Ramsey Touchberry
Articles by Ramsey Touchberry
Young conservatives take climate activism to GOP presidential debate
Young Republicans concerned about combating climate change are looking to make a splash at next week's GOP presidential debate by bending the ears of White House hopefuls. Published August 17, 2023
Manchin regrets spin on energy legislation; Democrats try to sell climate plan
Sen. Joe Manchin III single-handedly controlled the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, the giant budget-climate law Democrats rammed through Congress last year. Despite the conservative West Virginia Democrat's pivotal role, Mr. Manchin runs hot and cold on the law -- emblematic of the complicated politics of the legislation. Published August 16, 2023
Congress presses Biden over Iranian threats against U.S.-seized oil
Lawmakers are pressuring President Biden to combat Iran's threats against American companies that take Iranian oil from a U.S.-seized tanker off the coast of Texas. Published August 16, 2023
Schumer wants Democrats to be more ‘persistent’ in touting ‘Bidenomics,’ Inflation Reduction Act
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday urged fellow Democrats who may be reluctant to run on "Bidenomics" to lean more aggressively into the term, saying that voters will eventually warm to it. Published August 15, 2023
Weiss’ new job seen as ‘cover-up’ for Bidens; special counsel botched plea deal
The appointment of a special counsel may appear to put a bull's-eye on Hunter Biden and threaten to make the family's foreign business deals a lasting issue for the president's reelection campaign. Published August 13, 2023
Sen. Marsha Blackburn: House’s Biden impeachment inquiry key to investigating foreign business deals
Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Sunday that she supports the House opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden because it would unlock additional powers to investigate his family ties to foreign business deals when he was vice president. Published August 13, 2023
Blame game: Hunter Biden’s attorney cites ‘right-wing media’ for ‘false allegations’
An attorney for Hunter Biden blamed conservative media sources on Sunday for what he called "false allegations" of corruption against his client. Published August 13, 2023
Rep. Dean Phillips wants ‘moderate governor’ to jump into Democratic primary to unseat Biden
Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who is weighing a Democratic primary challenge against President Biden, said Sunday he wants to see a "moderate governor" enter the race to unseat Mr. Biden. Published August 13, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair criticizes Biden for $6 billion Iranian hostage deal
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sunday accused the Biden administration of being taken to the cleaners for a tentative deal with Iran to free five detained Americans in exchange for unfreezing $6 billion in assets and freeing an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. Published August 13, 2023
Why gas prices are spiking across the U.S.
Prices at the pump have jumped an average of nearly 30 cents in the last month, namely due to a rise in crude oil prices, increased global demand, production cuts in the Middle East and heat waves limiting refining capacity. Published August 10, 2023
Manchin ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving Democrats to become independent
Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia said Thursday that he's been considering leaving the Democratic Party "for quite some time," marking an escalation in his long-running flirtation with becoming an independent. Published August 10, 2023
S&P Global drops ESG scores amid political backlash, investor confusion
One of the largest independent credit agencies in the world will no longer dish out numerical ESG scores in their ratings for corporations, ending a short-lived practice that caused investor confusion and prompted political blowback. Published August 10, 2023
Biden claims credit for clean energy ‘boom’ in bid to reset climate messaging, tout achievements
President Biden on Wednesday sought to fine-tune his messaging on combating climate change and promoting "Bidenomics" as he touted the effects of major laws nearly one year after their implementation. Published August 9, 2023
Biden falsely boasts he declared a national climate emergency
President Biden said that "practically speaking" he's already declared a national climate emergency, an executive action that would unlock far-reaching powers to curtail emissions by restricting domestic fossil fuel production. Published August 9, 2023
Sen. Feinstein briefly hospitalized after suffering ‘minor fall’
Sen. Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a "minor fall" in her San Francisco home and was later released that same day, the California Democrat's spokesperson said Wednesday. Published August 9, 2023
Electric bus maker once touted by Biden files for bankruptcy
The electric bus maker Proterra has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a little more than two years after the California-based public company received praise from President Biden for being the future of the EV industry. Published August 8, 2023
Latest poll spells bad news for Sen. Sinema and GOP but good news for Senate Democrats
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could doom her reelection chances and Republicans' hopes of retaking the Arizona seat, according to an Emerson College poll released Tuesday. Published August 8, 2023
Biden polling underwater on climate change ahead of speech touting Inflation Reduction Act
A majority of Americans, 57%, say they disapprove of the way President Biden is handling the issue of climate change, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released Monday. Published August 7, 2023
House Democrats tell SEC to greenlight climate rule, end ‘continued delay’ over politics
Dozens of House Democrats urged the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to end what they called a "continued delay" over politics and implement a long-proposed rule for companies to disclose emissions data and climate risks. Published August 7, 2023
Trump attorney expects Georgia prosecutor to ‘get on the bandwagon’ with fourth indictment
A defense attorney for Donald Trump said Sunday she expects the former president to receive his fourth set of criminal charges in the coming weeks. Published August 6, 2023
