The Biden administration has approved ConocoPhillips' Willow oil project in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, allowing the company to establish three drill sites initially and generating controversy from environmentalists who argue that it breaks Biden's campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands.
Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.V.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced Friday that he would reject yet another Biden nominee, arguing that the administration is pandering to climate radicals.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus on Friday outlined the conditions necessary to attain their vote for a raise on the national debt limit, including setting a cap on discretionary spending for 10 years, stopping President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, and pulling back the $80 billion approved late last year to expand the Internal Revenue Service.
Former President Donald Trump has called for the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 unrest at the Capitol to be "tried for fraud and treason," claiming that crucial video footage was omitted and that recently-released security footage shows Capitol Police escorting some alleged Trump supporters through the Capitol building.