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U.S. House advances GOP-backed energy reliability bill
The “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act,” was introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado.
Legislation looking to lower energy prices nationally successfully passed the U.S. House on a slightly bipartisan vote.
H.R. 3628, titled the “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act,” was introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado.
The bill would direct certain state authorities that oversee electric utilities to place a greater emphasis on long-term electric reliability. It would do so by amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Evans applauded its passage and called out Democrats, specifically in Colorado.
“For years Colorado’s ruling Democrats have pushed out-of-touch policies and burdensome regulations that have led to skyrocketing energy bills and increased financial strain, resulting in further mental and physical stress on hard-working families across the state,” he said.
The bill has not yet been taken up by the U.S. Senate.
Republicans have majorities in both the House and Senate, but would need seven Democratic votes in the Senate to prevent a filibuster. Under those circumstances, the Republicans' bill appears to have a slim chance of passing. According to one prediction, it has a 34% chance of being enacted.
During the vote in the U.S. House, four Democrats did cross the aisle to vote for the bill. Two of those were California representatives, one from Texas, and one from Washington. One Republican from Nevada, U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, voted against its passage.
The bill ensures states prioritize “reliable generation facilities” in their 10-year energy plan periods. This comes as more and more states, like Colorado, move away from coal-fueled power plants toward other sources that are considered “clean energy.”
Some policymakers and special interest groups remain skeptical of the move away from coal, and even the state acknowledges its role in energy production.
In 2023, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that coal-fired power plants accounted for 32% of Colorado's total in-state energy generation.
While down significantly from 68% in 2010, that is still a notable portion of the state’s energy generation.
Additionally, a 2022 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found that, between coal, petroleum and natural gas, coal produced the least amount of the state’s carbon dioxide emissions.
The report found that almost all of coal’s emissions were due to the electric power sector, while petroleum’s was from transportation, and natural gas was almost evenly distributed throughout the sectors, including electric power.
Evans, who has been labeled by Democrats as “anti-clean energy,” argued his legislation is a necessary step to prioritize reliability and affordability.
He points to rising energy costs, both in Colorado and nationally. According to polling, Coloradans report a 24% increase in electricity costs since 2021. Just in the past year, 64% of Americans say their power bills have risen.
“This legislation puts Coloradans first by holding state regulatory entities like Colorado Public Utilities Commission accountable by new federal standards, to ensure they are focused on considering energy reliability and affordability,” Evans said. “I’m proud to lead the charge on legislation that lowers costs, uplifts working-class Americans, and strengthens our nation's energy dominance.”
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/us-house-advances-gop-backed-energy-reliability-bill
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
The decision keeps ICE and the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review from “lying in wait for asylum seekers and other noncitizens at routine hearings throughout the region."
Published: December 25, 2025 9:07pm
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its Justice Department counterpart cannot engage in “sweeping” civil arrests at immigration courthouses in Northern California.
“This circumstance presents noncitizens in removal proceedings with a Hobson’s choice between two irreparable harms,” Judge P. Casey Pitts wrote in his Christmas Eve decision.
“First, they may appear in immigration court and face likely arrest and detention,” the judge wrote. “Alternatively, noncitizens may choose not to appear and instead to forego their opportunity to pursue their claims for asylum or other relief from removal.”
The decision keeps ICE and the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review from “lying in wait for asylum seekers and other noncitizens at routine hearings throughout the region — a move that would effectively restore pre-Trump prohibition on such arrests,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
A Manhattan district judge ruled the opposite way on a similar case this fall. That could lead to a Supreme Court challenge to courthouse arrests in 2026.
The Trump administration said it plans to appeal Wednesday’s decision to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-judge-blocks-ice-arresting-migrants-appearing-court-dates-northern
Maine suspends Medicaid payments to Somali charity after audits uncover more than $1M in fraud
Red flags were raised by Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who warned the U.S. Treasury of welfare fraud being committed by Gateway.
Published: December 25, 2025 10:08pm
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has suspended Medicaid payments to a Somali-run charity after possible fraud was discovered during several audits of the charity’s finances.
The DHHS found that the Gateway Community Services overbilled by more than $1 million from March 2021 through December 2022 for what was supposed to be “interpreting services” to Somali migrants, according to Breitbart.
Just the News reported on other allegations of fraud regarding Gateway Community Services that have recently come to light following the charges of at least a $1 billion fraud ring involving Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
The current suspension of Medicaid funding comes after red flags were raised by Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who warned the U.S. Treasury of welfare fraud being committed by Gateway.
Gateway, which was founded in 2015 by Somali migrant Abdullahi Ali, who has previously drawn scrutiny for other possible financial fraud, also is connected to a number of prominent Democrats in Maine, including B.J. McCollister, who served in Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign for the White House and was chief of staff to Maine Democrat Senate President Troy Jackson.
