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Dubious Biden DoE Official Samuel Britton Charged with Stealing Woman’s Luggage at Minneapolis Airport - Geller Report

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WH Press Sec Makes Embarrassing Mistake 4 Times - Proves Apple Doesn't Fall Far from Tree in Biden Admin

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Fox News reporter uses Biden's own words to expose hypocrisy on decision to approve oil drilling in Venezuela - TheBlaze

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4 Dem Senators Admit Trump Was Right, Beg Biden Admin to Reverse Course on Border Policy

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Stewart Rhodes and fellow member of Oath Keepers found guilty of sedition


Undermining democracy will not be tolerated, FBI director says after Oath Keepers verdict

The US attorney general and federal investigators said the conviction of several members of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia group, for their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection sends a message that attempts to undermine democracy will not be tolerated.

“The FBI will always uphold the rights of all citizens who peacefully engage in First Amendment protected activities, but we and our partners will continue to hold accountable those who engaged in illegal acts regarding the January 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement Tuesday.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland, in the same statement, reiterated the intent to hold rioters who committed crimes accountable while praising the work of the prosecutors and agents in the case.

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• Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and fellow group member Kelly Meggs were found guilty of seditious conspiracy Tuesday as a jury reached a verdict in the historic criminal trial of five alleged leaders of the right-wing militia group.
• The Justice Department alleged that the Oath Keepers conspired to forcibly stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden and plotted to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
• was a major test

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Biden Makes Major Move Against Supreme Court - Joe's Latest Dictate Stuns Justices

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Federal Appeals Court Shuts Down Biden's Big Plan with Crushing Ruling

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Biden Admin FDA Adds Vital Drug to Shortages List, US Families 'Just Aren't Getting a Break'

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Biden Fooled Voters Into Thinking He Would Save Them, Now His Illegal Plan Could Cost Americans Almost $300B

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Biden Admin FDA Adds Vital Drug to Shortages List, US Families 'Just Aren't Getting a Break'

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Very interesting. There doesn't seem to be a shortage of the veterinary version of Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium Clavamox. Apparently Democrats have been trying to put price controls on drugs for human use. Wage and price controls DO NOT WORK. That was proven when Nixon tried them.

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Karine Jean-Pierre Claims Without Evidence That President Biden Has Visited The Border | The Daily Wire

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Senate passes legislation to avert a rail shutdown

The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to avert a rail shutdown following a grave warning from President Joe Biden about the economic danger posed by a strike.

The House passed the tentative rail agreement on Wednesday. The measure can now be sent to the president to be signed into law. The vote came after pressure had mounted on lawmakers to act swiftly. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier on Thursday that the Senate “cannot leave until we get the job done.” The final vote in the Senate was 80 to 15.

Without congressional action, a rail strike could have become a reality as early as December 9, causing shortages, spiking prices and halting factory production. It could also have disrupted commuter rail services for up to seven million travelers a day and the transportation of 6,300 carloads of food and farm products a day, among other items, according to a collection of business groups.
One potential complication in the effort to pass a bill had been a push by progressives to add a provision to the agreement related to paid sick leave.

On Thursday, the Senate failed to pass a House-passed paid sick leave measure backed by progressives.

President Biden defended his administration’s efforts to avert a rail strike on Thursday, despite criticism from union leaders that a deal brokered by the White House did not meet workers’ demands for paid leave.

“I negotiated a contract no one else could negotiate – the only thing that was left out was whether or not there was a paid leave,” Biden told reporters in the White House East Room. “You know, I’ve been trying to get paid leave, not just rail workers, but for everybody.”

“Now, within this agreement, we’re gonna avoid the rail strike, keep the rails running, keep things moving, and we’re gonna go back and we’re gonna get paid leave – not just for rail workers, but for all workers,” he said.

By a 290 to 137 vote, the House passed the tentative rail agreement that will prevent a rail strike. The vote was largely bipartisan, with 79 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Eight Democrats voted against the bill.

In a separate vote, the House also voted 221 to 207 to add the paid sick leave backed by progressives to the rail agreement.

A freight rail strike could cost the US economy $1 billion in its first week alone, according to a new analysis from the Anderson Economic Group.

As a result, Biden had pushed Congress to “immediately” pass the legislation to avert a shutdown.
Calling himself a “proud pro-labor President,” Biden said in his Monday statement, “I am reluctant to override the ratification procedures and the views of those who voted against the agreement. But in this case – where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt millions of other working people and families – I believe Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal.”

A rail shutdown, Biden warned, would “devastate the economy.”

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President Biden signs bill forcing rail unions to accept agreement, averting crippling strike

President acknowledges rail union deal does not include paid sick leave, says 'that fight isn't over'


President Biden on Friday signed bipartisan legislation to avoid a railroad workers strike, congratulating Congress for working with his team to avoid "what could have been a real disaster."

Lawmakers and industry representatives had warned that a threatened strike by transportation unions ahead of the holidays could have had catastrophic consequences for the U.S. economy. The newly enacted law codifies a July deal negotiated by rail unions and the Biden administration that would raise workers pay by 24% over a five-year period from 2020 through 2024, including an immediate payout on average of $11,000 upon ratification.

The agreement passed by Congress was approved by eight of 12 transportation unions involved in negotiations. The four dissenting unions, representing about 100,000 rail workers, said the deal was unfair because it included insufficient paid-sick leave time. They had asked for seven paid sick days, but Congress did not include their demand in the bill, despite an effort from progressive lawmakers and even some conservatives like Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to amend the legislation.


The president praised the wage increases for rail workers as "historic" and promised to continue fighting for paid sick leave benefits for workers.

"Look, I know this bill doesn't have paid sick leave, that these rail workers and frankly, every worker in America deserves. But that fight isn't over," Biden said before signing the bill.

He also thanked Republicans and Democrats for coming together on a "tough vote" that ultimately kept supply chains operational in the weeks before Christmas.