WASHINGTON FREE BEACON

‘A Serious Blow to Trust in Our Government’: Dem Chair Rebukes Mayorkas, Wray for Skipping Senate Homeland Security Hearing 

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The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee criticized Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray for failing to testify at the committee’s annual public hearing on threats facing the United States. Mayorkas and Wray’s “refusal to speak publicly about their department’s work will only increase the concerns that

‘You Can Expect a Strong Response’: Republicans, Weeks Away From a Trifecta, Ready ICC Sanctions Following Bibi Arrest Warrant

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‘We will continue doing everything in our power to combat this pro-terrorist, illegitimate court,’ House GOP whip Tom Emmer tells Free Beacon Tom Emmer (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images), Lindsey Graham (Drew Angerer/Getty Images), Mike Waltz (Riccardo Savi/Getty Images) The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former

‘Put Us To Work Right Now’: Trump Plans To Resurrect Keystone XL Pipeline on Day One: Report

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President-elect Donald Trump is planning to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline on day one of his new administration, people familiar with his plan told Politico.  President Joe Biden rescinded Trump’s 2017 approval of the pipeline on his first day in office in January 2021, citing concerns that burning oil sands crude would worsen “climate change.”

‘Hatred Rises Where BDS Is Present’: More Than 100 Rabbis Blast Portland, Maine, for Israel Divestment Vote

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‘They can either do business with the BDS movement, or they can do business with the American Jewish community,’ rabbis write Tel Aviv rally for Hamas to release hostages (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) More than 100 rabbis from across the country are blasting the left-wing city council of Portland, Maine, for voting to divest from

Senate Shoots Down Bernie’s Attempted Arms Embargo on Israel

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Vermont socialist’s resolution to block tank cartridges to Jewish state fails 79-18 Senate Democrats failed on Wednesday to implement an arms embargo on Israel, with the upper chamber swatting away three measures led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly against three separate disapproval resolutions that called for an immediate pause on American

Morning Joe Debates: How Do We Stay Relevant?

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‘I don’t know how we make ourselves relevant again,’ Morning Joe panelist Mike Barnicle says MSNBC host Joe Scarborough questioned the relevance of his own show Wednesday after a study found that one-fifth of Americans regularly get their news from social media influencers. “That’s a challenge for a lot of mainstream media sources. How do

Bob Casey Picks Up Just Four Votes After First Wave of Recounts, McCormick Campaign Says

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‘We expect this pattern to be repeated everywhere,’ McCormick campaign says Bob Casey (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Sen. Bob Casey (D.), who trailed Republican Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania by tens of thousands of votes going into a state-mandated recount this week, picked up just four votes in the counties that have finished the recount process so