More details of pork-barrel projects are coming to light as members of Congress are embracing the return of earmark spending with gusto. The latest requests include funding for public bathroom renovations, monuments to celebrate Black culture and homeless encampments in…
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Critics sound alarm on Biden’s land and water conservation plan, call it a ‘land grab’
The Biden administration proposed a plan, titled “America the Beautiful,” in hopes of boosting the conservation of U.S. land and water by the year 2030. The report is a decade-long effort, called “30×30,” which mandates protecting 30% of America’s waterways and…
Ted Cruz: Corporate America trying to ‘punish’ anyone who disagrees with Biden agenda
EXCUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz says corporate America is trying to use its “economic power” to “punish” anyone who disagrees with President Biden’s agenda, warning that corporations are “playing with fire” by wading into politics. Cruz, who acknowledged he is “of…
Hillary Clinton signals break from Biden over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: report
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reportedly expressed concerns over President Biden’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. Speaking during a Zoom call this week with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice…
Illinois Dem Cheri Bustos not running for re-election in competitive seat
Rep. Cheri Bustos, the veteran Democrat from Illinois and former head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, announced Friday she won’t seek reelection next year. “Today, following a decade of service in Washington, I am announcing that I will not seek reelection in Congress…
House fines Rep. Clyburn for failing to pass through metal detectors
The House has fined the No. 3 Democrat in the House for violating new metal detector screening rules that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., authorized after the Jan. 6 riot. Rep. James Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, was issued a…
Kamala Harris ripped by New Hampshire GOP for visiting ‘wrong border’
The New Hampshire Republican Party called out Vice President Kamala Harris for visiting the “wrong border” as she heads to the Granite State for a visit. Harris is visiting New Hampshire for the first time since 2019 when she was still…
Cuomo avoids questions on resignation calls, says he’s waiting for AG findings on misconduct allegations
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to reveal whether he’d resign if the state attorney general’s investigation found he had committed sexual harassment, saying Friday he would speak further on the matter after the review was complete. Cuomo repeated his comment that…
NY Dem calls on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire so Biden can pick a nominee
New York Democrat Rep. Mondaire Jones said there’s “no question” Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire during President Biden’s presidency. Jones is the first to publicly call on Breyer to retire, though he joins the liberal group Demand Justice…
Tom Cotton: Intel on Russia bounties ‘selectively leaked’ to media to help Biden campaign
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told “The Faulkner Focus” Friday that intelligence about Russia placing bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was “selectively leaked” to the media last year to help the Biden campaign. A senior Biden administration official said Thursday that the intelligence community only…