DeSantis is raking in the DeVos family fortune in large part thanks to his anti-CRT legislation

It’s no surprise that President Trump’s former Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and her family would back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential run. Because of course this family with practically zero experience in actual education are big fans of DeSantis’ ongoing war against teaching real American history (in all its brutality) and education that includes discussing gender differences and sexual orientation in classrooms. RELATED STORY: A tiny, largely unknown Christian college is at the epicenter of today’s dark conservative movement According to reporting from Salon, DeSantis’ campaign records show that between the middle…

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Biden release of oil reserves to blunt gas prices draws skepticism from friends and foes

President Biden’s announcement Thursday that the U.S. will release nearly 200 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next several months was met with skepticism from Republicans, energy experts and even some in his own party. Both allies and foes were unsure that the planned release … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden’s USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed. Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, and Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee they would take a closer look at some lawmakers’ top priorities at the agency. Those priorities include electric vehicles and the agency’s next-generation vehicle fleet, a data dashboard meant to track USPS…

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YouTube Bans St. Louis Talk Radio Station’s Channel for Discussing Election Integrity

The censor-happy goons at YouTube are at it again, but this time they struck a little too close to home.  The Big Tech streaming platform banned St. Louis radio station NewsTalk STL’s YouTube channel after it posted an interview with me discussing the 2020 election and the need for election-integrity legislation on the channel.   On March 14, I joined “The Vic Porcelli Show,” a NewsTalk STL program, to discuss election integrity and legislation aimed at making America’s elections more secure. Hosts Vic Porcelli and Ken Williams asked me about a…

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Most Americans lack confidence in Biden’s ability to handle Ukraine crisis: poll

An NBC News poll released Sunday found more than two-thirds of Americans doubt President Biden has the chops to manage the Ukraine crisis as his approval rating hit a new low. The poll of 1,000 adults showed that 71% have “just some” or “very little” confidence in Mr. Biden … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Lawmakers raise concerns about EEOC return to office plans

As some agencies start to reenter office spaces, lawmakers are raising concerns about return-to-office plans for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-Va.), ranking member on the Committee on Education and Labor, and James Comer (R-Ky.), ranking member on the Committee on Oversight and Reform, said the lag on reentry would delay the commission’s ability to efficiently review and resolve discrimination charges. “We are unaware of any plan for the commission to return the remainder of its workforce of approximately 2,000 employees to in-person service,” the authors said…

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