$50K for DEI Trainings, $5 Mil for Graffiti Removal, and No Rail Line: How California's High-Speed Rail Project Has Burned Through Taxpayer Cash

When the Trump administration announced it was investigating California's long-troubled high-speed rail project, the top official overseeing it pressed back. Though the project has more than tripled in price to $106 billion, the official said that "every dollar is accounted for."

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WATCH: Biden Announces Plan To Build Massive Railway Across An Ocean

President Joe Biden unveiled this week a new transportation goal for his administration: to build a railway from the Pacific Ocean across the Indian Ocean. "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean," Biden told a crowd at a League of Conservation Voters event on Wednesday. A […]

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WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre Goes Off the Rails When Asked How Biden’s ‘Environmental Justice’ Order Helps East Palestine

A journalist on Friday asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre what President Joe Biden's new "environmental justice" executive order will do for the devastated town of East Palestine, Ohio, prompting Jean-Pierre to ramble on for almost two minutes without answering.

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The Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill Is A Reasonable Response To East Palestine Crisis

Well-placed anger can create unintended consequences because adding new layers of government control can play right into Big Business' hands.

Dem Senator Says It's No 'Big Deal' If Biden Comes to East Palestine

Democratic Ohio senator Sherrod Brown said during a town hall that whether or not President Joe Biden comes to the devastated town of East Palestine, Ohio, is not "a particularly big deal."

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Two Days After Buttigieg Visit, Biden Admin Halts Removal of Toxic Waste From East Palestine

The Biden administration on Saturday halted the removal of toxic materials from East Palestine, Ohio, to ensure waste is transported to Environmental Protection Agency-certified facilities.

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FACT CHECK: Pete Buttigieg Is a 'Capable and Competent' Leader

Claim: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, sometimes referred to as Alfred E. Neuman, is a "capable and competent" leader who can stand up to former president Donald Trump.

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Biden Administration Points Fingers at Everyone But Itself for Ohio Train Derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the White House are pointing fingers at everyone but themselves as they defend the Biden administration's handling of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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FACT CHECK: Is the Trump Administration To Blame for the Ohio Train Derailment?

Claim: The Trump administration dismantled Obama-era rail safety regulations that would have prevented the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Report: Buttigieg Finally Plans To Visit East Palestine—Three Weeks After Chemical Disaster

Nearly three weeks after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that led to the release of toxic chemicals, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is finally planning to visit the devastated town, Politico reported on Wednesday.

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