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Biden, Zelensky discuss concerns over Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Thursday about a new $3 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, and the two leaders also demanded Russia relinquish control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, according to the White House.  

The phone call took place a day after the White House announced the $2.98 billion assistance package for Ukraine, dovetailing with the country’s independence day. The package is the latest tranche of support to help Kyiv fight off the continuing Russian attack.  

Biden “congratulated Ukraine on its Independence Day and expressed his admiration for the people of Ukraine, who have inspired the world as they defended their country’s sovereignty over the past six months,” according to a White House readout of the phone call.  

“The two leaders also called for Russia to return full control of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to Ukraine and for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to the plant,” the readout said.  

Russia has controlled the Zaporizhzhya plant since early on it the war. But fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has intensified around the nuclear plant, raising concerns about the potential for a disastrous mishap.  

The plant, which is the largest in Europe, was temporarily disconnected from the power grid on Thursday as a result of fires that broke out around lines connecting it to the grid.  

International inspectors from the IAEA are seeking access to the plant.

Earlier Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and reiterated support for sending agency experts to the plant “as quickly as possible,” according to a readout from the Elysée.  

In a tweet, Zelensky said that he thanked Biden on Thursday for the “unwavering” U.S. security and financial support for Ukraine amid the Russian war, which passed the six-month mark on Wednesday. He did not specifically mention the Zaporizhzhya plant.  

“We discussed Ukraine’s further steps on our path to the victory over the aggressor and importance of holding Russia accountable for war crimes,” Zelensky said.  

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Hannity, Carlson among Fox stars being deposed in Dominion lawsuit

A number of top Fox News hosts and staffers are among the individuals who are slated to be deposed as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ ongoing defamation lawsuit against the cable giant.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is set to face questions on Friday from Dominion’s lawyers, The New York Times reported, with fellow prime-time star Sean Hannity and former Fox host Lou Dobbs slated to be deposed next week.

Other top Fox personalities including Jeanine Pirro and Steve Doocy have already faced questions from Dominion’s attorneys in the case, according to the Times, and Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and other top editorial leaders at the network are expected to be deposed in the coming weeks as well.

Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit stems from claims made on Fox’s airwaves falsely suggesting it was engaged in fraud during the 2020 election.

Dominion’s lawyers have argued in court filings that Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and other leaders at Fox Corp. knowingly allowed the network to air false claims of voter fraud, saying they “decided to promote former President Trump’s narrative after Trump’s condemnation of Fox damaged its stock and viewership.”

Fox has moved to have the case dismissed on First Amendment grounds, and in June a Delaware Superior Court judge ruled the case against Fox could proceed.

Two weeks later, the network announced it had hired Dan Webb, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as part of its legal team fighting the lawsuit.

“We are confident we will prevail as freedom of the press is foundational to our democracy and must be protected, in addition to the damages claims being outrageous, unsupported and not rooted in sound financial analysis, serving as nothing more than a flagrant attempt to deter our journalists from doing their jobs,” the network said in a statement to The Hill on Thursday.

There has been no discussion of a settlement in the case from either party, the Times reported, noting the case is likely headed for a jury trial early next year.

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Pair pleads guilty to stealing diary from Biden's daughter

Two Florida residents pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing the diary of Ashley Biden, President Biden’s daughter, and selling it to conservative media organization Project Veritas in 2020.

Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander each pleaded guilty to one count of a conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property from an immediate family member of a former government official who was running for national office, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a press release.

They both face a maximum of five years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement that “Harris and Kurlander sought to profit from their theft of another person’s personal property, and they now stand convicted of a federal felony as a result.”

The DOJ documents do not identify Project Veritas or the Biden family, but reporting on the case has already identified them.

According to the DOJ, Harris, 40, was temporarily staying at the Delray Beach, Fla., residence of Ashley Biden in September 2020 when she stole the diary “containing highly personal entries” as well as tax records, a cellphone and family photographs.

Harris enlisted Kurlander, 58, to assist her in selling the collected material.

Project Veritas, based in New York, paid Harris and Kurlander $20,000 each for the diary and other materials the pair returned to Florida to obtain.

In November, the DOJ raided two locations tied to Project Veritas and the organization’s founder, James O’Keefe.

Project Veritas never published the diary, but a website called Flyover Media did.

O’Keefe, who said he received the diary from tipsters who found it abandoned in a hotel room, said he did not publish it because he could not verify its authenticity.

Project Veritas is known for sting operations, sending its staffers undercover to record sources and capture what they say is the true story behind the headlines.

