Freedom Of The Press

Biggest Names On Aspen Institute’s Disinformation Commission Have A Checkered Past When It Comes To Accuracy, Freedom Of The Press

Jennie Taer Top figures on the Aspen Institute’s “Commission on Information Disorder” have pasts of spreading misinformation or partisan ties, a Daily Caller News Foundation review has found. The commission’s well-known figures include media personality Katie Couric, Prince Harry, and liberal mega-donor Kathryn Murdoch. A…

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Two Fiery Explosions Later, Should We Privatize Government Oil Companies?

Harry Wilmerding  Politicians and environmental activists quickly blamed capitalism and corporate greed for two offshore fires near oil rigs, but the oil rigs ended up being state-run enterprises.  Nationalized oil companies have had a history of unsafe and inefficient production, according to an oil industry…

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Federal Loans Helped Elite Grad Students Rack Up $11.2 Billion In Debt — And Many Can’t Pay It Back

Ailan Evans  Graduates of master’s programs at elite universities are saddled with hundreds of thousands in debt, with many unable to earn enough to pay off their federal student loans, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. Recent graduates of Columbia University’s film…

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FDA Head Urges Investigation Into Agency’s ‘Interactions’ With Drug Company

Sebastian Hughes  The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged for a government investigation into unusual contacts between members of her agency and the maker of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease Friday. Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting commissioner of the FDA, tweeted that…

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AOC Urges Illegal Immigrant Parents Of Children Born In The US To Register For Biden’s Child Care Tax Credit Payments

Kaylee Greenlee  Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged illegal immigrants who are parents to children born in the U.S. to register for President Joe Biden’s child care tax credit payments on Thursday, video shows. Parents and guardians will receive checks of $250 to $300…

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Business Groups Slam Biden’s ‘Flawed’ Competition, Antitrust Executive Order

Thomas Catenacci  President Joe Biden’s competition and antitrust executive order will harm American consumers, groups representing both large and small businesses said. “This executive order amounts to a bizarre declaration against American businesses, from the largest to the smallest,” Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) Council…

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REPORT: 150 Guards Staff Empty Texas Prison Awaiting Arrival Of Criminal Migrants

Kaylee Greenlee  Around 150 guards are staffing an empty Texas prison awaiting the arrival of criminal migrants, The Texas Tribune reported Thursday. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans on turning the South Texas Briscoe Unit state jail into a detention facility for migrants who face…

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Pentagon Admits Taliban Advances In Afghanistan Are ‘Concerning’

Thomas Catenacci  The Pentagon’s top spokesperson admitted that the Taliban’s aggressive advances in Afghanistan as U.S. troops near their complete withdrawal are “concerning.” Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby acknowledged that the Taliban, a political and terrorist group, continues to take over large swaths of…

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REPORT: ‘Massive Vetting Failure’, Biden Official Says White House Dropped The Ball On Stone-Manning Nomination

Andrew Kerr  A White House official described Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management as a “massive vetting failure” by President Joe Biden’s administration, according to NBC News reporter Josh Lederman. The unnamed official told Lederman that the White House dropped the…

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Biden’s Executive Order Targets Big Tech, Urges FCC To Restore Net Neutrality

Andrew Trunsky President Joe Biden is taking aim at Big Tech and Big Telecom’s growing power with a new executive order that will add regulations and facilitate competition within the industries. The order, which Biden is expected to sign Friday, includes over 70 provisions, all…

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