Tag: Executive Branch

42 Biden Admin Officials Put on Notice by House Republicans

At least 42 Biden administration officials were sent letters by Republicans on House Judiciary Committee this month as they request testimony from a variety of different White House officials. Those letters primarily dealt with the suspected politicization of the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), investigations into U.S. border security, and Hunter Biden. A recent…


McCarthy’s Impeachment Push Against Mayorkas Not Likely to Succeed, Says Expert

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) attempt to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for the failure in dealing with the border crisis would not likely succeed, according to an immigration expert. On Nov. 22, McCarthy said that the House of Representatives would start impeachment procedures against Mayorkas when the 118th Congress convenes on…


Biden Admin Authorizes Chevron to Resume Oil Pumping in Venezuela

The Biden administration on Saturday authorized Chevron Corp.’s joint venture to resume oil pumping in Venezuela. “The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License (GL) 41, authorizing Chevron Corporation to resume limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela,” the Treasury Department said in a statement. The goal of…


Texas Comptroller Blasts Biden Administration Plan Advancing Retirement Funds Prioritizing ESG

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is finalizing a rule allowing companies to prioritize ESG policies when choosing retirement plans. It’s the last phase of a nearly two-year effort to reverse a Trump-era rule banning the practice. The department said it was implementing the rule to “remove barriers to plan fiduciaries’ ability to consider climate…


Relieved of Command for Vax Refusal, ‘I Still Came Out a Winner’: Former Army Commander

With the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates still in effect for U.S. military personnel, although evidence that the shots do not stop transmission and reports of adverse effects are mounting, many service members are making the decision to resign, giving up their livelihoods and retirement funds. Speaking during a Nov. 21 interview with NTD’s Capitol Report,…


Relieved of Command for Vaccine Refusal, ‘I Still Came Out a Winner’: Former Army Commander

With the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates still in effect for U.S. military personnel, although evidence that the shots do not stop transmission and reports of adverse effects are mounting, many service members are making the decision to resign, giving up their livelihoods and retirement funds. Speaking during a Nov. 21 interview with NTD’s Capitol Report,…


Top House Republican Reveals How GOP Will Target Hunter Biden’s Financial Ties to Father

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the likely next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said that Republicans will investigate more than 150 suspicious activity reports filed by banks concerning Hunter Biden’s transactions and will attempt to determine whether they’re linked to his father, President Joe Biden. In an interview with Just the News, Comer said that…


Biden Says He’s Not ‘Directly Engaged’ In Rail Strike Talks, Contradicting White House Press Secretary

President Joe Biden said Thursday that he has not been “directly” engaged in the negotiations to avert a potentially crippling rail strike, contradicting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre who repeatedly insisted that the president has been “directly” involved. Speaking to reporters outside a fire station on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, on Nov. 24, Biden said…


Biden Attacks ‘Semi-Automatic’ Gun Ownership, Vows to Push Firearm Curbs During Lame Duck Congress

President Joe Biden on Nov. 24 called for “much stricter gun laws,” saying that he plans to push for a ban on “assault weapons” during the lame duck Congress while labeling the idea of allowing “semiautomatic weapons” to be purchased as “sick.” Biden made the remarks after a meeting with local firefighters in Nantucket, Massachusetts,…


Gas on Thanksgiving Was $1.19 Higher Than When Biden Took Office

The gas price for this year’s Thanksgiving was, on average, $1.193 higher than when President Joe Biden assumed office on Jan. 20, 2021, indicating an increase of nearly 50 percent over a period of 22 months. The national regular gasoline price from GasBuddy, as of Nov. 24, was $3.586, compared to $2.393 when Biden was…