EXCLUSIVE – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in a Tuesday letter to the Biden administration condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s “federal government land grab” over its decision to revise the
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Biden to Nominate 5 More Judges
The Biden administration is set to on Tuesday announce a fourth round of judicial nominations, including a New York appeals court nominee with an expertise in voting rights — an
Biden administration pushes plan to combat domestic terror
The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists, including the sharing of intelligence within law enforcement agencies, and will work with tech companies to
Biden WH strategy for battling domestic terror labels White supremacy, militia ‘extremists’ as biggest threats
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled its national strategy for countering domestic terrorism, with officials telling Fox News it’s designed to cut across the political spectrum, while warning that White
Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic Extremism
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is aiming to bolster information sharing with technology companies, potentially expand hiring of intelligence analysts and improve screening of government employees for ties to domestic
Biden Offers Work Permission to Migrants Who Were U.S. Crime Victims
The Biden administration announced Monday that it will speed the process of issuing temporary work permits to some undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime in the United States and
DOJ sought account information of top Trump White House lawyer: report
Apple informed former Trump administration White House counsel Don McGahn that the Justice Department subpoenaed information about an email account of his in 2018, and forbade Apple from letting him
Gov. Abbott and Rival Try to Out-Trump Each Other With Vow to Build Wall in Texas But Give No Details How
During the same week that the Biden administration continued its effort to put a halt to the wasteful government spending on former president Trump’s useless and mostly nonexistent border wall,
F.D.A. Still Lacks a Permanent Commissioner
The Biden administration has vetted other candidates besides Dr. Woodcock, but no one has been publicly announced as the nominee in the sixth month of the president’s term. A spokesman
Biden admin dismantles VOICE, Trump office for reporting crimes by immigrants
The Biden administration has dismantled and replaced a Department of Homeland Security office created during the Trump presidency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants in a further break
DHS announces plan to use border wall money to address safety, environmental issues
The Biden administration on Friday announced that it will use any remaining money designated for the wall at the southern border to address what it described as safety and environmental
Biden Admin. to Restore Tongass National Forest Protections That Trump Revoked
The Biden administration announced Friday that it intends to “repeal or replace” a Trump-era rule change that gave permission to build roads, log and make other developments in Alaska’s Tongass
Biden administration restores $929 million for California high speed rail
By Derek Francis and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration and California on Thursday reached a settlement to restore a $929 million grant agreement that former president
E.P.A. to Review Rules on Soot Linked to Deaths, Which Trump Declined to Tighten
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will reconsider federal limits on fine industrial soot, one of the most common and deadliest forms of air pollution, with an eye toward imposing tough
U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Iranians Before Nuclear Talks
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday lifted sanctions on three former Iranian government officials and two Iranian companies involved in the country’s oil industry, a conciliatory gesture days before
Biden admin softens defense of law protecting religious exemption after liberals complain
President Biden’s administration appeared to soften the language it used to defend a religious exemption after intense backlash from progressives. The issue revolves around a federal law – Title IX,
Biden Kills Trump Plan to Take Food Aid Away from Millions
President Biden put an end to a Trump administration initiative that sought to kick three million people off food stamps, a proposal that would have deprived nearly one million children
F.D.A. Extends Shelf Life of J.&J. Shots by Six Weeks
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized an extension of the expiration date of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, the company said in a statement, expanding the shelf life
Federal Employees Don’t Have to Get Vaccinated Before In-Person Work, Biden Admin. Says
The Biden administration announced that the government will not require federal employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in order to work in federal buildings. Recommendations by the Safer Federal Workforce
Moderna Apples for Authorization of Its Covid Vaccine for Adolescents
Moderna requested an emergency authorization on Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration for use of its coronavirus vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds. If authorized, as expected, the vaccine would
Tammy Bruce: Federal Request to fly gay pride flags at courthouses ‘reinforces tribalism’
The Biden administration reportedly requested that the General Services Administration seek to have United States Court Houses fly the gay pride flag on their grounds in honor of June being
Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination not a precondition to work in-person at federal buildings
The Biden administration is not requiring federal employees to receive coronavirus vaccines in order to work on-site in federal buildings. While the Safer Federal Workforce task force “strongly” recommends that
US officials work to stop Iranian vessels carrying arms to Venezuela, Cuba
Top officials in the Biden administration are working to stop two Iranian vessels headed for Venezuela and Cuba that are believed to be carrying arms, a report said Wednesday. Senior
U.S. asks Mexico to review a second complaint about labor violations in its auto industry.
The Biden administration is invoking provisions in a new trade agreement to ask Mexico to look into accusations of labor violations at an auto-parts plant near the U.S. border. The
Trump’s DOJ pursued CNN reporter’s emails in secret court battle
The Trump administration battled with CNN for half a year to obtain the email records of a reporter and insisted it all take place under an extraordinary order of secrecy,
GM Tells White House It Agrees to Tighter Emissions Rules
General Motors on Wednesday told the Biden administration that it would agree to tighter federal fuel economy and tailpipe pollution rules, along the lines of what California has already agreed
GOP reps say Biden admin downplaying border crisis only ’empowers bad actors’
Republican members of the House of Representatives blasted the Biden administration for downplaying the crisis at the southern border, saying the decision “empowers bad actors.” Rep. Young Kim of California
Biden Announces Plan to Fix Bottlenecks in Critical Supply Chains
The Biden administration will act to strengthen U.S. supply chains on critical goods, remedying disruptions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and making supply chains more secure. In February, Biden issued
Greg Abbott’s Bad-Faith Immigration Arguments Are Endless
The war between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration is escalating. On Monday, a lawyer for the Department of Health and Human Services threatened legal action against the
Biden administration threatens Texas with legal action over migrant detention facility closures
The Biden administration threatened Monday to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t rescind his order shutting down federally funded shelters that house migrant children who cross the