Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) grilled Citibank Wednesday and other Wall Street firms over if they made commitments to not provide financing for fossil fuel companies such as coal and natural gas. Toomey, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, spoke during a hearing on the “Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms. During the hearing,…
In UK, Trump throws fuel onto Britain’s fiery political debate over Brexit
July 13, 2018 by
LONDON – The U.K. woke Friday to discover that President Trump had thrown fuel onto the country’s already fiery political debate — on a day in which he will hold a joint press conference with under-siege Prime Minister Theresa May, meet with Queen Elizabeth II and witness tens of thousands of demonstrators march through London […]
Trump: Tax Reform Will Be ‘Rocket Fuel’ For US Economy
September 29, 2017 by
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spoke to a large group of manufacturers Friday and pitched his proposed tax reform as “rocket fuel” for the American economy. “Under my administration, the era of economic surrender is over – and the rebirth of American industry has begun,” Trump said in his remarks to the National Association of […]
FUEL FOR FLIGHT: White House lifts shipping law to aid Irma exodus
September 8, 2017 by
Hurricane Irma: Massive effort to ship fuel into Florida, ease gas shortages The Trump administration has waived a key statute to allow for “as many ships as possible” to bring fuel into Florida, as part of a massive effort to ease gas shortages for Florida residents and others in the path of Hurricane Irma. “We’re […]
Obama’s Final National Security Speech: ‘Stigmatize Good, Patriotic Muslims,’ and You Fuel Terrorism
December 6, 2016 by
President Obama emphasized the absence of another 9/11-scale attack on the homeland during his two terms in office and argued that acting “like this is a war between the United States and Islam” would result in more American deaths and “the loss of the very principles we claim to defend.” Speaking to service members at MacDill Air Force […]
Obama-Poindexter Pics Fuel Scalia Suspicions
February 19, 2016 by
John Poindexter and President Obama shake hands at the White House (Credit: Via DC Whispers) A couple of photographs of President Obama shaking hands with a wealthy Democrat Party donor named John Poindexter, who also owns the ranch resort where he found Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead, has fueled the whispers that radio host […]