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Republican Attorneys General Plan to Create Legal Roadblocks for Biden Agenda
Republican attorneys general are determined to mount numerous legal challenges against President Joe Biden, creating a formidable roadblock to the president’s agenda. In less than three months since Biden was sworn into office, Republican states have waged war on his agenda, suing the administration on climate change, energy, immigration, and taxation policy. But the conservative…Thomas Catenacci -
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Biden ‘Environmental Justice’ Appointees Equate Energy Production, Fossil Fuels With Racism
In February, Beverly Wright linked the legacy of slavery and the Jim Crow era with energy development. In March, President Joe Biden appointed Wright to his White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Wright, the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, is joined on the council by Jade Begay of the Indigenous Environmental…Fred Lucas -
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What Happened to Biden’s Unity Agenda?
Less than three months ago, President Joe Biden stood in front of the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots and delivered his inaugural address. He called for unity, and Americans who see a politically fractured country welcomed it. He could have then put together an agenda that would have accomplished many…Neil Patel -
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Biden Wants to Underfund Defense Department While Asking It to Do More
If there is one thing that is quite clear in the early days of the Joe Biden presidency, it is the administration is more than willing to spend taxpayers’ dollars, and their children’s dollars, and their grandkids’ … you get the idea. However, when it comes to providing for the common defense, a constitutionally mandated…Frederico Bartels -
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Here’s How Biden Could Redeem His Discarded Call for National Unity
President Joe Biden began his presidency with an inaugural call for national unity. Since that time, his greatest legislative achievement is a COVID-19 relief package that passed without a single Republican vote. Given the disagreement and disarray among Republicans today, it’s amazing Biden could come up with something Republicans would agree unanimously to oppose. The…Neil Patel -
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Dissecting Biden’s ‘Radical’ Policies at Border
Three current or former government officials joined a recent Heritage Foundation online discussion of how to stop what they called a humanitarian crisis at the southern border as thousands of migrants seek to enter the United States. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one of the featured speakers, expressed concern over a potential increase in COVID-19…Steven Hall -
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Filibuster Flip-Flop: Sen. Biden vs. President Biden
When President Joe Biden addressed the filibuster during his first press conference on March 25, most of what he said was either factually wrong or seriously misleading. Both the Senate and House must end debate on a bill before it can vote on passage. In the House, the same number of votes—a simple majority—can do…Thomas Jipping -
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Pro-Biden Press Corps Is Deeply Embarrassing
President Joe Biden’s first formal press conference is in the books, and it was deeply embarrassing to anyone who thinks the media’s job is to hold presidents accountable. Taxpayer-enabled PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor was the worst. She complimented the president, saying: “You’ve said over and over again that immigrants shouldn’t come to this…Tim Graham -
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Biden Tries to Hide an Obvious Crisis at Border
The full-blown humanitarian crisis on the southern border ultimately could threaten the safety and security of every single American. The Biden administration has failed to properly acknowledge the severity of the situation and seemingly is in total denial of just how dire the circumstances are. Even more alarming, President Joe Biden has imposed a gag order on U.S….Rep. Drew Ferguson -
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Cruz Demands Biden ‘Stop Hiding Truth,’ Grant Press Access to ‘Crises at Southern Border’
Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday demanded that President Joe Biden allow the press access to report on what he called the “humanitarian, national security, and public health crises at the southern border.” “Denying the press the ability to observe, film, and report on the conditions at the border is not openness or transparency—it is hiding…Steven Hall -
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Photos Show Kids Inside Pods at Biden Border Facility
Dozens of migrant children were seen packed into cages and lying on makeshift mattresses at a Texas border facility over the weekend, according to photos obtained by Axios. The photos reportedly showed children inside the plastic cages, or “pods,” at a Customs and Border Protection temporary overflow facility in Donna, Texas, according to Axios. Although the…Thomas Catenacci -
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Obama and Democrats: Filibuster for Me, but Not for Thee
Senators of both parties often say they want to legislate “on a bipartisan basis.” On March 6, for example, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said it three times in one short speech. For more than 200 years, the Senate’s approach to handling legislation has had a built-in bipartisan incentive by giving the minority more…Thomas Jipping -
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls Filibuster Racist After Filibustering Sen. Tim Scott’s Police Bill
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has called the Senate filibuster racist months after she herself filibustered police reform legislation from Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. Warren said the filibuster is both racist and shouldn’t be permitted in the Senate since it gives the minority veto power, Axios reported. The legislative filibuster, which dates back to the 1800s, is…Thomas Catenacci -
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Biden Refers to His Vice President as ‘President Harris’
President Joe Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Harris” in remarks Thursday about vaccinations to fight COVID-19. “Now, when President Harris and I took a virtual tour of a vaccination center in Arizona not long ago, one of the nurses on that tour injecting people and giving vaccinations said that each shot…Mary Rose Corkery -
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Rep. Jim Banks: After 11 Years of Obamacare, Republicans Need to Become Party of Health Care
When I first arrived in Washington four years ago, I firmly believed that Republicans weren’t just right on health care, but that we won the debate on health care. Senate Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in March 2010, and in the following November, voters handed Republicans the majority in the House of…Rep. Jim Banks -
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Biden Overstepped Constitutional Authority in Revoking Keystone Pipeline Permit, States Allege in Lawsuit
A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over its decision to nix the Keystone XL pipeline. The states, led by Montana and Texas, accused Biden of overstepping his constitutional authority when he revoked the Keystone XL pipeline’s federal permit on Jan. 20 hours after entering office,…Thomas Catenacci -
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Biden Campaign Lawyers, Democrats Advised Green Bay on Election Procedures
MADISON, Wis.—Left-leaning groups funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg weren’t the only organizations telling the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin’s third-largest city, how to run November’s election. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and operatives for then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign also offered advice to Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich’s office. And it appears Genrich…M.D. Kittle -
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Biden Suggests Openness to Restoring Traditional Filibuster, Requiring Continued Speaking
President Joe Biden suggested that he would support changes to the Senate filibuster Tuesday evening, saying that he would back an earlier rule that required objecting lawmakers to be on the floor. “I don’t think you have to eliminate the filibuster,” Biden said in an interview with ABC News. “You have to do it what it used…Andrew Trunsky -
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Biden’s Military Declares War on Tucker Carlson
President Joe Biden’s military last week declared its first war … on Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson had committed the great sin of pointing out the oddity of the fact that the Biden White House had been promoting brand-new uniforms for pregnant soldiers, rather than America’s military efficiency in the face of a rising…Ben Shapiro -
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More Evidence Emerges That the Media Is on Team Biden
Just over three weeks before Election Day 2016, Chris Cillizza, now with CNN, infamously tweeted, “Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters don’t root for a side. Period.” No doubt he really believed it, as do many journalists who truly feel they are treating their stories’ subjects fairly. But as a group, their overall…Tim Murtaugh