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Biden-Harris Admin Doles Out $400M in EPA Grants to Its Own Environmental Justice Advisers

July 24, 2024 by updatesite

Environmental groups represented on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s own environmental justice council are among the largest beneficiaries of the president’s environmental programs, collectively receiving hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a database of federal grants reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. In total, four leading environmental justice organizations—WE ACT for

Avigdor Liberman Says Israel Is Fighting the Wrong Enemy

July 24, 2024 by updatesite

JERUSALEM—Avigdor Liberman was one of the only Israeli leaders who saw Oct. 7 coming. Now, the hawkish former defense minister turned opposition lawmaker insists Israel is fighting the wrong war, wasting its time pounding Iranian proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah rather than confronting Iran itself. In the post-Oct. 7 world, Liberman has credibility. Shortly after

Steve Bannon’s Trial for Border Wall Fundraising Set for December

July 23, 2024 by updatesite

He is currently serving a four-month prison term for the refusing to answer questions regarding the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. A New York judge has set a December trial date for Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist who is facing charges of scheming to con donors who gave money to build a

Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa Announces Bid for Governor

July 23, 2024 by updatesite

The Democrat joins a growing field of contenders including San Diego lawmaker Toni Atkins and state Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. Antonio Villaraigosa is making another run at the governor office, the former Los Angeles mayor and state assemblyman announced July 22. The 71-year-old Los Angeles native made his case in a YouTube video, saying he

After Jamaal Bowman, Pro-Israel PAC Targets Another US House Progressive

July 23, 2024 by updatesite

AIPAC spent nearly $15 million to get Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) out of office. Now it’s focusing on Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.). The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which this year helped push a member of the left-wing House faction known as the “Squad” out of office, is now trying to hasten the exit

Federal Regulators Approve Icahn Utility Board Seat

July 23, 2024 by updatesite

‘Shareholder activist’ investor gets seat on public utility board despite reservations about mixing profit and public services. Federal regulators have approved activist investor Carl Icahn’s bid to seat a corporate officer on one of the nation’s biggest public utility boards despite concerns about balancing profit motives with public interest. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),

New York City Council and Mayor Adams Reach Impasse Over Solitary Confinement

July 23, 2024 by updatesite

Criminal justice reformers and administration officials are sharply at odds over the sequestration of inmates on Rikers Island and at other city jails. New York’s City Council is girding for a legal showdown against Mayor Eric Adams if a ban on solitary confinement that the council pushed through over the mayor’s veto fails to go