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Biden’s loan forgiveness could ease women’s debt burdens

Women are poised to benefit greatly from President Biden’s historic student debt forgiveness plan, as they not only hold higher loan balances on average than men, but also face a gender wage gap and have disproportionately left the workforce or lost jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Biden announced on Wednesday borrowers who did not receive a Pell Grant and earned under $125,000 annually would be eligible to have $10,000 of their federal student loan balances forgiven. Those who did receive a Pell Grant could be eligible for $20,000 in forgiveness, with the same income cap.  

Women stand to be significantly impacted by Biden’s plan, as they borrow an average of about $31,000 in student loans while men borrow an average of about $29,000, according to a report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).  

Black women carry the most substantial debt burden, taking out about $41,000 in undergraduate loans, including principal and interest, one year after graduating. AAUW found white women borrow about $33,000, Asian women around 27,000, and Hispanic women about $29,000. 

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“The burden of student loan debt is especially heavy for Black and Hispanic borrowers who on average have less family wealth to rely on to pay for college. And the pandemic only made things worse. This relief helps to narrow the racial wealth gap and advance racial equity,” Biden tweeted. 

AAUW CEO Gloria Blackwell applauded the president’s loan forgiveness decision but acknowledged that student loan debt remains “an enormous obstacle to both gender and racial equity.”  

Citing a recent study from the organization, Blackwell noted that “women of color are encountering the ‘perfect storm’ of challenges repaying student debt, due to the combination of the racial wealth gap, the gender and racial pay gaps, and economic instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

Upon graduating and entering the workforce, women are paid on average 83 percent of what men are paid. Women of color earn about 57 percent of the wages of non-Hispanic white men. 

AAUW also found that women’s anticipated salary after graduating was $35,338, which was only 81 percent of men’s expected earnings. Without childcare, that typically leaves a woman $148 per month – after costs like utilities, medical expenses, food, housing, andcar  and student loan payments. With child care, that salary would typically put a woman in a monthly deficit of $372.  

Women lost nearly 1 million more jobs than men during the coronavirus pandemic, exacerbating a long-standing economic disadvantage. They have also borne the brunt of caregiving responsibilities during school closures and local lockdown measures. 

Though most job losses incurred from the start of the pandemic have been regained, women are still faring worse than men.  

The National Women’s Law Center found women are still experiencing a net loss of 100,000 jobs since February 2020—while men have recovered all of their net job losses and now hold 132,000 more jobs in July 2022 than in February 2020. 

Debt forgiveness can help, especially among Black women, experts say. The Congressional Black Caucus applauded Biden’s forgiveness plan and chairwomen Joyce Beatty said, “even before applying the additional $10,000 for Pell grant recipients, the average Black borrower will see their balance cut nearly in half, and more than 1 in 4 Black borrowers will see their balance forgiven altogether.” 

That could free up resources for Black women who want to buy a home, car or build intergenerational wealth.  

Sarah Sattelmeyer, project director for education, opportunity and mobility in the Higher Education initiative at New America, told Changing America that Biden’s plan would also help women of color that have disproportionately been burdened by student debt and the fallout of the pandemic.  

“This announcement will provide much needed relief and is an important step toward fully supporting those in the higher education system and with student loans,” she said. 

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The Fed wants to replace private cryptocurrencies with its own

The Federal Reserve’s academic publications and statements make it apparent that it intends to expand its regulatory authority over stablecoins. This concentration of power at the Fed relegates accountability to Congress and favors a framework where bureaucrats will substitute privately issued stablecoins with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) run by the federal government.

Employees at the Fed have proposed policy recommendations that threaten to wipe out privately issued stablecoins — digital assets backed by the U.S. dollar or bonds. One proposal, according to a paper co-authored by an attorney at the Fed, is to “introduce a central bank digital currency and tax private money out of existence.” 

In one footnote, the paper comments that this recommendation is “essentially the route the Peoples Bank of China has taken with respect to cryptocurrencies.” China banned private cryptocurrencies so that its citizens would adopt the state-run central bank digital currency. The Fed is not opposed to pursuing the same heavy-handed policy that will crowd out private cryptocurrencies, limit options for consumers and consolidate control over Americans’ payment transactions with the central bank.

The establishment of a central bank digital currency could provide the Internal Revenue Service with another tool to increase tax enforcement. The Fed’s report states that “governments could use a CBDC to collect taxes.” A study by Zijian Wang concludes that if a “CBDC offers less anonymity than cash” then the IRS would be able to more easily interfere in the lives of American taxpayers. Although Americans should pay what they owe in taxes, the IRS could use central bank digital currencies to target small businesses and abuse taxpayers’ right to privacy.  

