Adam A. Pack

2 months ago | readlion.com | John Ransom |Elizabeth Mitchell |Adam A. Pack

(The Daily Signal) – The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief is supposed to be a major lifesaving program from the United States to the world. Under then-President Joe Biden, however, it was used to promote abortion abroad. Now, Republicans in Congress are seeking to remove the PEPFAR’s promotion of abortion through its sponsorship of organizations that support the procedure abroad and through greater safeguards to prevent the funding from illegally going to abortion.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Dave Bohon |John Ransom |Adam A. Pack |Adam Wittenberg

President Donald Trump used the annual National Prayer Breakfast to announce the creation of an initiative to battle anti-Christian bias within the federal government. “My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians,” declared the president in his executive order creating the task force to “eradicate” Christian bias.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Adam A. Pack |Michael Ryan |Julianna Frieman |Josh Mann

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Senate, in a bipartisan fashion, voted Monday evening to confirm fracking executive Chris Wright as secretary of Energy. Senators voted 59 to 38 with seven Democrats and one independent joining their Republican colleagues to confirm Wright. Senate Democrats who supported Wright included Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lújan.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Moira Gleason |Virginia Allen |Adam A. Pack |Dave Fidlin

(The Daily Signal) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced his second day of questioning from senators Thursday as he seeks confirmation as President Donald Trump’s secretary of health and human services. Kennedy testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions just one day after completing a lengthy hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He explained—and defended—his position on a wide range of health-related issues during the hearing.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Ireland Owens |John Ransom |Adam A. Pack |Adam Wittenberg

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Newly-confirmed Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy is already moving to overturn the Biden-Harris administration’s stringent fuel economy standards for vehicles. Shortly after Duffy was sworn in as transportation secretary on Tuesday, he signed a memorandum to begin the process of resetting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.