“Turns Out, Presidents Matter”: Marc Andreessen Calls For US Strategy To Address China’s Manufacturing Dominance Marc Andreessen, the billionaire investor and co-founder of the influential Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, joined the host of Uncommon Knowledge, Peter Robinson (former Reagan speechwriter), to discuss his pivotal role in shaping Silicon Valley and politics.  For decades, Andreessen has […]

Outgoing Biden Admin Bans Imports From 37 Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The outgoing Biden administration is banning imports from an additional 37 China-based companies over forced labor in Xinjiang, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Tuesday. A worker moves freshly harvested cotton at a processing plant in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous […]

Biden Unveils Last-Minute FDA Proposal To Lower Cigarette Nicotine Levels In the final days of the Biden-Harris administration, the Food and Drug Administration announced a proposed rule to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to decrease the addictiveness of combustible tobacco products. The news sent tobacco stocks marginally lower in the cash session.  The proposed rule (RIN 0910-AI76), “Tobacco Product Standard for […]

Education Department Cancels Another $4.2 Billion In Student Loan Debt Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In the final days of his term, President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of federal student loan debt for more than 150,000 more borrowers. US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP The […]

‘It Was The Most Tense Moment’: U.S. Ambassador Reveals Deteriorating Relationship With China Worse Than Previously Known In his final interview as U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns told the Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Cheng that Chinese officials severed communication with the U.S. after President Biden’s order to shoot down China’s spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, calling it “the most tense moment” […]

If You Care About Healthy Food, Confirm RFK Jr. Authored by Mollie Engelhart via RealClearHealth, As a vegan chef turned regenerative cattle rancher, I’ve traversed the narrow divides between two worlds: the health-conscious, progressive enclaves of Los Angeles and the rugged, often misunderstood landscapes of rural Texas. For years, I lived and breathed the principles of organic farming and plant-based eating, firmly rooted in […]

Which State Has The Longest Emergency Room Visit Time? Emergency room wait times vary significantly across the United States depending on factors such as hospital resources, patient volume, and staffing levels, with some states facing delays that can stretch for more than three hours. Long stays in the emergency department often point to issues like understaffing or overcrowding, leading to delays in treatment, and often […]

Americans See Little Progress In Key Areas Under Biden: Gallup Authored by Megan Brenan via Gallup, WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans offer a largely negative assessment of the progress the U.S. has made during his presidency on 18 economic, national and international issues. Majorities of Americans think the U.S. has lost ground in six areas over the past four years, including the […]

Manhattan Traffic Drops 7.5 Percent After New York’s Congestion Toll Takes Effect Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Traffic in Manhattan decreased by 7.5 percent in the week after New York City’s congestion pricing plan took effect, according to preliminary traffic data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Jan. 13. Devices used for congestion tolling hang above traffic on a […]

Doctors Ask Supreme Court To Block California Board From Penalizing Certain COVID-19 Views Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Three doctors are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent a California agency from investigating them over their opposition to state-approved COVID-19 policies. The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Aug. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The California Medical Board […]

RFK Jr. Effect: Cancer-Linked Red Dye Banned From US Foods The Biden administration stole some of the spotlight from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee, with just five days remaining in President Joe Biden’s first term. Through the Food and Drug Administration, the Biden-Harris team took the initiative to ban the cancer-causing artificial food coloring Red No. 3, commonly found in […]

Preventable Deaths And Vitamin D3 Authored by Robert W. Malone via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), We had an inexpensive life-saving solution both before and during the pandemic… The inconvenient truth is that even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a very simple, inexpensive and effective treatment was available that could have saved the majority of lives lost (1-3). All that the WHO and public health bureaucracy had […]

Why This Lifelong Democrat Voted For Trump Authored by Chris Fenton via RealClearPolitics, This past November, I cast a ballot that I never would have expected: I voted for Donald Trump. As a lifelong Democrat, this decision was not rooted in ideology, but instead born of personal frustration with America’s broken systems – financial, judicial, and political. My story is not just my own but a reflection of the shared […]