The Fed also wants control over nonbank stablecoin issuers. The minutes of the Fed’s July meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee stated that there was discussion around “the need to strengthen the oversight and regulation of certain types of nonbank financial institutions.”

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets recommended circumventing Congress to regulate nonbank issuers of stablecoins. A report issued in 2021 explicitly encouraged the Financial Stability Oversight Council to use its authority under Dodd-Frank (a drastic expansion of the federal government in its own right) to designate certain stablecoin payment activities and capital requirements as “systemically important” without any input from Congress.

This egregious policy shifts power from elected representatives in Congress to unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch. Instead of being funded by congressional appropriations, the Fed is primarily funded from the interest it earns on the securities that it owns. This will make it difficult for Congress to shape future policies affecting stablecoins.

The Fed also wants to drag money market funds and nonbank stablecoin issuers under the same regulatory framework as banks. In effect, only depository institutions would be able to issue stablecoins. This restrictive approach assumes that stablecoins, like money market funds, are destined to cause financial distress. This is misleading. While there were over 800 money market funds in operation in 2007, only one fund’s net asset value fell below the $1-per-share price during the Great Recession. Additionally, Supreme Court precedent has clarified that money market funds, and by extension nonbank stablecoin issuers, cannot be regulated by the Fed under the Bank Holding Company Act.  

A lighter touch and more transparent framework for the stablecoin market have already been proposed. The Cato Institute wrote language that offers investors more transparency into a stablecoin’s reserve assets, but also requires an adequate, but not overbearing, level of collateral requirements.

Consumers need transparent disclosures, not impediments that will make it harder to pick and choose investment options that best suit their preferences.

To avoid costly litigation, regulators will ultimately need to wait for Congress to act on stablecoin regulation. The Supreme Court’s majority ruling in West Virginia v. EPA endorses the major questions doctrine and limits regulators’ authority to unilaterally pursue rules of great economic and political significance without congressional authorization. Considering that one in five Americans invest in, trade or use cryptocurrencies, and that there are likely numerous applications for digital assets that have yet to be discovered, Congress will need to act first.

Increasing the regulatory powers of the Fed could sound the death knell for private stablecoins. Future consideration of policies should enable both banks and nonbanks to utilize the innovative technology unhindered by excessive government intervention. This can best be achieved by offering a clear legislative framework that continues to enable members of Congress to have a direct say in future regulation, instead of handing off the job to unelected bureaucrats with no accountability to the American people.

Bryan Bashur is a federal affairs manager at Americans for Tax Reform and executive director of the Shareholder Advocacy Forum.

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Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic to miss US Open

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has announced that will miss the 2022 US Open due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19. 

“Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open,” Djokovic wrote in a tweet to his 9 million followers on Thursday.

“Good luck to my fellow players!” Djokovic added. “I’ll keep in good shape and positive spirit and wait for an opportunity to compete again. See you soon tennis world!” 

This comes after Djokovic said in July that he hoped U.S. authorities would change rules requiring foreign visitors to be vaccinated against COVID-19, so he could compete at the tournament. 

“I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated so the only good news I can have is them removing the mandated green vaccine card or whatever you call it to enter United States or exemption,” Djokovic said in a statement at that time. 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended a rule in April that required all non-immigrant non-citizens to provide proof of vaccination against the virus prior to boarding a plane headed to the U.S. 

Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, has been in the center of controversy in the tennis world since he was placed in quarantine in Australia amid an ultimately unsuccessful legal battle over whether he could participate in the Australian Open.

The 35-year-old tennis star was allowed to participate in the French Open and Wimbledon recently, despite his unvaccinated status.

Djokovic, along with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was among the handful of prominent athletes who voiced their skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines and mandates.

The 2022 US Open is set to begin on Monday, Aug. 29.

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Americans underestimate the popularity of climate change action among their peers

Americans may be greatly underestimating just how concerned their compatriots are about climate change and the degree to which they support transformative climate policies, according to a new survey-based study.

The research published in Nature Communications this week found roughly 80 to 90 percent of U.S. citizens misjudged just how many of their peers are concerned about the effects of climate change. 

While the majority of Americans surveyed — about 66 to 80 percent — said they themselves support major climate change mitigation policies such as a carbon tax and sourcing power from 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2035, just 37 to 43 percent of respondents said they believed their fellow citizens held the same views. 

Researchers said Americans may be experiencing a “false social reality” as supporters of policies targeting climate change outnumber opponents two to one, but the perception of Americans is that the opposite is true. 

