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Democrat Sen. Menendez Threatens to Subpoena Defense Sec. for Refusing to Testify

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened to subpoena Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he refused to appear before the committee to testify about the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sen. Bob Menendez: "I'm very disappointed that Secretary Austin declined our request to testify today... I expect...

NO THEY DIDN’T: Californians Told They ‘Already Voted’ at Polls

Supporters of Tuesday's recall election against California Gov. Gavin Newsom were shocked to arrive at the polling place only to be told they had already voted. The reports fueled deep suspicions that many GOP voters already held over the questionable absentee-ballot procedures, which included allowing some voters to print their...

Pa. Gov. Pulls Sec. of St. Nominee to Keep Republicans from Bringing Up Vote Fraud

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf pulled his nomination for the state’s top election official, claiming state Republicans would use the confirmation process to highlight alleged fraud in the state’s 2020 presidential election. Wolf said he would withdraw Veronica Degraffenreid’s nomination for Secretary of the Commonwealth because he believed state Senate Republicans...

Blinken Squirms over Hunter Biden Questions During House Testimony

Secretary of State Antony Blinken used much of his testimony Monday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to deflect responsibility for the Biden administration's failures during the recent Afghanistan withdrawal. And so, Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., instead took the opportunity to ask him about the Justice Department's supposed investigations into...

BIDEN IN CALIF.: Save Gavin Newsom or ‘You’ll Get Donald Trump’

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden put Democrats’ approach to the coronavirus pandemic on the line Monday, casting the California recall that could remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office as an opportunity for voters to show the nation that “leadership matters, science matters.” “The eyes of the nation are on California because...

HEARING: Blinken Ripped for Afghan Withdrawal That Was a ‘Disaster,’ ‘Disgrace’

(Headline USA) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday attempted to evade harsh Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a deal with the Taliban to end the war, but no plan for carrying it out. It was one of several...

Media Prevented from Speaking to Afghan Evacuees at Fort Bliss

(Headline USA) Echoing earlier bans that prevented media from observing the conditions at detention centers for illegal immigrants, as well as the conditions of Jan. 6 political dissidents, the Biden administration allowed a carefully curated glimpse at the military base housing recent Afghani evacuees. But it refused to allow media...

Texas to Award Border Wall Contract In Next Couple of Weeks

Texas plans to award a contract to finish the completion of the southern border wall as early as this week, according to the Washington Examiner. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced earlier this year that the state would raise its own money to complete the more than 700 miles of border...

Members of Congress, Staffers, Federal Judges Exempt From Biden Vax Mandate

Members of Congress, the federal court system, and their staffers are exempt from President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. Biden’s new rule requires all federal employees to be vaccinated, and forces employers with more than 100 employees to either mandate vaccination or weekly testing. However, the mandate does not apply to...

Trump on 2024 Run: ‘I Don’t Think We’re Going to Have a Choice’

Former president Donald Trump, asked whether he would run for the White House again in 2024, said President Joe Biden's incompetence is forcing the decision he will make. Citing Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, which Trump called the “greatest embarrassment in the history of our country,” Trump said the country...

Democrats Want Massive Tax Hikes on Wealthy, Corporations, for $3.5T Plan

(Associated Press) House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal Monday for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, as Congress speeds ahead to shape the far-reaching package that touches almost all aspects of domestic life. The proposed top tax rate would revert...

Sen. Manchin Wants to Cut in Half Biden’s $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

(Headline USA) A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan said Sunday he won't support even half that amount or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it. The stand by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was described as unacceptable by the chairman of the...
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