Day: December 1, 2023

Joe Manchin goes scorched-earth on Biden admin over EV actions boosting China

7:04 pm December 1, 2023

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin scorched the Biden administration on Friday after it released federal guidance allowing Chinese companies to exploit taxpayer electric vehicle (EV) tax credits. Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said the guidance contravenes the intent of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which he authored, and […]

Climate activists interrupt opera performance, angering audience: ‘Shut up!’

6:58 pm December 1, 2023

Climate activists angered opera fans at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, by standing up and screaming during an opening night performance of Tannhäuser, Thursday. Radical climate group Extinction Rebellion, NYC, took credit for the protest on social media, and shared videos of the disruptions. Halfway through the second act of the performance, several […]

Reagan historian looks back at historic O’Connor appointment: ‘most qualified’

6:41 pm December 1, 2023

Sandra Day O’Connor, an Arizona rancher’s daughter who went on a distinguished trailblazing legal career, was “the most qualified woman” then-President Ronald Reagan “could possibly find” to appoint to the Supreme Court in 1981, according to a Reagan historian. An accomplished politician turned jurist, O’Connor had been the first female majority leader of the Arizona […]

Biden campaign has ‘massive failure of messaging,’ especially ‘Bidenomics’: Liberal NY Times columnist

6:37 pm December 1, 2023

New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow bashed President Biden’s campaign for terrible messaging in the media and “disastrous branding,” especially on the economy. “This has been, among other things, a massive failure of messaging,” Blow wrote in a Wednesday column. “It’s not enough to inundate voters by repeating, over and over, lists of bills […]

Majority of Americans say China is greatest national security threat, up 30 points in five years

6:22 pm December 1, 2023

The Reagan National Defense Forum is set to convene in Southern California to address key national security concerns as a growing number of Americans pinpoint China as one of the country’s greatest threats. The forum involves a series of military leaders in attendance, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, national security experts and lawmakers. They will […]