Theft

A troubled Biden administration official, who was appointed to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, has been accused of stealing a woman’s luggage at an airport for a second time this year. Self-described gender fluid “pup handler” Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy, Sam Brinton, was put on leave by the department after the…


North Carolina Treasurer Wants BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to ‘Resign or Be Removed’

You might call it the “battle of BlackRock.” The conflict, which pits Republican officials in states across the country against the world’s largest asset manager, has only intensified in recent months. Just days ago, Florida became the latest state to pull money from BlackRock—in its case, $2 billion in state-controlled assets. The state’s chief financial…


Army Captain Separated From Service for Refusing Vaccine as House Passes Bill That Rescinds Military’s Vaccine Mandate

An Army captain was separated from the service for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine as the GOP attempts to roll back Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s military vaccine mandate. Capt. Stephen Rogerson (a pseudonym) has served in the Army for 17 years, and on Dec. 6, a three-person administrative board voted to separate him…


Watchdog Seeks Records on Biden Administration’s Inconsistent COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations

A watchdog is seeking records from the government on its inconsistent COVID-19 vaccine recommendation. Biden administration officials have for months claimed that a COVID-19 vaccine has become a once-a-year routine. “For a large majority of people, an annual COVID shot should be all they need,” White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said in…


LIVE 1 PM ET: White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. The Epoch Times will livestream the event starting at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…


LIVE NOW: White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. The Epoch Times will livestream the event starting at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…


White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. The Epoch Times will livestream the event starting at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…