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Biden bill would give amnesty to 6.5 million illegal immigrants, CBO says

By Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter More than 6 million illegal immigrants in the United States would be granted amnesty and allowed to obtain government benefits by House Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, according to a review by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO concluded in November that approximately 6.5 million noncitizens who live in the U.S. […]

Posted inEconomy

Samsung Picks Texas City for $17 Billion Semiconductor Factory, to Create 2,000+ Jobs

By Naveen Anthrappully Samsung announced on Wednesday that it has chosen Taylor, Texas, for its $17 billion advanced chip-manufacturing plant, which is expected to create 2,000 direct high-tech jobs. “The new manufacturing facility will produce advanced logic chips that will power next-generation devices for applications such as mobile, 5G, high-performance computing (HPC), and artificial intelligence (AI),” Texas […]

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Three States Sue Biden Administration Over Memo That Curtails Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

By Zachary Stieber The attorneys general of three states have sued President Joe Biden’s administration over a memorandum that ordered immigration agents not to arrest many illegal immigrants inside the United States. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, all Republicans, assert the directive from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is […]

Posted inNational News

Florida Governor DeSantis Announces Lawsuit Against Biden’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Employer Vaccine Mandate

By Katabella Roberts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Nov. 4 that he is suing the Biden administration over its “unconstitutional” employer vaccine mandate being issued through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). DeSantis said in a statement that the lawsuit against the administration would be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as soon […]

Posted inEconomy

Democratic tax hikes: What’s on the table and what’s been abandoned

By Zachary Halaschak, Economics Reporter Democrats have floated a wide menu of tax hikes to pay for their infrastructure and social spending package. Here is what has been proposed and what has a chance of becoming law. It has been months since President Joe Biden’s administration first announced plans for sweeping legislation intended to improve healthcare, retirement, […]

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Manchin and Sinema should kill Biden’s spending blowout — and maybe switch parties

By Quin Hillyer, Commentary Writer Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona should call the bluff of the hard left-wingers in their party. They should say they won’t vote for any version of President Joe Biden’s monstrous social spending plan. Both centrist senators strongly support the separate $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the Left […]

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‘Bulls***’: Joe Manchin dismisses report he’s considering leaving Democratic Party

By Kate Scanlon Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday sought to knock down a report that he is considering leaving the Democratic fold, a move that could end the party’s narrow Senate majority. The West Virginia Democrat told reporters at the Capitol that a Mother Jones report on a potential defection is “bulls***.” Manchin and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema have […]

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Republican AGs Say There Is No Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Workers, Vow to Sue

By Jack Phillips Several Republican attorneys general have said that President Joe Biden’s federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations hasn’t yet come into effect for private businesses, adding that if it is ordered, they will file lawsuits against it. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, noted that the White House only last week submitted the text of its […]