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April 9, 2021

EPA tells Blackburn that controversial appointee is 'not required' to sign ethics pledge

The Environmental Protection Agency told Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Thursday that Senior Counselor to the Administration Avi Garbow is not required to sign an ethics pledge or provide public financial disclosure, after the senator expressed concerns about his apparent conflicts Garbow has with his previous employer.

April 9, 2021

Progressives slam Biden's 'bloated' proposed Pentagon budget

President Biden is getting hammered from both sides of the aisle for his proposed $715 billion defense budget the White House released Friday, with progressives saying that's too much money for the Pentagon while Republicans say the proposal falls way short of defense needs. 

April 8, 2021

Scientists slam WHO-China report, demand 'full investigation' into COVID-19 origins

A year into a global pandemic, there has been no credible study into how it began, according to an international group of more than 20 scientists who have released an open letter blaming the Chinese government.

April 7, 2021

American 'woke' companies blamed for fueling China's rise, Paypal co-founder says

Paypal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel spared no punches in who he cites for helping China's rapid economic and military expansion. He says that U.S. technology companies bear some of the blame for helping fuel Beijing's global achievements.

April 7, 2021

Steyn warns of China's aspirations for global dominance: They've reduced America to 'cheap, service economy'

Mark Steyn warns that China is aspiring for global dominance as Beijing leads New York City as the city with the largest population of billionaires on 'Fox News Primetime'

April 7, 2021

China keeping a top-secret watchlist of US travelers — from celebs to everyday folks

Nearly 700 Americans — including government workers, CEOs and even Ashanti — were secretly placed on a Chinese watchlist when they traveled through Shanghai's main airport, The Post has learned.

April 7, 2021

China using 'wokeness as geopolitical tool' against US: 'Woke, Inc.' author

China is "uniquely off-limits" to being associated with coronavirus, even though the deadly virus originated there, biotech entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy said on Wednesday.

April 6, 2021

State Dept. spokesperson says position on Olympics ‘has not changed’ as calls grow to boycott China games

The State Department on Tuesday threw cold water on the idea that the U.S. would boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics. 

April 6, 2021

Biden hasn't talked to Chinese president about coronavirus origins

President Biden on Tuesday said he has not spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the origins of COVID-19.

April 6, 2021

GOP lawmakers urge clampdown on Confucius Institutes at American colleges and universities

EXCLUSIVE: GOP lawmakers are calling on the Department of Education (DOE) to "find censorship-free alternatives" to Confucius Institutes at U.S. college campuses and to specifically look to Taiwan to teach Mandarin language instead of the controversial China-backed cultural centers.