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The misperception appeared to be consistent throughout every state and demographic category researchers looked at, including political affiliation, race, media consumption habits and rural versus suburban. Along party lines, conservatives were more likely to underestimate support for climate change policies but liberals also believed support was in the minority. Researchers also found a link between consuming conservative media and increased misperception about the popularity of climate change policy.

“Americans in every state and of all major demographics are 20 percent or more off in their estimates of support for all climate policies. In all cases, Americans failed to understand that a strong majority of fellow Americans support climate policy, instead, estimating it to be a minority,” the study states. 

“Given both the ubiquity and magnitude of misperception, this represents a notable form of pluralistic ignorance, perhaps best described as a false social reality, defined here as a case where an inverted perception of the attitude of others is nearly held by all in a society,” the study reads. 

The study’s authors suggest the phenomenon may keep people from organizing to push for greater climate action if they believe their viewpoint is unpopular, and a focus on educating people on how prevalent the support is may be needed. The study includes a nationally representative survey of more than 6,000 Americans adults. 

The research comes just after President Biden signed a sweeping climate, health care and tax bill into law.  

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EV provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act protect our national security

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the most significant piece of legislation to advance electric vehicles (EVs) in the nation’s history. Its passage is crucial to reducing the stranglehold that oil has on our nation’s transportation systems and, in turn, protecting our national security. Russia’s war against Ukraine, which is enabled by oil revenues, highlights the urgency to accelerate transportation electrification. EVs powered by our nation’s domestic electric grid will diversify the way we power transportation, reducing the U.S. and global oil demand.

The new law brings a variety of incentives that support transportation electrification. Many of these policies are long sought-after goals of groups like mine, the Electrification Coalition. The future of a transportation system that is fueled by domestic electricity has never looked brighter.

These measures include an extension of the federal light-duty EV tax credit, which provides up to $7,500 with the purchase of an EV, through 2032. This long-term extension will benefit the millions of consumers that will be switching from fossil fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles over the next decade. Over the past decade, the credit has been a critical driver in the transition to EVs as we hit manufacturing scale and, in turn, has spurred American innovation, significant private sector investments and increased manufacturing.

With the rose, though, comes the thorn. Beginning in 2023, to be eligible for the full credit, 40 percent of the vehicle’s critical minerals must be mined or processed in the U.S. or countries with which we have a free trade agreement or recycled in North America. Likewise, 50 percent of battery components must be manufactured or assembled in North America, with both of those percentages increasing over the next few years.

These requirements will be a challenge for automakers and, indeed, they should have been more gradually phased in and included more friendly countries to ensure that a greater number of EVs are eligible for the full tax credit.

Nevertheless, as we shift from a fossil fuel-based economy to a minerals-based economy, we cannot trade the instability of purchasing oil from unfriendly counties for purchasing minerals from unfriendly countries. We must ensure that the mining, processing and recycling of these crucial minerals are done responsibly within our borders and by our allies. These provisions accomplish that while setting the U.S. up for successful long-term growth of the EV market — both on the light-duty side and for the medium- and heavy-duty sectors.

A new tax credit of up to $4,000 on used EVs will make certain that these vehicles continue to have a life beyond their first owner. It will also get more clean vehicles into historically underrepresented communities, which are often disproportionately affected by air pollution. Consumers will also benefit from the lower fuel and maintenance costs of an EV, which can save drivers more than $2,000 each year in fuel costs.

Additionally, electrification is about to revolutionize commercial freight and transit. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles made up only 5 percent of vehicles registered in 2018, but over 26 percent of the U.S. transportation sector’s fuel consumption. We cannot reduce the negative effects of our transportation sector’s dependence on oil without transitioning medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The new tax credit for medium- and heavy-duty EVs, included in the Inflation Reduction Act, will accelerate commercial freight electrification by reducing the higher up-front capital costs of transitioning to electric vehicles and will lead to lower transportation costs and emissions in the long run.

Robust charging infrastructure is also critical to accelerating electrification. The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last year provided funding to begin building out a national charging network. The long-term extension of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act will allow more homes and businesses to install charging equipment that powers vehicles with domestic electricity.

There are several other measures in the new Inflation Reduction Act that further advance electrification, including important funding to electrify the U.S. Postal Service fleet and critical incentives for EV manufacturing and supply chains.

Just a few short weeks ago, as consumer demand for electric vehicles was at an all-time high amidst record-high gas prices, it seemed unlikely that Congress would do its part to secure our nation by reducing our dependence on oil. Thankfully, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) negotiated this landmark deal and the president signed it into law.

