Jack Reed vows to get defense budget done despite delays from the White House Jamie McIntyre
BUDGET CRUNCH, ‘HARD CHOICES’: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says he and the committee’s top Republican,
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, are hoping to finish work on the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act before the next fiscal year starts, despite a late start forced by the late budget submission by the White House.
“Both Sen. Inhofe and I are determined to get our bill to the floor and then get the conference done and get a bill to the president s desk,” Reed said yesterday at an event sponsored by the Reagan Institute. “It s going to be difficult. We re going to have to make some hard choices, but our intention is to get the bill done. And to do so in a way that enhances our security.”
Climate of change THE PRICE IS RIGHT?
According to
The Guardian, the Morrison government will today sign up to two international agreements that aim to integrate climate risk into investment decision-making, including through pricing risk; the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment, and the Call for Action: Raising Ambition for Climate Adaptation and Resilience.
The move, which stands to inflame Liberal-National tensions, comes after climate denialist
George Christensen again failed to get the numbers for an inquiry into why banks are refusing to lend to fossil fuel projects.
PS: Although it reads like soft propaganda for the coal industry,
The Australian ($)today reports 170 workers have been sacked by energy company New Hope as legal challenges stall the expansion of its New Acland mine.
Inspector general investigating whether DOJ officials tried to overturn 2020 election
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2020, file photo an American flag flies outside of the Justice Department building in Washington. The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didnât bother trying to break one-by-one into the networks of each department. Instead, they got inside by sneaking malicious code into a software update pushed out to thousands of government agencies and private companies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, FIle)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â The Department of Justiceâs Office of the Inspector General is beginning an investigation into whether any former or current DOJ officials âengaged in an improper attemptâ to have the justice department seek to alter the outcome of the presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's election win, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.