Biden administration continues to provide funding to Palestinians despite Congress opposition

Biden administration continues to provide funding to Palestinians despite Congress opposition

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Permanent Representative to the UN, rightfully criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his antisemitic remarks comparing Israelis to Nazis. However, it is ironic that she then called for foreign aid to the same Palestinian Authority that Abbas leads, despite his extended and undemocratic four-year term. This becomes even more distressing …

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What Has Made the Risk of Default So Much Higher at Present

What Has Made the Risk of Default So Much Higher at Present

The ongoing debt-ceiling crisis appears strikingly similar to the 2011 clash between congressional Republicans and former President Barack Obama. Once again, the GOP majority in the House is using the threat of a national default to pressure a first-term Democratic president to agree to spending cuts in exchange for raising the federal borrowing limit. A …

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Mandy Cohen Selected by Biden to Head the CDC

Mandy Cohen Selected by Biden to Head the CDC

Dr. Mandy Cohen delivers a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 10, 2021. Bryan Anderson | AP President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he will appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cohen …

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Former Attorney for Trump Resigns from CNN Defamation Lawsuit

Former Attorney for Trump Resigns from CNN Defamation Lawsuit

James Trusty, the attorney who represented Donald Trump, made an appearance on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2023. NBCUniversal | Getty Images An attorney, Jim Trusty, who was previously part of the legal team defending Donald Trump in a criminal case involving classified documents, has declared he will no longer represent …

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The United States and the Philippines: A Tentative Reunion

The United States and the Philippines: A Tentative Reunion

On September 16, 1991, Senator Wigberto Tañada delivered an impassioned speech in the Philippines’ senate. President Corazon Aquino was proposing a new military-base treaty with the United States, and Tañada called upon his fellow lawmakers to sever the last chains of colonialism. He envisioned the departure of American warplanes, battleships, and soldiers as a symbol …

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Virginia Proposes alternative Energy Plan, Highlighting Safer Approach than Biden’s

Virginia Proposes alternative Energy Plan, Highlighting Safer Approach than Biden’s

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled a revised edition of the Obama-era “Clean Power Plan” that was previously rejected by the Supreme Court. This updated version has raised concerns about its potential impact on our nation’s power infrastructure and our reliance on China for supplies. It seems that the Biden administration is …

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Fox News Fires Tucker Carlson’s Former Producer Over ‘Wannabe Dictator’ Graphic

Fox News Fires Tucker Carlson’s Former Producer Over ‘Wannabe Dictator’ Graphic

Former producer Alexander McCaskill, who worked on Tucker Carlson’s show at Fox News, has left the conservative network following the airing of a caption referring to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.” McCaskill’s departure was confirmed by both Carlson and The Daily Beast, who first reported the story. According to Carlson, the producer responsible …

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