Beijing’s three-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded on Friday with more pledges of funding for Africa, even though China’s sputtering economy may be hard-pressed to meet those commitments. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) counted $5src.6 billion in Chinese loans, aid programs, and corporate investments for Africa over the next three years that were
Biden asks Congress for $56 billion for child care, disaster aid and other domestic issues
President Joe Biden had faced particular criticism earlier this year for declining to prioritize child care funding as part of negotiations over a September stopgap budget proposal. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The Biden administration is calling on Congress to pass roughly $56 billion in funding for a range of critical domestic priorities, including efforts to
MSNBC’s Wallace: Republican Party a ‘Threat to Domestic Security’
MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Monday on her show “Deadline” that the Republican Party was a “threat to domestic security.” Wallace said, “It is surreal to have this conversation in private having worked in the government. It is indescribable to have it on live TV and to have been a part of the party that
Attorney General Garland: Biden DOJ Budget Includes $85M Increase to Probe Domestic Terrorism Cases
Attorney General Merrick Garland told House lawmakers Tuesday that the Biden Administration’s 2022 budget request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) would seek an $85 million increase from last year’s budget for domestic terrorism investigations and cases. “Our budget supports my commitment to protecting our national security, including addressing both international and domestic terrorism while…
FBI: Jihadis Remain a Menace, But Domestic Terrorists from Left, Right Pose ‘Greatest’ Threat to U.S.
Domestic terrorists – such as racially motivated, anti-government, and anti-law enforcement violent extremists – may pose the “greatest” threat domestically this year and likely into 2022, a top FBI official told lawmakers Thursday. The official made those comments as she acknowledged that jihadis affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) remain intent on conducting…
Nunes: Democrats Will Further Weaponize Intel Community Against ‘Domestic Extremists’
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) said Republicans expect Democrats to further weaponize the intelligence community against “domestic extremists,” much as how they used it to further the Russia collusion hoax against former President Donald Trump. Nunes said in his opening statement at Thursday’s committee hearing on worldwide threats:…
‘Trial Run’ of Domestic Coronavirus Passports in Britain Expected Within Weeks: Report
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly introduce a trial run for domestic coronavirus passports, testing the scheme at a few high profile events over the coming weeks. Despite growing backlash from within his own party against the idea of coronavirus passports, Johnson’s government is said to be preparing an announcement of a trial run of…
Chuck Grassley Calls Out Kamala Harris, Antifa, Left-Wing Domestic Violence of Summer
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Tuesday during a Senate hearing called out left-wing domestic violence over the summer amid an apparent attempt by Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) to use the January 6th Capitol breach to tie the political right to domestic extremism. Grassley said he agreed that the violence at the Capitol on January…
Scaramucci: Trump Is the ‘Domestic Terrorist of the 21st Century,’ Like Timothy McVeigh
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that President Donald Trump was “the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.” Scaramucci then compared Trump to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Scaramucci said, “I think lawyers, legitimate lawyers are telling him that he’s in a lot of trouble. He incited…
Look Who’s Running The ‘Independent’ Investigation Into Keith Ellison’s Alleged Domestic Abuse.
Minnesota Democrats’ ‘Independent’ Ellison Investigation Handled By Their Own Lawyer’s Partner. Minnesota Democrats claimed to be running an “independent investigation” into domestic abuse allegations against DNC deputy chair Keith Ellison. The state party’s own attorney ran the investigation, before handing it off to one of his legal partners. Ellison’s GOP opponent called it “laughable” that […]
THIS IS WHAT DOMESTIC TERROR LOOKS LIKE
In the wake of the irrational media response to patriots occupying an empty building in the woods in Oregon, this author thought readers may like to be reminded of what domestic terror actually looks like. Before we delve into the partial list of businesses targeted in Ferguson in November 2014, please bring your attention to two […]
The Media’s Faux Outrage Over “Domestic Terrorism”
We don’t remember any outrage from the media over the alleged roles played by Obama associates Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn in the 1970 bombing murder of San Francisco police officer Brian V. McDonnell. In fact, the media peddled the nonsense that Ayers and Dohrn, who helped launch Barack Obama’s political career, were “anti-war activists” […]