For over a century, oil has been at the center of our transportation systems and our economy, leading to instability around the world, as well as instability in family and business budgets. The measures in the Inflation Reduction Act will help to end this dependence — it is indeed the EV moment.

Katherine Stainken is the vice president of policy at the Electrification Coalition (EC), which is focused on transitioning our transportation sector to electric.

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House Democrats demand Twitter respond to whistleblower allegations

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), chair of a cybersecurity subcommittee, are demanding that Twitter respond to allegations from a whistleblower about major security deficiencies that the Democrats said could pose national security threats. 

The Democrats sent a letter to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Thursday asking for details about security flaws identified in whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s complaint, and about action Twitter took in response to warnings raised by Zatko during his time at Twitter or after his departure. 

Thompson and Clarke underscored the need for Twitter to take proactive steps to protect users with the upcoming midterm elections around the corner, calling it an “inflection point” for American democracy. 

“Twitter plays a unique role in our information and political ecosystems. Security flaws that put users’ sensitive personal data within easy reach of a hacker looking to take control of a high-profile account or a foreign dictator looking for information on dissidents are nothing short of a threat to national security,” they wrote.

“If substantiated, the whistleblower allegations demonstrate a pattern of willful disregard for the personal data of Twitter users and the integrity of the platform.”

Zatko was Twitter’s former security chief. He filed an 84-page complaint alleging widespread security deficiencies at Twitter, according to a copy of the complaint reported by The Washington Post earlier this week. The disclosure was reportedly sent to the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as several congressional committees.  

A spokesperson for Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the Democrats’ letter. The company pushed back on the allegations raised by Zatko earlier this week, calling it a “false narrative” and “riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies.” 

Zatko alleges Twitter has not been complying with a 2011 consent order from the FTC that called for the social media platform to create and maintain a security program to protect privacy and nonpublic consumer information. 

He also alleged the platform is vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments. 

Zatko is slated to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 13. 

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Texas leading oil regulator joins war against ESG

Texas’s leading oil and gas regulator on Thursday cheered the state government’s push against environmental, social and governance investing (ESG) “extremists” like BlackRock and UBS.

“I’m thrilled to see my conservative colleagues join the defense against ‘woke’ Wall Street bankers,” Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian said in the statement.

“Rally the troops: Here in Texas is where we will draw the line against ESG’s detrimental impact on oil and gas,” he added.

Christian — who recently defeated a Republican primary challenger who was pushing for more statewide regulation of pollution caused by oil and gas — made his statement against the backdrop of a broader campaign by Texas’s state government against companies it accuses of boycotting oil and gas.

On Wednesday, State Comptroller Glenn Hegar banned state and local entities from doing business with ten banks that the state accused of boycotting the oil and gas industry.

ESG investors have often argued that consideration of those elements is necessary for truly responsible investing decisions — which Texas sees an implicit attack on oil.

But Republicans like Christian and Hegar — and their counterparts in other states — have sought to portray the movement as financially irresponsible and politically motivated.

ESG has “produced an opaque and perverse system in which some financial companies no longer make decisions in the best interest of their shareholders or their clients, but instead use their financial clout to push a social and political agenda shrouded in secrecy,” Hegar said in an agency statement on Wednesday.

Christian was even more pointed in his comments. “Your retirement account is just collateral damage to radical environmentalists who are leveraging ESG investment strategies to defund the oil and gas industry,” said Christian.

Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 18 other states attorney generals in a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink challenging the company support for ESG.

“Rather than being a spectator betting on the game, BlackRock appears to have put on a quarterback jersey and actively taken the field,” the letter said. 

It also accused the company of political interference by means of using “the hard-earned money of our states’ citizens to circumvent the best possible return on investment, as well as their vote.

Texas’ ban is “not a fact-based judgment,” a BlackRock spokesperson told the Texas Tribune.

“BlackRock does not boycott fossil fuels — investing over $100 billion in Texas energy companies on behalf of our clients proves that.”

But for months such objections have fallen on deaf ears amid a larger Republican move against ESG. 

Across the country, Republican Party leaders from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to former Vice President Micke Pence have sought to cast “woke capital” as a threat to fossil fuels and the American pension funds invested in them.

As with Christian, this push is often portrayed in militaristic terms.

“I am leading the charge on this, but there is an army behind me,” West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore told The Hill. 

Texas’s ban of those ten banks follows one imposed in July by Moore, who banned five of the nation’s largest banks — including Goldman Sachs and Blackrock — from receiving contracts with West Virginia.

Like Goldman attempted to push back in a letter, arguing that “we do not pursue divestment from sectors and industries as a policy.”

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