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Biden’s shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debate

August 25, 2023 came, debate, after, shift, Ukraine, Months, Biden's, F16s, internal0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets — and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves — seemed like an abrupt change in position but was in fact one that came after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies. Biden announced during last week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, that the U.S. would join the F-16 coalition. His green light came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spent months pressing the West to provide his…

House’s corruption probe goes after Biden documents at National Archives

August 17, 2023 houses, Archives, after, Biden, probe, National, Corruption, goes, documents0 comment

House lawmakers investigating President Biden are seeking access to some of Mr. Biden’s emails from his time as vice president and all drafts of a speech he delivered to Ukraine lawmakers in 2015 when his son had a high-paying job on the board of a Ukraine energy firm. The Washington Times stories: White House

MoveOn Slams Advertisers Sticking with Fox News After Outrageous Segment Asserting Canadian Wildfire Smoke Causes No Adverse Health Issues and Denying Impact of Climate Change

August 9, 2023 Advertisers, Impact, Segment, Canadian, Adverse, denying, Sticking, News, 'Outrageous', after, causes, issues, Asserting, Change, wildfire, climate, Smoke, health, MoveOn, slams0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn released a new video as part of its Stop Funding Fox campaign to spotlight consumer brands that are still inexplicably advertising on Fox News, despite the network’s track record of promoting lies and propaganda. The group debuted another “Bought and Paid For” video highlighting a segment on Fox News from June 7 where host Laura Ingraham egged a guest on to promote rampant falsehoods and deny the health emergencies resulting from the air pollution caused by the Canadian wildfires. On last night’s “The Ingraham Angle,”…

White House evacuated over the weekend after powdery substance discovered

July 4, 2023 substance, discovered, powdery, after, Over, House, White, weekend, Evacuated0 comment

The White House was evacuated Sunday evening after the Secret Service discovered a powdery substance, according to law enforcement. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden points to Republican ‘hypocrisy’ after Supreme Court kills student debt-relief plan

June 30, 2023 student, kills, Hypocrisy, debtrelief, after, Republican, Court, Biden, Supreme, Points, plan0 comment

President Biden said the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down his student debt forgiveness plan underscores the “hypocrisy” of Republicans, who also championed dolling out billions in pandemic-related loans to businesses. The Washington Times stories: White House

After four year delay, agencies to get 21st Century IDEA Act guidance this summer

May 21, 2023 21st, Guidance, after, year, This, four, Delay, summer, Idea, Agencies, Century0 comment

First, there as the pandemic. Then, there was the change in administration. At the same time, there were several high profile cyber threats to deal with. But the time has come to put the 21st Century IDEA Act, passed and signed into law in 2018, to the front of the priority list. The Office of Management and Budget finally is ready to issue implementation guidance for the nearly four-plus-year-old law. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said yesterday the new guidance will hopefully come out this summer, following a similar…