Emissions Increased In States That Closed Nuclear Plants

Greenhouse gas emissions have surged in multiple Northeast states that shuttered nuclear power plants since 2019, Politico reported. The states — Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania — closed down the zero-emissions nuclear…

US Set To Again Become Net Importer Of Oil Despite Vast Resources

The U.S. is projected to become a net importer of crude oil in 2022, just two years after the nation achieved net exporter status, according to government data. The country will import…

Teachers Unions Ramped Up The Donations To Dems As They Pushed Their School Closing Policies

Teachers Unions Ramped Up The Donations To Dems As They Pushed Their School Closing Policies Kendall Tietz on February 17, 2022 One of the largest teachers unions in the country donated $2…

Senate Confirms Robert Califf To Lead The FDA On A Vote That Divided Both Parties

The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a vote that divided members in both parties. Califf, who was previously confirmed for…

Canada Wins Solar Tariff Trade Dispute Against US

An independent panel determined Tuesday that current U.S. tariffs placed on solar panel imports violated the 2018 U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). The three-member USMCA panel, which included two former World Trade Organization officials…

Automakers Drop More Than $50 Million On EV Super Bowl Ads

U.S. and global automakers spent an estimated $52-56 million promoting electric vehicles during the Super Bowl on Sunday. At least seven car makers and one charging device company purchased advertisement slots from…

Harvard Prof And Former Obama Official Calls For Crackdown On Protesting Truckers, Including Slashing Tires And Canceling Insurance

Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and an official in former President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, called for truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 policies to be arrested…

Harvard Prof And Former Obama Official Calls For Crackdown On Protesting Truckers, Including Slashing Tires And Cancelling Insurance

Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and an official in former President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, called for truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 policies to be arrested…

Homeland Security Issues Domestic Terrorist Warning, Citing Those Who Seek to Sow Public Distrust in Government Institutions

Free speech is on notice in America. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a terrorism threat bulletin through the National Terrorism Advisory System. That threat is freedom of speech…

Republicans Demand Answers From DHS On Why Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker Was Allowed To Enter US

Republican House members urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to answer questions about why the Texas synagogue hostage taker was allowed to enter the country in a Wednesday letter. “Last month,…

BP Oil Rakes In Biggest Profit Since 2013

Big Oil corporation BP reported its highest quarterly earnings in eight years in 2021, buoyed by diminished supply and increasing prices worldwide. BP earned a whopping $12.8 billion in profit last year,…

Six Children, Four Women Dead as US Special Forces Kill ISIS Leader In Late Night Raid

U.S. special forces killed the leader of the Islamic State during a successful operation conducted in northwest Syria late Wednesday evening, the Pentagon said. The mission resulted in the death of its…

Senate Banking Committee Prepares For Showdown Over Fed Nominees

Chris Brunet on February 2, 2022 Three of President Joe Biden’s picks to regulate the banking industry will be grilled in front of the Senate on Thursday amid partisan tensions and looming…

It’s Groundhog day and Trenton Phil saw his shadow, 60 more days of pandemic restrictions and mandates

TRENTON, NJ – Today is Groundhog Day, and while across the Delaware River, Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog saw his shadow, bringing us 60 more days of winter, Trenton Phil, scared of his…

Europe To Rely More On Coal As Natural Gas Demand Fades

Europe is set to rely more heavily on coal production in 2022 as liquified natural gas demand decreases due to heightened tensions with Russia, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report…

State Department Says Nord Stream 2 ‘Will Not Move Forward’ If Russia Invades Ukraine

State Department spokesperson Ned Price threatened the status of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline during an interview with NPR on Wednesday, saying the project “will not move forward” should Russia invade Ukraine,…

Murphy announces $7 million in anti-crime tech after releasing half of state’s prison population

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa responded to Governor Murphy’s announcement that $7 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds will be used to fund the purchase of acoustic sensors and gunshot…

‘I Think She’s A C*nt’: Ex-Obama Aide Goes On Expletive-Filled Rant Against Kyrsten Sinema

A former aide to President Barack Obama let loose a vulgar tirade on Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, insulting the lawmaker over her decision not to support abolishing the filibuster. Alyssa Mastromonaco,…

DiMaio, Rooney condemn Phil Murphy healthcare vaccine mandate

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblymen John DiMaio and Kevin Rooney have condemned Gov. Phil Murphy’s most recent decree to some workers: Get vaccinated or get fired. The governor’s latest executive order 283 issued Jan. 11 mandates…

‘Critical Moment’: US-Russia Meet As Fears Of Ukraine Invasion Grow

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday in hopes of determining whether a diplomatic solution with regard to Ukraine is viable, BBC News…

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