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Officials Told Biden’s EPA Aggressive Green Power Plant Scheme Has Serious Flaws, Docs Show

According to internal documents obtained by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, multiple Biden administration officials have warned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the agency’s aggressive efforts to significantly reduce power plant emissions. The regulation was found to have significant substantive and legal flaws. EPA’s proposal would require existing coal-fired power plants to reduce […]

Democrat mayor faces FBI investigation over allegations of corruption, abuse of power — all as she rakes in massive salary

The FBI is reportedly investigating allegations of fraud and corruption involving Democrat Tiffany Henyard, a small-town Illinois politician. Henyard serves as mayor of Dalton, Illinois, a small village south of Chicago, and supervisor of Thornton Township. She made headlines earlier this month when she slammed Dalton trustees who questioned her own lavish spending habits. Mr […]

New Orleans police in 11 years’ long power struggle with federal oversight

A federal judge said Wednesday that the New Orleans Police Department’s progress in complying with an 11-year reform agreement is “drastically accelerating,” but when will he feel comfortable loosening court oversight of the department? It was not shown. Judge Susie Morgan’s comments during an afternoon hearing appeared to signal a easing of tensions between the […]

First Lady New Jersey, Democrat for US Senate, power plant husband shut down

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, who is running for the U.S. Senate, said Tuesday she opposes building gas-fired standby power plants in already heavily polluted minority areas. But she would not say whether she had discussed her idea with her husband, Gov. Phil Murphy, the only person who could stop the project in its […]

Capital One to acquire Discover, bolstering credit card market power

Capitol One announced Monday that it will acquire Discover Financial Services in an all-stock deal that is expected to strengthen the bank’s position in the credit card market. Discover shareholders will receive just over 1 Capitol One share (1.0192) for every Discover share they own, which is about a 27% premium based on Discover’s closing […]

Andrew Cuomo addresses power women’s gathering

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Central Park West home of Third Point hedge funder Daniel Loeb and his philanthropist and film director wife Margaret Manzer Loeb. I heard that she addressed a group of women activists, donors, activists and shakers. Officials said the recent meeting was about combating anti-Semitism in New […]