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Sen. Schmitt Demands Answers From State Department-Funded Censorship Org

June 20, 2024 Censorship, Schmitt, DepartmentFunded, state, Sen., from, Demands, Answers0 comment

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., demanded Thursday that the Global Disinformation Index provide specifics on its efforts to blacklist conservative news sites, in a letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. GDI, a nonprofit based in the United Kingdom, compiles lists of sites—such as conservative media outlets—that it deems as spreading “disinformation” and shares these lists with advertising firms to demonetize the outlets, the Washington Examiner first reported. Despite describing itself as “nonpolitical,” the Global Disinformation Index consistently assigns higher ratings of disinformation risk to conservative media while rating liberal…

MoveOn Statement on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Failing to Qualify for First Presidential Debate

June 20, 2024 Statement, Robert, Qualify, MoveOn, debate, first, Presidential, Kennedy, failing0 comment

Joel Payne: “Between RFK Jr. failing to make the debate stage and having his worst fundraising month of the year, it’s clear that Americans are catching on to his MAGA policies on abortion, climate, and immigration.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action released the following statement in response to news that third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the first debate of the 2024 presidential election: “Between RFK Jr. failing to make the debate stage and having his worst fundraising month of the year, it’s…

Clooney and Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at a fundraiser featuring dire warnings about Trump

June 16, 2024 fundraiser, Trump, Clooney, warnings, raise, dire, about, Biden, Help, Million, featuring, Roberts0 comment

Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden, helping raise what his reelection campaign said was $ 28 million and hoping to energize would-be supporters for a November election that they argued was among the most important in the nation’s history. The Washington Times stories: White House

Rep. Hoyer warns of ‘freezes, furloughs, layoffs’

June 16, 2024 Layoffs, Hoyer, ‘freezes, Rep., warns, Furloughs0 comment

The spending bill to support the funding for the rest of the government is facing a 25% cut. House appropriators passed the Financial Services and General Government 2025 spending bill yesterday and it is 20% below the administration’s request and 10% below this year’s enacted levels. But Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the reductions, especially those to the IRS of some $ 2 billion, will have a much bigger effect than any one agency’s budget. “This bill funds every other bill you are going to consider or it funds paying…

The Overlooked (But Real) Possibility of a Big Democratic Win

June 16, 2024 Democratic, possibility, Real, Overlooked0 comment

Democrats have spent the past year talking much more about the prospect of a Donald Trump victory than about their own. The relentless focus on Trump is understandable, but it has obscured a central reality of the 2024 election: Democrats have a real chance to sweep the presidency, House, and Senate. And if they do, their congressional majority would likely be more cohesive and progressive than during President Joe Biden’s first two years in office. Biden’s deficit in the polls is much smaller than the party’s panic suggests and has…

Interactive Calculator Shows How Cutting Carbon Emissions Would Barely Budge Temperatures

June 16, 2024 Temperatures, would, shows, Interactive, emissions, cutting, Carbon, barely, Calculator”, Budge0 comment

Ever since the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, curbing climate change has been a fundamental component of his energy policy agenda. During the spring, for example, the Biden administration issued a power plant rule, imposing strict emissions reductions regarding the use of fossil-fuel power plants. There have been many other rules proposed as well, including regulating cars, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, and even microwaves. All of these rules are predicated on concerns about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on global temperatures and climate change. If greenhouse gas emissions drive…