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Gavin Newsom’s Bungled High-Speed Rail Project Includes Zero Trains

Gavin Newsom’s Bungled High-Speed Rail Project Includes Zero Trains

Speaking in his "state of the state" address, Gavin Newsom declares that California is laying tracks high-speed rail.
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A quite pleasant piece of reporting from Julie Watts at CBS News adds a new wrinkle to a thing The Federalist has been saying for a while: California's high-speed rail project is a political symbol plus a union giveaway, and no operational train system is coming anytime in the foreseeable future.

Senate Committee Holds Fauci In Contempt For Refusing To Answer For Covid Lies

Senate Committee Holds Fauci In Contempt For Refusing To Answer For Covid Lies

A Senate committee voted to hold former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday following his refusal to answer for his Covid lies and conduct throughout the lockdown period.

"Holding a witness in contempt is a serious thing, and it should be rare," Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., said at the hearing. "But the contempt power exists for precisely this circumstance."

Today In Republicans Being Useless: Murkowski Tries (But Fails) To Sink Blanche Confirmation

Today In Republicans Being Useless: Murkowski Tries (But Fails) To Sink Blanche Confirmation

The competition to see who the most shallow, feckless Republican in the U.S. Senate can be tight. But somehow, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski always finds a way to come out on top.

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