Defense bill becomes battleground for culture wars
From vaccine mandates to abortion, the annual defense spending bill has become a vehicle for both Republicans and Democrats in the House to try to hash out culture war issues. The House Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-line conservatives, on Wednesday announced an official position urging GOP colleagues to oppose the bill, citing a number of hot-button cultural issues along with concern about military funding going to other countries. “This bill does nothing to address the President’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which are forcing thousands of our best, bravest, and highly
Read MoreThe trio responsible for high inflation
President Biden, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Russian President Vladimir Putin are all responsible for the 9.1 percent higher prices that consumers are paying compared to last year. This trio will pay for such escalating prices in ways that will change the political terrain in the U.S., Europe and Russia. Biden and Powell rescued the American economy from the deep freeze imposed by the pandemic, beginning in early 2020. In March 2020 Powell saturated the economy
Read MoreSecret Service deleted text messages ahead of Jan. 6 riot, says IG
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Read MoreNotedDC — Dems warn NDAA measure could stifle climate goals
Some House Democrats are warning the Senate and White House that an amendment added to the $840 billion defense authorization bill would stifle the party’s renewable energy goals. FIRST IN THE HILL: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) told NotedDC he will vote against the bill Thursday night because of an amendment that would ban offshore wind developers from using construction boats with multinational crews. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require that these bo
Read MoreFDA warns synthetic vaping companies, but sidesteps total crackdown
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sidestepped a major crackdown on companies that make popular synthetic nicotine products, drawing ire from Democrats and anti-tobacco advocates. Synthetic nicotine is made in a lab, and was a way for companies to skirt FDA regulation since the agency previously did not have the ability to regulate it like it does with tobacco-derived nicotine. Synthetic nicotine products are often fruity flavored and popular with young people. But then Congress explicitly gave the agency that authority in March as part of a govern
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