The Australian government has allocated $26.9 million (US$18.8 million) in the 2022-23 Budget to back research to better prevent and treat allergic diseases and anaphylaxis. Of the funding, $16.6 million will go to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Anaphylaxis Australia to jointly set up a National Allergy Council (NAC). Health…
Editor Daily Rundown: EPA Used COVID-19 Funding For âEnvironmental Justiceâ
FOX NEWS: EPA used COVID-19 relief funds for grants promoting âgreen infrastructure,â âenvironmental justiceâThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting new applications for grants funded by President Bidenâs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed in 2021, but last yearâs awards funded some projects that had virtually little to do with addressing the impact of the…
KT McFarland: Inflation is ‘funding Putin’s war’
US Intends To Give Additional Funding To Ukraine
In the wake of Russiaâs continuing war in Ukraine, the U.S. State Department plans to give $100 million to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.The additional funding will provide civilian security assistance to the country and help âenhance the capacity of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide essential border security, sustain civil law…
Woman Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Pair Buried on Texas Beach
Amanda Noverr. (San Patricio County Jail) CORPUS CHRISTI, TexasâOne of two Utah residents charged with capital murder for killing a New Hampshire couple found buried on a South Texas beach in 2019 pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser murder charge. Amanda Noverr, 34, of Logan, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading…
Judge to Decide Who Has Authority Over OC Education Board Voting Map
SANTA ANA, Calif.âA judge is settling an ongoing dispute between Orange Countyâs education officials regarding who has the authority to determine local school districtsâ election boundaries for the primary election in June. The Orange County Board of Education, the Orange County Committee on School Districts, and the Orange County Registrarâs office appeared in front of…
Must-Pass Government Funding Bill Hits GOP Roadblocks In The Senate
Senate Republicans are slowing a short-term bill to keep the government open over alleged funding for drug paraphernalia and a vaccine mandate for federal workers, contractors and the military.The bill, which would keep the government funded through March 11 and buys top appropriators more time to reach a broader funding deal, passed the House last…
WTO Punishes the US While Washington Gives More Funding to the UN
News Analysis Congressional Republicans are right to question the efficacy of the COMPETES Act to confront the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The central focus of the currently stalled House bill is to increase domestic semiconductor production. This is essential to both easing the logistical strain currently plaguing the nation as well as ensuring the countryâs…
Cruz: Kerry Is ‘Customer of the Year for Chinese Concentration Camps’ and We’re Funding China’s Concentration Camps
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âFaulkner Focus,â Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry âis the customer of the year for Chinese concentration camps.â And that the Democratic Party âis structurally pro-China.â Cruz said, âThe Democratic Party, Joe Biden has shown weakness to China. Now part of that…
Senate Passes Stop-Gap Funding Through February
The Senate passed a stop-gap funding bill on Thursday night, averting a government shutdown. The Senate passed H.R. 6119 with 69 votes in favor and 28 against, crossing the Senateâs 60-vote threshold. H.R. 6119 is a continuing resolution (CR), a spending bill that would keep government funding levels the same, although it grants $7 billion…
US Senate Approves 30-day Extension of Federal Highway Funding After House Passage
The U.S. Senate on Saturday approved a 30-day extension of funding for federal highway programs. A day after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the extension, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) brought it to the floor by asking for unanimous consent. The move lets a bill pass without a recorded vote but enables a single senator…
NIH Contradicts Fauci, Admits Funding Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab
Molecular biologist Richard H. Ebright on Wednesday posted a letter from the National Institute of Health (NIH) showing that an NIH grant did fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, contrary to what Dr. Anthony Fauci had testified to the Senate. Fauci testified to Senators at a hearing in May that the NIH…
Tensions Over Capitol Police Funding Bill Hit Boiling Point In The Senate
Senate tensions over a Capitol Police funding bill are nearing a boiling point, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on an amount with just weeks before its funding runs dry. The department said last week that its funding could run out as soon as next month, risking furloughs and sparking bipartisan concern. But while…
Sen. Tom Cotton Goes Off On Rep. Rashida Tlaib For Saying We Must Eliminate Funding For CBP, ICE, DHS
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton slammed Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Thursday for saying that she would like to eliminate funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the entire U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cotton appeared on Fox News and was asked about Tlaibâs comments from…
Hill GOP Presses Agencies Linked to Wuhan Lab Funding, Data on Research for CCP Virus Origins
