WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden has spent more than a quarter of his time in office on getaways to his home state of Delaware, surpassing former President Donald Trump’s highly criticized time away from the White House. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><i>Apple Podcasts</i></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>China can’t do anything to prevent Congress from passing a budget on time for 2023. But the China competitiveness bill could do just that. With the year-end just three months away now, legislative arguments over the bill threaten budget talks. For how, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> turns to WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin: </strong>Mitchell, what is going on with the China bill and the…
Read More...President Biden on Tuesday said that even he’s bored of talking about his infrastructure law, which is his only big legislative win and his top talking point. Speaking at a bioethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, Mr. Biden outlined his infrastructure plan’s spending, including how it will rebuild waterway locks along … The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p>Besides the omnibus budget package, Congress is dealing with a few other issues this week, like postal reform. But it’s a short week, as the <em><strong><a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Federal Drive</a> with Tom Temin</strong> </em>learned from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin: </strong>Loren, the omnibus packages that are coming forth to be voted on sometime during this week, presumably to get to the President’s desk, they have to finish those votes this week before they go on recess. So tell us what the schedule for that would look…
Read More...Russia is amassing new forces at the Ukraine border and an invasion could begin “any day,” including during the Winter Olympics, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday. “We are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should [Russian President] Vladimir Putin decide to … The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...It is time for America to recognize that “abortion, just like slavery, is one of the greatest human evils that humans have ever experienced in world history,” Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, said to a crowd of pro-life students and advocates Saturday. It’s time for the pro-life community to be on “offense every single day for the unborn and moms and dads and families in America,” Roberts said. The president of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, spoke to pro-life activists on the main stage…
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