Sen. Barrasso slams Biden’s NEPA regulations

Sen. Barrasso slams Biden’s NEPA regulations

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., confer just before a news conference to discuss their efforts to rescind recent Biden administration rules on the National Environmental Policy Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) decried President Biden’s latest environmental regulations while speaking at the Senate Republican Leadership Conference on Tuesday. He called out Biden for slowing down Americas economic growth and claimed the President’s new National Environmental Policy Act increased restrictions on infrastructure projects, which in turn burdened the US economy.

Poll: GOP to get 230 House seats in Nov. midterms

Poll: GOP to get 230 House seats in Nov. midterms

A woman votes in the presidential primary election at the the Summit View Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Mo., on March 10, 2020.Charlie Riedel / AP fileA new poll claims Republicans would get a slight advantage over Democrats in the House of Representatives after this year’s midterms. According to CBS News’ “battleground tracker,” the GOP would secure 230 seats in the House this November while Democrats would hold 205 seats.

Whistleblowers say FBI, DOJ have double standards

Whistleblowers say FBI, DOJ have double standards

Erika Ramirez, a whistleblower and former chief psychologist at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, testifies as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the prison, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)A House Republican alleged that whistleblowers said the FBI has been tampering with official records and investigations to cover-up scandals created by the Biden administration. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (R) suggested the FBI exaggerates domestic terrorism statistics to hit performance metrics manufactured by the bureau itself.

Report: Biden to exchange Griner, Whelan for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Report: Biden to exchange Griner, Whelan for arms dealer Viktor Bout

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner returned Wednesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison of convicted. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)The Biden administration reportedly plans to exchange two Americans arrested in Russia for a weapons trafficker imprisoned in the US. According to CNN on Wednesday, Biden’s officials have offered Russia to exchange arms-dealer Viktor Bout for US citizens Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner who are facing legal trouble in Moscow.

Japanese authorities search for motive in Abe murder

Japanese authorities search for motive in Abe murder

FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2020. Japan's Cabinet on Friday, July 22, 2022 formally decided to hold a state funeral on Sept. 27 for the assassinated former Prime Minister Abe, amid national debate over the plan which some criticize an attempt to glorify a divisive political figure. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)The assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is undergoing mental health evaluations as authorities try to find a motive to the killing. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead by doctors at the Nara Medical University Hospital, at 5:03 p.m local time on Friday, just over five hours after being shot while delivering a campaign speech in front of a small crowd on a street.