Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process
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Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process

The Biden administration is launching an operation to relocate Afghan nationals who aided the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan and are in the process of applying for residency in the United States. “At President Biden’s direction, the United States is launching Operation Allies Refuge to support relocation flights for interested and eligible Afghan nationals and…

Rand Paul, GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation
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Rand Paul, GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rand Paul, along with several Republican colleagues, is introducing legislation to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation related to the coronavirus pandemic. The bill, “Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021,” is set to be introduced by Paul, R-Ky., Wednesday, and is co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana, Tom Cotton…

EU Launches New Plan to Tax Foreign Companies For Pollution Created

EU Launches New Plan to Tax Foreign Companies For Pollution Created

The proposals by the European Commission, which is the EU’s executive branch, will cover everything from tougher caps on car pollution to new national limits on gases from buildings. It will see a revamp of the bloc’s emissions trading scheme under which companies pay for the gases they send into the air. The new legislation…

House Republican demands Biden admin reveal cost of canceling border wall construction
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House Republican demands Biden admin reveal cost of canceling border wall construction

The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee is pressing the Biden administration to account for how much money it is costing taxpayers in litigation and settlement costs after President Biden halted construction on the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, canceling government contracts in the process. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., accused the Biden administration of…

Amnesty: Zuckerberg’s Astroturf Empire Occupies the Associated Press

Amnesty: Zuckerberg’s Astroturf Empire Occupies the Associated Press

But a careful inspection shows that nearly all of the quotes came from paid activists in Zuckerberg’s pro-amnesty astroturf empire. The article by Alan Fram was intended to describe the Democrats’ effort to pass multiple amnesties through the Senate by using the complex “reconciliation” process: Their goal is to stuff the language into a huge…

Conservative in Virginia jumps into 2022 House race in district of vulnerable Democrat
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Conservative in Virginia jumps into 2022 House race in district of vulnerable Democrat

With the Democrats in control of the White House and Congress in Washington and the governor’s office and legislature in Richmond, Va., Republican Taylor Keeney say she can’t remain “on the sidelines.” And on Wednesday morning, Keeney announced her candidacy for the House in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in hopes of challenging two-term Democratic Rep….

Senate Democratic candidates in key races fundraise off scrapping filibuster
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Senate Democratic candidates in key races fundraise off scrapping filibuster

Leading Democratic Senate candidates in three key races where their party aims to flip a red seat blue in the 2022 midterm elections are hauling in campaign cash as they spotlight their opposition to the legislative filibuster, which many in their party are hoping to scrap to advance key policy initiatives. Rep. Val Demings of…

House GOP reelection committee smashes fundraising records, outpacing Democrats
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House GOP reelection committee smashes fundraising records, outpacing Democrats

Building up resources as it aims to recapture the House of Representatives majority in the 2022 midterms, the House Republican reelection arm says it hauled in a record $20.1 in fundraising last month. And the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) also reported early Wednesday that it brought in a record $45.4 million during the April-June…

Texas’ Abbott says Biden, Dems must stop ‘misinformation’ spread on voting bill
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Texas’ Abbott says Biden, Dems must stop ‘misinformation’ spread on voting bill

Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Republican, took to Twitter late Tuesday to blame President Biden for willfully spreading “misinformation” about the state GOP’s sweeping elections overhaul bill. Biden, who was in Old City, Philadelphia, on Tuesday rebuked the bill in no uncertain terms. He said proponents of the election security measures are engaging in “21st…