Houthis Again Target US Carrier In Red Sea Just As Gaza Truce Deal Announced  Yemen’s Houthis have once again announced that military forces have targeted American warships in the Red Sea. The Pentagon has not offered confirmation, however, and rarely admits to coming under such direct attacks. The Wednesday statement said missiles and drones were launched against the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier and other US warships […]

Professors Say Trump’s Policies Could Exacerbate Wildfires Authored by Gabrielle Temaat via The College Fix, Professors at Syracuse and Duke universities said this week that President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies could exacerbate the wildfires in California. “We well know Trump does not accept the science of climate change and the reality of climate change. He’s very dismissive of it,” Robert Wilson, an […]

Trump Effect Continues As Florida Vice Mayor Switches To Republican Party In the 2024 election, there was a huge shift to the right, as counties across the country rejected the failed policies of the Biden administration and embraced Donald Trump once again. Via CNN Continuing the trend, the City of Doral, Florida Vice Mayor Maureen Porras announced she’s left the Democratic Party and registered as a Republican, citing “socialist […]

Biden Pens Farewell Letter To Americans Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—As his presidency comes to a close, Joe Biden penned a farewell letter to the American people, reflecting on his four years in office and his decades of public service. President Joe Biden delivers a speech about his foreign policy achievements in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department’s Harry S. Truman […]

House Passes Bill Banning Men From Women’s Sports Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—The House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Jan. 14, with a vote of 218-206. The legislation excludes males from participating in women’s sports sponsored by organizations that receive federal funding. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listens during a press conference in […]

South Korean President Says Arrest Was ‘Voluntary’ To Prevent Bloodshed After Police Scaled Walls Following an hours-long standoff with police at the presidential residence in Seoul, Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea’s first sitting president to come under arrest. The 64-year old leader was detained Wednesday on charges of insurrection for declaring martial law on December 3rd, creating national turmoil and a severe […]

Clemency Request ‘Pending’ For Leaker Of Trump’s And Others’ Taxes Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearPolitics, The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming President Trump’s tax records along with those of thousands of other taxpayers, in the biggest tax data heist in U.S. history. A search of the Justice Department’s pardon database reveals […]

Trump Envoy Swayed Netanyahu More In One Meeting Than Biden Did All Year On Gaza Peace Update(1445ET): Even Israeli media is very clearly attributing achievement of the Gaza ceasefire deal to President-elect Donald Trump and his team. President Biden too at one point in an afternoon press conference hailing the deal acknowledged that he spoke as ‘one team’ with Trump on the Gaza deal. According to The Times of Israel: A “tense” […]

LA Police Chief Says 3 Suspected Arsonists Arrested After Being Caught Amid Deadly Wildfires Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell on Tuesday gave more details on the arrests of three arson suspects, in light of wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in Los Angeles in recent days. Firefighters watch as water is dropped on the Palisades Fire […]

Watch: Amazon Uses Huge Diesel Generator To Charge Electric Delivery Van Fleet Amazon closed out 2024 with more than 20,000 electric delivery vans manufactured by Rivian in its fleet nationwide. The e-commerce giant highlights on its website that the electric vans are part of its “urgent” climate change initiative to “remove carbon emissions from transportation systems.”  However, Amazon faces mounting criticism for gaslighting […]

LA Landlords Hike Rent As Much As 124% As Fires Force Thousands To Flee Landlords in fire-stricken Los Angeles are jacking rents in violation of California law as thousands of residents seek shelter due to multiple fires burning in the area. Santa Monica rental listed for $12,500 in Feb. 2024 was going for $28,000 before the listing was pulled. A search of local listings by several outlets reveal several landlords who have raised […]

FBI Declares No ‘Credible Threats’ Ahead Of Trump Inauguration Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With just one week to go before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office in Washington, the FBI said there are no known threats to the Inauguration Day ceremony. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on […]