Dave Boyer
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Powell tells Congress that Fed will raise rates this month
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell told Congress on Wednesday that he will recommend a short hike in interest rates in two weeks in a bid to hold down record-high inflation, testifying in a hearing where Republicans blamed Democrats and President Biden's high spending for the steepest price increases in four decades. Published March 2, 2022
Gaffe-prone Biden declares Putin won’t win over ‘Iranian’ people
President Biden, no stranger to gaffes, committed another one in his State of the Union address Tuesday night when he said Russian President Vladimir Putin will "never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people." Published March 1, 2022
Business group says Biden energy policies hurt U.S., fuel Putin’s war chest
Democrats' focus on green energy and climate change has cut domestic oil production, driven up gas prices and helped to fund Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a conservative business group said Monday. Published February 28, 2022
RNC Chair McDaniel, Pompeo slam MTG for speaking at White nationalist event
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for speaking at a White nationalist conference that included supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published February 28, 2022
Ukraine crisis shows Biden behind the curve again, critics say
President Biden finds himself in a familiar spot after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine: playing catch-up. Published February 23, 2022
Democratic ‘dark money’ network flexes muscles as Biden weighs Supreme Court pick
President Biden's imminent announcement of his first Supreme Court nominee will cap off a White House decision-making process that has been supported -- and pressured -- by a secretive network of liberal "dark money" advocacy groups and anonymous donors who seek the appointment of far-left judges. Published February 18, 2022
Harris to meet with NATO, Ukraine leaders as fears of Russian invasion surge
Vice President Kamala Harris is headed to Germany for talks with the leaders of Ukraine and NATO at a long-planned security conference, just as fears of Russian invasion of its neighbor surged again. Published February 17, 2022
Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
President Biden has ordered the National Archives to release visitor logs of the Trump White House to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, despite Mr. Trump's claims of executive privilege. Published February 16, 2022
Biden takes wait-and-see approach as Russia says some troops pulling back
War felt a little less inevitable Tuesday as Russia announced it was pulling back some troops from their positions near the Ukrainian border, but U.S. and NATO leaders said they could not verify those claims and President Biden again bluntly warned the Kremlin of severe consequences if it started "a war without cause or reason" against its smaller neighbor. Published February 15, 2022
Biden says U.S. hasn’t verified pullback of Russian forces from Ukraine border, pushes more talks
President Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. hasn't verified Russia's claims that it pulled back some troops from threatening Ukraine, but he said he's hopeful that a flurry of diplomacy will avert war. Published February 15, 2022
Biden urges county leaders to support his bigger spending plans amid record inflation
President Biden said Tuesday that Congress could ease record-high inflation by spending more taxpayer dollars on his plans to fund more services like child care and elder care for struggling families. Published February 15, 2022
Wholesale prices soared again in January as inflation remains near record highs
Wholesale prices jumped last month at a rate 9.7% higher than a year ago, the Labor Department said Tuesday in another sign that inflation remains high. Published February 15, 2022
White House adviser Sullivan gets fresh scrutiny for role in false Trump-Russia collusion claims
The role of White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in promoting the false claims that Donald Trump had links to a Russian bank is coming under increasing scrutiny after the latest revelations by special counsel John Durham. Published February 14, 2022
Pa. poll finds Dr. Oz leading with GOP voters, but many still undecided in Senate race
TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz leads the field for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, but a large swath of GOP voters is undecided, according to a poll released Monday. Published February 14, 2022
Latest inflation surge brings new political peril for Biden, Democrats
Inflation soared 7.5% over the past 12 months, the steepest spike since 1982, further eroding worker wage gains and posing deepening election-year peril for Democrats. Published February 10, 2022
Two White New Yorkers file suit challenging race-based policy for COVID-19 treatments
Two White men from New York City have filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the city and state from giving priority to non-Whites for potentially life-saving treatments for COVID-19. Published February 9, 2022
Endangered Democratic senators propose suspension of federal gas tax
Two Democratic senators facing tough reelection contests proposed Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax for the rest of the year to help consumers struggling with high fuel prices. Published February 9, 2022
Group targets DHS threat bulletin citing false, misleading narratives in domestic terror warning
A watchdog group is pressing the Department of Homeland Security to disclose its methods behind a new domestic terrorism threat bulletin that warns of "the proliferation of false or misleading narratives" as a cause of undermining public trust in the federal government. Published February 9, 2022
Oz, McCormick trade pro-China barbs in Pa. Senate race, show Trump’s imprint on GOP
Two leading contenders for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat are accusing each other of profiting from China in their careers, a high-profile display of how former President Donald Trump's 'America First' agenda still dominates the GOP. Published February 8, 2022
White House science adviser resigns after internal probe finds demeaning behavior
President Biden's top science adviser resigned Monday night after an internal White House investigation found that he violated workplace policy by bullying and demeaning staffers. Published February 7, 2022