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GOP senator dings Biden for ‘dog calls’ on Social Security: ‘Trying to scare people’

Sen. Mike Rounds condemned President Biden on Sunday for deploying "dog calls" on Social Security, accusing the Democrat of intentionally "trying to scare people" by saying the GOP seeks to slash the federal retirement benefits.

February 12, 2023

House Dem knocks Biden for not being more ‘forthcoming’ on Chinese spy balloons

Rep. Jim Himes, Connecticut Democrat, said Sunday that he wants the Biden administration to be more transparent and expedient in revealing details about suspected Chinese spy balloons shot down by the U.S.

February 12, 2023

Schumer says China ‘humiliated’ by takedown of suspected spy balloons

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that the Chinese government has been "humiliated" for having been "caught lying" about suspected spy balloons in U.S. airspace.

February 12, 2023

House intel panel chair after 3rd downed object: ‘Trigger happy’ is better than being ‘permissive’

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday that the Biden administration appeared eager to take down two unidentified flying objects in North American airspace in recent days after being criticized for waiting to destroy a Chinese spy balloon.

February 12, 2023

Kyrsten Sinema rips State of the Union hecklers as ‘beneath the dignity’ of Congress

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Thursday lambasted Republicans for jeering President Biden during his State of the Union address, saying that the formal annual event has "devolved into a junior high softball game."

February 9, 2023

EPA wants to know how it should spend $3 billion on climate justice

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking input from the public on how it should dole out $3 billion on its Environmental and Climate Justice program established under Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.

February 9, 2023

Rick Scott wants Biden to sunset, calls for president’s resignation

Sen. Rick Scott called for President Biden to resign in a campaign ad launched just minutes after the Democrat's State of the Union address Tuesday night, intensifying their ongoing feud.

February 8, 2023

Biden’s knock of Big Oil reignites partisan energy debate

President Biden's targeting of Big Oil during his State of the Union address Tuesday has acted as fuel to the fire for the partisan debate already raging on Capitol Hill over high energy costs and gasoline prices.

February 8, 2023

Biden rips ‘outrageous’ Big Oil profits, calls for quadrupling tax on stock buybacks

President Biden took a swing at Big Oil Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, blaming large fossil fuel companies for the past year's sky-high prices at the pump as they raked in record profits.

February 7, 2023

House GOP makes first big push to boost energy production by curbing climate rules

House Republicans launched their legislative energy agenda Tuesday of more than a dozen measures aiming to increase domestic oil and natural gas production by curtailing environmental regulations.

February 7, 2023

Texas’ massive public pension drops BlackRock, other ‘anti-oil’ investment firms

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas, with nearly 2 million participants, has reportedly divested from BlackRock and other major firms over their investment policies locked into climate change.

February 7, 2023

Schumer defends Biden’s response to China’s spying; Senate to receive classified briefing on Feb. 15

The Senate will receive a classified intelligence briefing Feb. 15 from the Pentagon on threats posed by China after the military shot down a spy balloon deployed by the communist nation, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday.

February 5, 2023

Mitch McConnell: China made a ‘mockery of our airspace’ with spy balloon

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell piled onto the criticism of President Biden Sunday over the delay in shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that crossed the U.S. from Alaska to the Carolinas before it was taken down over the Atlantic Ocean.

February 5, 2023

Cory Booker: GOP deploying double standard over Chinese spy balloon

Sen. Cory A. Booker charged Republicans on Sunday with hypocrisy over the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the U.S. over several sensitive military sites before the Pentagon shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean.

February 5, 2023

House intel chair: Downing balloon over ocean is ‘tackling the quarterback after the game is over’

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner blasted the Biden administration Sunday for shooting down a Chinese spy balloon only after it had cleared land and was over the Atlantic Ocean, allowing it to traverse the continental U.S. over several sensitive military sites.

February 5, 2023

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg says he won’t run for Debbie Stabenow’s open Michigan Senate seat

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he won't run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in 2024, doubling down on plans to remain in his Cabinet-level position rather than seeking an elected role.

February 5, 2023

Marco Rubio: Biden needs to address Americans on Chinese spy balloon

Sen. Marco Rubio pressed President Biden on Sunday to publicly address the American people on the Chinese surveillance balloon that the military shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

February 5, 2023

House Republicans launch probe into Biden climate envoy John Kerry

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability launched an investigation Thursday into the tenure of White House Climate Envoy John Kerry over national security concerns about his environmental talks with China and green activists.

February 2, 2023

Manchin scolds Biden energy official as administration bends climate law: ‘Quit fighting us’

Sen. Joe Manchin III aired his grievances Thursday to a top Department of Energy official over the Biden administration disregarding federal law, doubling down on his frustration with how energy and climate policies from the Inflation Reduction Act are being implemented.

February 2, 2023

Manchin: Feds ‘not taking my gas stove,’ files bill to protect appliance

Sen. Joe Manchin III kicked off his first hearing as chairman of the Senate Energy Committee in the new Congress Thursday by placing the natural gas stove debate on the front burner.

February 2, 2023