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Newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen received around $810,000 in speaking fees from the hedge fund that bailed out one of the primary losers in the recent Gamestop frenzy. Yellen’s financial disclosure shows her making $337,500 for multiple days in Oct. of 2020 from Citadel. She similarly banked $292,500 in October of 2019 and $180,000 in December of … Continue reading Treasury secretary Yellen received $800G from hedge fund at center of Robinhood controversy

Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel reacted to comments made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday, calling her assertion that Republicans sympathize with white supremacists “reckless” and “divisive.” During an interview “America Reports”, McDaniel added that Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is not helping to take down the ‘temperature” in American politics, citing a past incident where federal offices … Continue reading Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘white supremacist’ accusations about Republicans ‘reckless’ and ‘divisive’: Ronna McDaniel

EXCLUSIVE: Big Tech companies are “complying” with federal law enforcement requests to “preserve evidence” on their platforms as part of federal investigations into the Capitol riot earlier this month, Fox News has learned.  A federal law enforcement official told Fox News that officials have been in communication with Big Tech companies including Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Apple and Parler. FBI … Continue reading Big Tech ‘complying’ with federal requests to preserve evidence on social media amid Capitol riot probe

Hawaiian lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would lower the voting age from 18 to 16-years-old. The legislation – drafted with the input of young people – was one of 20 bills introduced by members of Hawaii’s Keiki Caucus, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported. The Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu.  (AP) If passed, House Bill … Continue reading Hawaii lawmakers introduce bill lowering voting age to 16

The White House is delaying the signing of a number of immigration-related executive orders that would rescind a number of Trump-era policies, Fox News has learned — just as a potential bipartisan immigration bill is beginning to take shape on the Hill. President Biden was expected to sign a number of immigration-related orders on Friday, including … Continue reading Biden immigration executive orders delayed, as bipartisan bill begins to take shape on Hill

More than 90 House Democrats led by Rep. Joaquin Castro are urging President Biden to extend ObamaCare health benefits to DACA recipients, in an effort some Republicans insist “won’t pass Congress” if it were to be introduced as legislation.   If successful, the move would be yet another expansion under the Biden administration to bolster rights for children … Continue reading Biden urged by House Dems to extend ObamaCare benefits to DACA recipients

A banner stating “Still here” hangs on the side of Missouri’s last Planned Parenthood after a judge granted a temporary restraining order on its closing in St. Louis, Mo., May 31, 2019. (Lawrence Bryant/Reuters) Earlier this month, the pro-life group Operation Rescue released a report suggesting that Missouri is America’s first abortion-free state. The report … Continue reading On Abortion, the ‘Show Me’ State Shows the Way

FILE – This Jan. 12, 2021, file photo shows a sign for the Department of Justice ahead of a news conference in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:26 AM PT – Thursday, January 28, 2021 Conservatives are asking questions regarding the recent indictment of a social media influencer over an election meme … Continue reading Conservative charged with election interference for social media post

President Biden showed that he is merely a “puppet for the radical left” after ending the Keystone pipeline project, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told “The Faulkner Focus” on Thursday. In his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order to halt the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which was meant to transport Canadian crude … Continue reading Biden’s ‘radical left agenda’ with no focus on jobs will ‘hurt family after family’: Scott

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders blasted President Joe Biden and his administration Thursday for using their executive powers to “kill” American jobs during their first week in office. Sanders called the actions “absurd” and questioned why Biden would simply take jobs away from working Americans across the country. “The Biden administration is going to … Continue reading Sarah Sanders slams Biden’s ‘absurd’ executive orders: ‘Killed’ jobs on day one

President Joe Biden signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst
/Reuters) President Biden signed an executive order Thursday afternoon reversing the Mexico City policy, permitting U.S. aid money once again to fund groups that provide or promote abortion around the globe. The policy was first put in … Continue reading Biden Signs Executive Order Allowing the U.S. to Fund Global Abortions

Sen. Steve Daines, the founder and chairman of the Senate Pro-life Caucus, slammed President Biden over his executive actions to roll back two Trump policies that restricted government support for abortion.  Specifically, Biden will issue a presidential memorandum that will rescind the Mexico City Policy, which prevents the federal government from funding international organizations that provide … Continue reading Senate pro-life caucus chairman rails against Biden abortion executive orders

My new Bloomberg Opinion column is about how the schools’ response to COVID strengthens the case for educational choice. An excerpt: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is pretending that the unions are not posing an obstacle. The problem, he says, is that schools need $130 billion extra to implement safety measures. It’s an excuse. Using CDC … Continue reading Why School Is Out

After a rough stretch for the Republican Party, finally a lucky break: Beto O’Rourke says he’s thinking of running for governor. That is, the governor of Texas. After raising and spending $80 million in the 2018 Senate race, O’Rourke finished about three percentage points behind Ted Cruz. Then he launched a presidential campaign and that … Continue reading Look Who’s Thinking of Trying Again in Texas . . .

Rep. Elise Stefanik is demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Justice Department subpoena Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s administration for documentation and communications regarding his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Stefanik’s remarks come after a report by James was released on Thursday that revealed the state’s COVID-19 death count in nursing home facilities was underreported by as … Continue reading New York coronavirus nursing home report reveals ‘massive corruption,’ ‘coverup scandal’

Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan will steer the Senate Democrats reelection efforts in next year’s midterm elections, when the party will be defending its fragile majority in the chamber. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday announced that Peters, who narrowly won reelection in November, will serve during the 2022 election cycle as chair of … Continue reading Michigan’s Gary Peters to steer Senate Democrats’ 2022 reelection efforts

President Biden on Thursday signed a pair of executive orders expanding access to the Affordable Care Act during the coronavirus pandemic and rolling back some of the anti-abortion measures implemented by the Trump administration.  The actions add to the spate of executive moves taken by Biden during his first week in office as he seeks to reverse his Republican predecessor’s policies. So … Continue reading Biden signs executive order expanding Affordable Care Act enrollment, reversing Trump policy on abortion