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The Threat to Democracy Is Coming From Inside the U.S. House

October 20, 2023 U.S., House, from, Threat, coming, Democracy, Inside0 comment

Representative Jim Jordan may or may not break down the last few Republican holdouts who blocked his election as House speaker yesterday. But the fact that about 90 percent of the House GOP conference voted to place him in the chamber’s top job marks an ominous milestone in the Republican Party’s reconfiguration since Donald Trump’s emergence as its central figure. The preponderant majority of House Republicans backing Jordan is attempting to elevate someone who not only defended former President Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election but participated in…

Biden cheers unions as strike threats from coast to coast jeopardize U.S. economy

July 20, 2023 threats, Jeopardize, unions, U.S., Economy, Biden, from, Strike, Coast, Cheers0 comment

President Biden on Thursday touted his administration’s efforts to create union jobs as part of his Bidenomics agenda even as a series of strikes threaten to damage the U.S. economy. The Washington Times stories: White House

Turkey, Hungary unmoved as U.S. presses Sweden’s NATO bid ‘without delay’

June 14, 2023 Unmoved, Hungary, U.S., Presses, Without, Delay, Sweden's, TURKEY, NATO0 comment

The White House stepped up its lobbying for Sweden’s pending membership in NATO on Wednesday as objections from Turkey and Hungary cast doubt on whether the Scandinavian country can join the military alliance before Mr. Biden and other NATO leaders meet in Lithuania in mid-July. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden says COVID-19 Coordinator Ashish Jha is leaving post, as U.S. moves on from virus

June 10, 2023 COVID19, Coordinator, Ashish, U.S., Post, Biden, says, from, moves, Leaving, Virus0 comment

White House COVID-19 Ashish Jha is set to leave his position next week after President Biden ended the public health emergency around the coronavirus as part of a pivot to normalcy. The Washington Times stories: White House

House lawmakers urge Biden administration to defend U.S. against North Korean cyber onslaught

June 6, 2023 defend, U.S., Onslaught, Biden, House, urge, against, Lawmakers, North, administration, Korean, Cyber0 comment

House lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to take action to protect Americans in response to new details of North Korean hackers targeting U.S. officials first reported by The Washington Times. The Washington Times stories: White House

Admiral Steven Poulin: Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

April 11, 2023 U.S., Coast, vice, Guard, Steven, Admiral, Poulin, Commandant0 comment

Lots of nation’s impinge on the Arctic Circle. Even more try to use it strategically, like China. That’s why, for years, the U.S. Coast Guard has been stepping up its patrols in the Arctic and why it convinced Congress to fund two new heavy ice-breaking ships. At the recent Sea Air Space conference, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Federal Drive got an exclusive update from Coast Guard Vice Commandant, Admiral Steve Poulin. Interview transcript: Steve Poulin Dynamic changes in the Arctic, it’s a growing area of strategic competition. And if we want…