President Joe Biden’s administration has decided not to pursue an untested legal strategy that could dramatically lower the cost of medication for prostate cancer patients, angering key lawmakers who fear the administration is punting on challenging the power of the pharmaceutical industry. Patient advocates and progressives had hoped the administration would use its executive powers … Read more
Ultrawealthy Americans enjoy so many ways to avoid taxes that Gary Cohn, former President Donald Trump’s director of the National Economic Council, once wisecracked, “Only morons pay the estate tax.” On Monday, a group of four Democratic senators urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to crack down on a host of specially-designed trusts and financial vehicles … Read more
Fox News host Laura Ingraham slammed the Biden administration for bringing Russia and China closer together on “The Ingraham Angle.” LAURA INGRAHAM: American elites, dedicated globalists they’re directly responsible for making China rich, which gave the CCP the money to build its economy and expand its military and its leverage around the world. Now our … Read more
MANCHESTER, N.H. – EXCLUSIVE – Ken Cuccinelli, a former top Trump administration official, says “the mission” of a recently formed super PAC he’s heading up is to help Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida get off “to a much faster start” if he declares his candidacy for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Cuccinelli, a former … Read more
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The Biden administration is reportedly demanding that TikTok be sold by its Chinese owners or risk facing a ban across the U.S. The move is an escalation in federal officials’ efforts to address national security concerns about the social media company’s owner, ByteDance, which is headquartered in Beijing. TikTok, a popular short-form video app, is … Read more
CNN — The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok from the United States unless the app’s Chinese owners agree to spin off their share of the social media platform, TikTok acknowledged Wednesday evening. The apparent ultimatum by a US multiagency panel known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) marks … Read more
Axios parted ways with Tampa-based reporter Ben Montgomery this week after a staffer in Florida’s Education Department shared an email that Montgomery sent in response to a missive from the department’s press office. On Monday, the press office sent out an email headed, “In Case You Missed It,” followed by a message from the office … Read more
CNN — The Biden administration has approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, angering climate advocates and setting the stage for a court challenge. The Willow Project is a decadeslong oil drilling venture in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government. The area where the project is planned holds … Read more
The United States has said that it is approving a major oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope – a move that environmentalists say is counter to the country’s climate goals. The decision by the Biden administration on ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project, in a federal oil reserve roughly the size of Indiana, was revealed Monday. … Read more