By Emel Akan WASHINGTON, DC — President Bill Clinton in 1996 signed welfare reform into law, fulfilling his campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it.” A quarter-century later, advocates of that overhaul effort accuse the Biden administration of seeking to overturn the bipartisan accomplishment, calling its proposal an “attack” on the U.S. welfare system. A majority of […]
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Rep. Tlaib’s Comments on ‘Inherently Racist’ Policing Are ‘Reckless and Disgusting’: Detroit Police Chief
By Tom Ozimek Detroit Police chief James Craig said on Monday that it was “reckless and disgusting” for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to say that policing in the United States is “inherently & intentionally racist.” In an appearance on CNN, the police chief was asked about Tlaib’s fiery tweet, in which she claimed that the recent police-involved shooting of […]
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Sen. Kennedy: Democrats’ Infrastructure Bill Is the Green New Deal, Plus Welfare
By Masooma Haq Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) says that the Biden infrastructure bill proposed by Democrats is actually a welfare and reparations bill that follows the agenda of the progressive Green New Deal, rather than infrastructure. “This is a Green New Deal, welfare, and reparations bill. Being charitable, less than 10 percent of the bill is […]
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House GOP Leader Files Resolution to Remove Swalwell From Intelligence Committee Over Chinese Spy Allegations
By Jack Phillips House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) filed a resolution Thursday to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee following reports that he may have been compromised by a Chinese Communist Party spy. “Swalwell engaged in a years-long relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and his conduct makes clear he has no […]
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Google to spend $7 billion in data centers and office space in 2021
By Jennifer Elias Google says it plans to spend more than $7 billion on real estate across the U.S. in 2021 as it resumes spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company said the money will go toward expanding offices and data centers across 19 states, creating what will amount to at least […]
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Five People Charged With Voter Fraud in Illinois: DA’s Office
By Jack Phillips Five people are being accused of various election fraud-related cases during the Nov. 3 election, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office in Illinois. The state’s attorney’s office said the charges stem from investigations into 32 cases of alleged election fraud, adding that most of those cases have been closed without investigation. […]
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Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Sanctuary City’ Cases at Request of Biden’s DOJ
By Tom Ozimek The Supreme Court has dismissed three pending requests to hear challenges to the Trump administration’s order to withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions—states and cities that refuse to cooperate with Department of Homeland Security efforts to deport people residing in the United States illegally. “After a request from […]
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Pelosi’s $140 Million Silicon Valley Subway Earmark Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian
By Mark Tapscott Big trouble appears to be brewing in the U.S. Senate over the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” for CCP virus relief approved by House Democrats on Feb. 27. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), the Senate Banking Committee’s ranking Republican, said on March 3 the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the $140 million earmark in the House bill for […]
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Intel Loses US Patent Trial, Ordered to Pay $2.18 Billion to VLSI Tech
By Reuters Chipmaker Intel Corp. must pay a technology rival $2.18 billion after a federal jury decided that Intel infringed on its patent, a federal court ruled on Tuesday. Intel infringed two patents related to chip-making owned by VLSI Technology LLC the jury ruled. In a statement, Michael Stolarski, chief executive of VLSI Technology, said the firm was […]
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Judge Approves $650 Million Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in Illinois […]
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Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Is ‘Neo-Socialist Wish List’: Sen. John Kennedy
By Tom Ozimek Republicans are rallying against Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, with Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) the latest to pan the package as a wish list of liberal spending priorities unrelated to the pandemic. Kennedy made the remarks on Fox News‘ “America’s Newsroom” Thursday, when he alleged that, “the profligacy is mind-numbing.” “The motto […]
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Critics Say $1.9 Trillion COVID Bill Larded With Special-Interest Spending
By Mark Tapscott Buried on page 305 of the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” is a provision that awards federal employees with kids as much as $21,000 for each household to stay home. The “Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund” provision includes $570 million for government workers who remain home to care for children because […]
