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Top GOP Sen. on Environmental Committee Calls Out EPA Nominees’ Bigotry
The ranking minority member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee grilled the nominees for two top environmental posts over insulting West Virginia stereotypes.
Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said that Brenda Mallory (nominated to be chair of the Council on Environmental Quality) and Janet McCabe (nominated to be deputy...
Pelosi’s & Schumer’s Pork Projects Suddenly Disappear from COVID ‘Relief’ Bill
(Headline USA) Republicans opposing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed the House have pointed to two transportation projects as examples of pork that would politically benefit Democrat leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.
Now those projects are out of the bill.
Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for House Speaker Pelosi, said...
FLASHBACK: Becerra Helped Kamala w/ Non-Disclosure Agreement to Make Harassment Charge Go Away
A California sexual-harassment scandal has been revisited given the Biden administration's promotions of the two attorneys general who helped cover it up: Vice President Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra.
Becerra, the pending nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, was moved out of the Senate Finance...
Congressional Democrats to Introduce Bill to Make Puerto Rico a State
Congressional Democrats announced this week they would be introducing a bill to formally make Puerto Rico a state.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, and Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., said on Tuesday the bill would set up a process to admit Puerto Rico as the nation’s 51st state if such a plan...
Biden, Harris Stay Silent on Cuomo Allegations, Despite Claiming to Support #MeToo
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have remained silent on the three credible allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, even though both have claimed to be vocal advocates of the #MeToo movement.
Harris, especially, was a vocal proponent of the women's...
Minnesota Republican Introduces Bill to Block Biological Men from Women’s Sports Teams
A Minnesota Republican introduced a bill this week that would require transgender athletes to compete on the team corresponding with their biological sex, or else face criminal penalties.
State Rep. Eric Lucero introduced the bill on Thursday, arguing that the legislation is necessary to keep women’s sports safe.
The bill defines...
UPDATE: Committee Deadlocks on Extremist HHS Pick Becerra; Will Get Full Senate Vote
UPDATE 11:45 AM: The Los Angeles Times reported that the nomination of former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Biden's Health and Human Resources secretary will go to a full Senate vote after the Finance Committee deadlocked on a party-line vote, which means it proceeds without a recommendation....
NY Legislature Strips Gov. Cuomo of Emergency Powers
New York state lawmakers voted on Tuesday to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his pandemic-related emergency powers as he faces two disastrous scandals and calls for his resignation.
State Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both Democrats, announced thelegislature plans to pass a bill immediately removing...
Biden Admin Clamps Down on Transparency, Unconstitutionally Blocks Public Comments
Former president Donald Trump made himself available to the press almost every day, but President Joe Biden's regime has removed the most basic communication and transparency measures.
The White House does not post the schedules for the president and vice president online, and they often call a "lid"—an end to...
Biden Withdraws Nomination of Far-Left, Caustic Neera Tanden
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.
Her withdrawal marks the first high-profile defeat of one of Biden's nominees. Thirteen of the 23 Cabinet...
Wray Scores Points w/ Senate Dems by Validating Anti-Trump Biases
(Headline USA) FBI Director Chris Wray reaffirmed his leftist leanings while trying to curry favor with the newly Democrat-led Senate, echoing talking points that supporters of former president Donald Trump were guilty of “domestic terrorism.”
Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wray warned of a rapidly growing threat of homegrown...
Scandal-Prone Whitmer Scrutinized over Health Officials’ Golden Parachutes
(Headline USA) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, faced growing criticism Tuesday after the disclosure of another separation deal for a former top health official.
It came a day after her administration acknowledged that a key leader in the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was paid $155,000 following his...
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