“This is taxpayer money, and we should be looking into this, and I’m relieved that the federal government is finally stepping in, I think, largely due to the inaction of the leaders in Maine,” said Assistant Maine Senate Minority Leader Republican Matt Harrington, who has been raising concerns about Gateway since last May.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/maine-suspends-medicaid-payments-somali-charity-after-audits-uncover-more-1m-fraud
Pentagon report: Chinese military buildup and shift in nuclear force doctrine threatens US homeland
“China maintains a large and growing arsenal of nuclear, maritime, conventional long-range strike, cyber and space capabilities able to directly threaten Americans’ security,” according to the report.
Published: December 25, 2025 10:42pm
Updated: December 26, 2025 1:45am
China's military buildup is making “the U.S. homeland increasingly vulnerable,” according to the Pentagon’s annual China military power report.
This is the result of a combination of their decades-long arms buildup and a shift in nuclear force doctrine. “China maintains a large and growing arsenal of nuclear, maritime, conventional long-range strike, cyber and space capabilities able to directly threaten Americans’ security,” according to the report.
The report was made public Tuesday, and it warns that the People’s Liberation Army continues on pace toward its 2027 modernization goals, according to China expert Bill Gertz reporting for The Washington Times.
Those goals include “preparations for using force to annex Taiwan and threatening nuclear strikes on the United States to prevent American forces from intervening in a defense of the self-ruled island,” according to Gertz.
The report states that the Trump administration’s relations with China are “stronger” than in many years, and that the U.S. does not seek to “strangle, dominate, or humiliate China.”
Striking a conciliatory tone, the report says that while the U.S. military is ready to defend American interests in the Indo-Pacific, “we seek only to deny the ability of any country in the Indo-Pacific to dominate us or our allies.”
https://justthenews.com/world/asia/pentagon-report-chinese-military-buildup-and-shift-nuclear-force-doctrine-threatens-us
Ex-War Department official warns terrorists may one day aerosolize fentanyl, praises Trump move
Former WMD official David Lasseter noted that Russian security forces in 2002 accidentally killed 130 hostages during a Chechen terrorism incident when they pumped a gaseous form of fentanyl into a theater hoping to anesthetize the terrorists. The formula was too strong and was lethal to many.
By John Solomon
Published: December 25, 2025 10:39pm
The booming illicit fentanyl trade has made deadly opioid ingredients far more accessible around the globe, greatly increasing the risk that a terror group or rogue state actor will one day try to aerosolize the drug to create mass casualties, a former top Department of War official told Just the News.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction David F. Lasseter, praised President Donald Trump's declaration this month of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, saying it would create powerful new tools to fight the current drug cartels' scourge that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and would equip U.S. security agencies to counter future efforts to create an aerosolized fentanyl weapon that could kill millions.
(the rest of the article can be read at)
https://justthenews.com/government/security/friex-war-department-official-warns-terrorists-may-one-day-aerosolize-fentanyl
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Democrats’ push for Epstein filesboomeranged with Clinton featured prominently throughout
Be careful what you ask for: The most recent disclosures, posted on Friday, blows back on Democrats who sought concrete implication of Trump in the files.
By Amanda Head
Published: December 23, 2025 10:41pm
Democrats' push for the release of documents surrounding convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein through a House vote appears to have backfired, as the disclosures intended to scrutinize Team Trump have instead spotlighted their own party's connections, including former President Bill Clinton's prominent mentions and salacious photos with the disgraced financier and/or young women. Clinton had long been married to Hillary Clinton at the time the photos were taken.
Theboomerangalso hit Virgin Islands Democrat Delegate Stacey Plaskett in a swath of 2019 text exchanges with Epstein that were revealed during a congressional hearing on Trump, in which Epstein appeared to guide her questions, prompting Republicans to highlight Democratic hypocrisy.
Kiddie porn investigation stalled while Clinton was in White House
Adding to the headache for Democrats is the fact that, in this most recent tranche of formerly-classified documents, it's been revealed that the first known opportunity to investigate, and possibly charge Epstein — with child pornography — was during Clinton's time in office, but his Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to proceed.
The latest tranche from Friday reveals a previously unacknowledged 1996 complaint to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alleging that Epstein possessed and distributed child pornography, filed by Maria Farmer, an artist who worked for Epstein in the 1990s.
Farmer claimed that Epstein stole nude photos she had taken of her underage sisters (aged 12 and 16) for her artwork, which he then allegedly sold or distributed.
(rest of the article can be read at)
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/clintons-doj-had-first-chance-prosecute-epstein-whiffed-opportunity
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Ex-War Department official warns terrorists may one day aerosolize fentanyl, praises Trump move https://justthenews.com/government/security/friex-war-department-official-warns-terrorists-may-one-day-aerosolize-fentanyl
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