The Biden Admin Forced Gas and Coal Plants To Embrace Carbon Capture—Then Privately Told Climate Activists To Fight It

Last April, the Biden administration finalized environmental rules that effectively force gas and coal plants to adopt carbon capture—an expensive and controversial process in which emissions are stored underground—or risk shutting down. Months later, in November, a senior Biden EPA official told activists to “keep fighting” an ExxonMobil carbon capture project in Texas, the Washington Free

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel Stepping Down Before Trump Inauguration

‘The best way to support a successful transition is to depart the IRS on Jan. 20,’ he says. The head of the IRS said he is stepping down just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. “After significant introspection and consultation with others, I’ve determined the best way to support a successful transition is to depart the

Biden and Harris Declare the Equal Rights Amendment ‘the Law of the Land.’ It Isn’t.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is “the law of the land.” It isn’t, as Biden and Harris do not have the authority to approve constitutional amendments, their statements carry no legal weight, and the U.S. archivist tasked with certifying the amendment has repeatedly

US Sanctions Chinese Firm Over Treasury Breach

The action is part of a U.S. operation to counter ‘increasingly reckless cyber activity’ from Beijing, Treasury officials said. The United States on Jan. 17 sanctioned a Chinese cyber actor and a cybersecurity firm, accusing both of aiding the recent hack into the Treasury Department and the intrusion into major U.S. telecom providers. The Chinese

Expert on Jewish Proclivities Joe Scarborough Says Jews Will Always Vote for Democrats, Even If Democrats Put Conditions on Aid to Israel

‘Don’t sit there wringing your hands, going, “I’m not going to get the Jewish vote,” because that’s just not the case,’ Scarborough says MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Friday that Jewish Americans will always vote Democratic, even if the party becomes tougher on Israel and puts conditions on military aid to the Jewish state. “After

Humor Column: These Giggle-Worthy WaPo Slogan Rejects Will Make Your Knees Sore from All That Slapping!

Comedy expert offers creative editorial assistance to Andy Borowitz Jennifer Rubin’s new #Resistance website, the Contrarian, is determined to establish itself as a cultural force. “We’ll have a humor column!” Rubin’s co-founder, Norm Eisen, explained with considerable enthusiasm earlier this week. “We’ll even have a cooking column, but we’re going to sprinkle in a little bit

Lithuania Becomes First NATO Ally to Commit to Trump’s 5 Percent Defense Spending Goal

Lithuania has pledged 5–6 percent of GDP for defense, answering President-elect Donald Trump’s call for higher NATO spending. Lithuania has announced plans to boost its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), becoming the first NATO country to make a firm commitment to President-elect Donald Trump’s request