Tag: Joe Biden

White House Dodges Questions About Hunter Biden’s Laptop

The White House has avoided questions related to an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the now infamous laptop belonging to Hunter uncovered by journalists in 2020. The laptop containing emails detailing how Hunter used his father’s political power as leverage in overseas business dealings was first…


China the Main Beneficiary of Sanctions Against Russia

Commentary With the United States and many European Union countries imposing trade sanctions on Russia and banning the import of Russian oil, it is timely to see who the losers and winners are of this ban. As I have previously written, trade sanctions rarely hurt the country that they are imposed on as they are…


Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Attending Event With Biden

Ireland’s prime minister on March 16 tested positive for COVID-19 and left an event in Washington attended by U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tested negative for COVID-19 on an antigen test on Wednesday afternoon but was tested a second time after a member of his delegation…


Zelensky Outlines Demands for Ukraine–Russia Negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address on Thursday outlined the country’s key priorities for peace talks with Russia. “Negotiations are ongoing. Negotiations for the sake of Ukraine,” said Zelensky. “My priorities in the negotiations are absolutely clear: the end of the war, security guarantees, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity, real guarantees for our country,…


Biden Under Fire Over Supreme Court Nomination Process | Larry Elder

President Joe Biden has promised to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court during his time in office. However, as a U.S. senator during George W. Bush’s presidency, he filibustered a black woman nominee twice to block her from the Supreme Court. But of course, she’s not the only conservative black person to…


Biden Announces Additional Military Support to Ukraine, Including Small Arms for Civilians

President Joe Biden announced an additional $80 million in new support to Ukraine Wednesday bringing the total U.S. military aid to Ukraine this week to $1 billion. The defense package meant to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine includes 800 anti-aircraft systems and 9,000 anti-armor systems, Biden said. It also includes 7,000 small…


Biden to Attend NATO Summit in Europe Amid Ongoing Russia–Ukraine War

President Joe Biden is planning to travel to Europe next week amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the White House announced Tuesday. The President will attend a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24 “to discuss ongoing deterrence and defense efforts in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine” White…


Police Departments Report Spike In Gas Thefts Amid Rising Fuel Prices

With sharply rising gasoline prices come nefarious methods criminals use to avoid the pain at the pump. Several police departments in the United States and Canada report an increase in so-called drive-off gasoline thefts. In some cases, tools were used to puncture and drain gas tanks. “We put out some social media recently warning people that…


Police Departments Report Increase in Gas Thefts as Fuel Prices Soar

Criminals are resorting to nefarious methods to avoid the pain of sharply rising gasoline prices. Police departments across the United States and Canada are recording an increase in so-called drive-off gasoline thefts. In some cases, tools were used to puncture and drain gas tanks. “We put out some social media recently warning people that we are…


Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at US-Mexico Border Up 63 Percent in February

The border crisis shows no signs of slowing down under President Joe Biden, with arrests of illegal immigrants in February spiking 63 percent from February 2021. Border agents made 164,973 across the month, the Biden administration announced on March 15, compared to 101,099 in February 2021, under 37,000 in February 2020, and about 76,500 in…