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, on April 17, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images) Congress Congressional Republicans are pressing federal officials for documents and data on the origins of the CCP virusâalso known as the novel coronavirusâthat has reportedly killed more than 600,000 Americans […]
Governor Vetoes Funding For Texas Legislature After Showdown Over Voting Reform
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for the stateâs Legislature Friday after Democrats walked out at the last minute to oppose the GOPâs new voting reform law. âFunding should not be provided for those who quit their job early, leaving their state with unfinished business and exposing taxpayers to higher costs for an additional…
Exclusive: Joni Ernst Joins Watchdog Group to End U.S. Funding of ‘Cruel and Dangerous Animal Experiments’ in Wuhan Lab
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Justin Goodman of the White Coat Waste Project joined Thursdayâs edition of SiriusXMâs Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow to discuss U.S. taxpayer funding of virology research involving animal experimentation at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Ernst addressed her partnership with the White Coat Waste Project. âThe White Coat…
Connecticut Democrat Provision Would Axe Funding to Schools with Native American Mascots
A Connecticut Democrat introduced a sudden budget provision Tuesday that would block funding to public schools in the state that continue to use Native American sports team mascots and nicknames unless a tribe in the region gives written consent. State Sen. Cathy Osten (D), co-chair of the General Assemblyâs Appropriations Committee, inserted the provision in…
GOP Congressman Says Fauci Needs To Answer For Why His Agency Bypassed Oversight Of Funding To Wuhan Lab
Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said it is âvery concerningâ that the National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases bypassed oversight of a research grant that involved the transfer of $600,000 to the Wuhan Institute of Virology to modify bat-based coronaviruses. âWhen it comes to oversight of U.S. tax dollars headed to the Chinese…
Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Democrats from Funding Planned Parenthood Through Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) claimed a win Friday after forcing Democrats to remove from their COVID âliberal wish listâ bill a provision that would have allowed every Planned Parenthood facility in the country to receive free taxpayer funds through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). âDemocrats knew this was never about COVID relief or helping small…
Why Trump Was Right to End Funding for the UN Palestinian Aid Organization.
Last week, the State Department announced that the Trump administration had concluded an internal review and decided to end all U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Part of the administrationâs justification for the decision was the disproportionate level of U.S. financial support, but […]
Pentagon withdraws $300M in funding to Pakistanâs military.
Sept. 2 (UPI) â The U.S. Department of Defense suspended $300 milllion in military funding to Pakistan, citing the countryâs failure to suppress militant groups. Pentagon spokesman KonĂ© Faulkner said Saturday that the agency suspend the funding to the Coalition Support Fund, which reimburses Pakistanâs military for fighting against terrorists. âDue to a lack of […]
Alveda King: Starbucks Should Stop Funding Planned Parenthood if Serious about Ending Racism.
The pro-life niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. said that if Starbucks truly wanted to end racism, it would stop funding Planned Parenthood, the nationâs largest abortion provider. Alveda King, who serves as director of Civil Rights for the Unborn at Priests for Life, noted in a column at the Washington Examiner the attempt by Starbucks Tuesday […]
Report: Trump Administration Has Found A Way To Cut Some Planned Parenthood Funding.
The Trump administration believes they’ve found a way to cut some taxpayer funding that’s being funneled to America’s leading provider of abortion, Planned Parenthood. According to an official who spoke with the Weekly Standard, the administration will propose a rule that would prevent some $260 million annually in Title X funds marked for contraception and […]
Minnesota taxpayers involuntarily funding $100 million in cash to jihadists?
Our friend John Hinderaker of Powerline and the Center for the American Experiment asks, “Is this the worst scandal in Minnesota history?” KMSP Television, the Fox affiliate in the Twin Cities, has been carrying out a five-month-long investigation of the phenomenon of carry-on luggage stuffed with cash â a million dollars at a time â […]
George Soros Funding Smartphone App to Help Illegal Immigrants Avoid Law Enforcement.
A George Soros-funded smartphone app is meant to explicitly help the undocumented evade federal authority. In an interview with Fox Businessâs Lou Dobbs, Judicial Watch Director of Research Chris Farrell called the smartphone application âpretty outrageous.â In order to escape arrest, Farrell said that the app âprovides notice to their friends and family, it alerts […]
Trump in Michigan: If We Donât Have Funding for the Wall by September âWeâll Close Down the Countryâ (VIDEO)
For the second year in a row President Trump held a rally with American workers on the night of the White House Correspondentsâ Ball. Trump decided it was a better use of his time to be with the people from Ypsilanti rather than the White House reporters who hate him. Trump held a rally in […]