CBP puts forced labor statistics online for everyone to see

Among the uglier mass human-rights violations going on in the world today, is forced labor imposed on the Uyghur minority by China. Congress, in the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, gave U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the job of gathering and publicizing where this forced labor exists in the worldwide industrial supply chains. To find out where the agency is in addressing the issue, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Eric Choy, the Executive Director for Trade Remedy Law Enforcement in CBP’s Office of Trade. Interview transcript: Tom…

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Joe Biden Isn’t Popular. That Might Not Matter in 2024.

By almost any historic yardstick, President Joe Biden is beginning the reelection campaign he formally announced today in a vulnerable position. His job-approval rating has consistently come in at 45 percent or less; in several recent high-quality national polls, it has dipped closer to 40 percent. In surveys, three-fourths or more of Americans routinely express dissatisfaction with the economy. And a majority of adults have repeatedly said that they do not want him to seek a second term; that figure rose to 70 percent (including just more than half of…

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Climate Change Extremists Detained After Attack on Degas Statue at National Gallery of Art

The FBI is investigating the climate change alarmists with the group Declare Emergency who defaced the protective box around Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” statue at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.   “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation, which is still active,” said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art. Museum security guards detained the two Declare Emergency protesters.   The extremists covered their hands in red and black tempura paint to mimic oil and blood, painted the box,…

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House’s MAGA Debt Limit Bill Puts All Republicans On The Record In Favor Of Cuts To Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Other Vital Programs. We Will Hold Them Accountable

Washington, D.C. –In response to the House Debt Ceiling vote, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Every Republican just went on the record for devastating cuts to veterans benefits, health care and numerous other vital programs. We are going to make sure their constituents don’t forget it, today, tomorrow, and every day between now and Election Day.  Every member in a vulnerable district who aligned with Speaker McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on notice for voting in lockstep with the deeply unpopular MAGA wing.” …

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That new federal regulatory agenda has generated opposition

The Biden administration recently declared a new approach to federal regulation it said would modernize and streamline it. The new framework has drawn opposition from business. For one point of view,  Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Chad Whiteman, the vice president of Environment and Regulatory Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Now, this does a lot of things, including electronic handling of bots and this kind of thing, which probably are useful updates. But I’m guessing, the big change that has industry worried…

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