President Joe Biden used his veto power on Monday to block a bipartisan action from Congress that would have prevented pension fund managers from investing retirees’ money according to environmental and social-justice criteria. “There is extensive evidence showing that environmental, social, and governance factors can have a material impact on markets, industries, and businesses,” Biden […]
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on March 18 ordered Republicans to investigate whether federal funds were used in the reported looming indictment against former President Donald Trump. “Here we go again—an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump,” […]
Center for Tech and Civic Life, a nonprofit alliance, awards funds to counties and municipalities to cover costs associated with administering elections. Critics say it is similar to a Mark Zuckerberg-funded initiative that gave partisan preference to left-leaning candidates in 2020.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving money to the Chinese regime amid the regime’s bid to tempt foreign scientists into the country. Bill Gates’s foundation issued a $100,000 grant in June to the Foreign Talent Research Center (FTRC) of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, according to the Gates Foundation’s website, the National Pulse first […]
Former President Donald Trump is back in Washington for the first time since leaving office, as a potential 2024 rival gives a speech on the same day. What are their messages to the American people? Law and order and border security are two key issues that will drive voters to the voting booth this November. […]
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday announced that it has denied a request by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Ca.) to use campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses when he travels to support other Democratic campaigns and at the request of foreign governments and entities. In a statement, the FEC said that it approved a tally […]
U.S. stocks and funds are leading the world in the widespread selloff across global financial markets. From the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the Nasdaq Composite Index, American equities are recording greater losses than benchmarks in foreign markets and they are being pummeled by other sectors. Year-to-date, the Dow has plunged 12 percent, the S&P […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced $1.6 billion in grants to help state and local officials prepare for and respond to a range of hazards, including acts of terrorism and threats to election security. The funding will be distributed among eight so-called “preparedness grant programs” in fiscal year 2022, across six priority areas, […]
A former Capitol Hill staffer who served under Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) has pled guilty for fraudulently stealing around $80,000 from the federal government. The staffer, 24-year-old Sterling Carter, “pleaded guilty today to theft of public funds in connection with his scheme to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments, thereby paying himself more than […]
