CNBC hosts scoff at Harris economic advisor trying to justify creation of a new tax to fund her spending policies
The CNBC host on Thursday disparagingly criticized an economic adviser to the Harris campaign for trying to defend her new tax proposal. Bharat Ramamurti, who also worked in the Biden administration, appeared on “Squawk Box” with hosts Joe Curnen and Becky Quick to explain the proposal to tax investors' unrealized gains. “It's not income. If […]
State elections chief demands DNC stop using Ohio to justify virtual meeting to coronate Harris
Ohio’s top election official called on Democrats at an online conference next month to stop using Ohio as a reason to rush Vice President Kamala Harris into becoming the state’s presidential nominee. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Thursday sent a letter to Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harris accusing party officials of falsely […]
Biden leans on foreign policy to justify remaining Democrat nominee: Here’s what he’s done
President Biden this week touted his foreign policy experience as a reason to remain the Democratic nominee in November, but some have criticized the president’s efforts to overstate that experience and his accomplishments. “During the week of the summit, several heads of state, in statements, personally thanked the United States and me for all that […]
DOJ Tries To Shut Down Case That Exposed Biden Admin Colluded On Medical Standards Used To Justify Child Sex Changes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) took steps Monday to halt a lawsuit that exposed how the Biden administration conspired with transgender medical groups to craft standards currently being used to defend child gender reassignment in the Supreme Court. After the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Biden administration’s challenge to Tennessee’s child sex-change ban, the […]
Fed officials worried inflation too stubborn to justify rate cut
After several periods of unexpectedly high inflation, Federal Reserve officials said at a meeting earlier this month that inflation was high enough to justify cutting key interest rates, currently at 23-year highs. concluded that it would take longer than previously thought for things to settle down. Officials also discussed whether policy rates were having a […]
White House Tries to Justify Biden’s Lies on Inflation
Claim: Biden’s false claims about inflation are actually just claiming that the causes of inflation were already in place by the time President Joe Biden took office. Verdict: False and misleading. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s false claim that inflation was 9% when he took office was not […]
EXCLUSIVE: Top Biden Bureaucrat Consulted With Eco-Activists To Justify Infusing Social Justice Into Wind Program
A senior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) official consulted climate activists about finding legal justification for the agency’s push to get developers to invest in “underserved communities,” according to communications obtained by Protect the Public’s Trust. Marissa Knodel, a senior adviser at BOEM who formerly worked for eco-advocacy group Earthjustice, sought the advice of […]
Arkansas airport director, accused of selling guns illegally, dies after shootout with ATF: ‘Don’t … justify what happened’
The executive director of Arkansas’ largest airport has died two days after being shot by federal agents as he tried to serve a search warrant.by affidavitThe director was illegally selling firearms. Around 6 a.m. on March 19, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives entered the home of Brian Malinowski, 53, executive […]
George Takei Worries GOP Will Use Laken Riley’s Murder to Justify Internment Camps: ‘Never Again’
Star Trek Actor George Takei claimed that Republican politicians would justify Laken Riley’s murder by creating concentration camps for illegal aliens like Japanese Americans during World War II. . “Please don’t do that again,” an exasperated Takei wrote in a recent X post. George Takei was responding to a post by House Speaker Mike Johnson […]
Biden Admin Leaned On Questionable And Misleading Science To Justify Halting Natural Gas Hub Approvals
The Biden administration relied on dubious and misleading scientific material to support its decision to suspend new approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. In January, the Biden administration suspended approvals for new LNG export terminals so the Department of Energy (DOE) could expand its review to include the facilities’ climate impacts. The move […]