34 Burst results for "David Bernhardt"
America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast
"david bernhardt" Discussed on America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast
"Well, look, I think the idea of reducing the size of Washington and spreading these agencies out is long overdue. And I will say that the Trump administration actually made some small steps in that direction, very small, but didn't get a lot of attention, but secretary of the interior, David bernhardt, doesn't get a lot of publicity because he was a guy who kept his head down and did hard work. He was successful in moving some agencies out of the department of interior and out. I think to Colorado, I believe, or maybe Utah. But that has to happen. I mean, look, in my time, if you look at it, it's not good to have a capital that just gets bigger and bigger with more and more money running through it. More and more bureaucracy. And especially when you look at the Durham, the Durham indictments that came down, they get tried in D.C. and Northern Virginia and you and I see bass tried there in D.C. or Northern Virginia. The jury would have deliberated for like three minutes, just enough time for them to sign their name and we would have been found guilty. So as one of the as one of the jurors said in one of those high profile cases recently, it took longer to put in the lunch order for the jury than it did to come back with the verdict. Right, with an acquittal. And so that's the problem long term here is that Washington is completely broke. It's almost unfixable because you have 95% of the people that live in the district. You're approaching 70 plus percent that live within a couple of miles around the district. That are all one political party that are all living off of that machinery there. And look, it's never going to, I just think it's never going to get fixed unless you, unless you push the government out to different parts of the country, I think would help a lot. Ronald Reagan and I'll probably butcher his one of his famous quotes. But he said something along the lines that there's nothing close to eternal life as a government program. Right. Right. And that was true then. And it's still true today. Hey, can I something caught my eye? I'm not sure if you caught what you put on the screen to begin with this, it looked like it was a form to rent a house with Hunter Biden. Yeah, this is when he purchased or rented the house where Biden's Corvette is. This is the form. Go ahead. Okay, so catch it in the monthly rent at his previous residence in quasto place, wherever that is. He rented it for a year. Do you see that number there? Monthly rent. 40 $9910 per month. Per month. What? What the hell is that? Well, I think, I think. I mean, who can afford that? Where can you find a house for that price? I don't know. I mean, maybe some vacation home and somewhere in Miami Beach. I don't know. That's an annual wage for one month. Yeah, it's just shocking. 49,000. What the hell would you have to rent something? Now guys, do you understand why this man was the chairman of the intelligence committee? We're just putting up a document that we're showing was released today, and he's not on his phone. Doing a true social post under the camera. He's actually reading what we're putting up on the screen. That's how genuine this individual is. And that's why you've got to check out his book countdown to socialism. Sadly, sadly, more relevant than ever. Now we've got a little glimmer, a little hope with this new Congress. We've got 20 months to make sure that we get president Trump back in The White House. Part of that is if you get onto true social, the platform that Devon is running for president Trump, it is utterly different from Twitter. And you won't regret it. Followed. And by the way, CBS, we set records last week was a record week for true social and it looks like this week will be another record. We're going to beat last week, I believe, in terms of activity. I found out by accident, the messaging thing works now. Yes, yes. Yes. But now there's finally got flick the switch on the messaging..
Go West, Young Podcast
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Go West, Young Podcast
"She testified about it and sent the tree spikers to prison. That's it there is truly nothing new there. Either that's unconscionable to you or it's the right thing but nothing has changed over the last several months. So what is really going on. What is behind this vitriol against tracy. Well the fight here is over. How the timber. War's ended twenty thirty years ago. I was on the road with my kids earlier this month. We listened to a really excellent podcast. Series called timber wars from oregon public broadcasting. I will drop link to that into the show notes. The podcast covers tree spiking protests in the forests. The spotted owl all of that. But what i took away from the podcast is how the timber wars fundamentally changed the forest service. It had been forced century. An agency dedicated to selling timber. It was an agricultural agency still part of da to this day but then in the nineties it changed into an agency that managed ecosystems now. Some of that change happened. Because of the clinton administration some of it happened under court orders but the forest service of today while it still does sell timber of course it manages ecosystems. I and a lot of people still don't like that fact thirty years later so the fight over tracy stone. Manning is really an attempt to relitigate the timber wars with the knowledge that the bureau of land management is in the midst of a similar transformation albeit one that is slower and hopefully less contentious and what was only slightly jokingly referred to as the bureau of leasing and mining for decades is also becoming agency that manages ecosystems. I david bernhardt tried to stop that transformation by getting rid of blm headquarters. It's not going to work. He only delayed the inevitable. Beal will of course still managed grazing. There will still be mining and oil drilling on public lands for decades to come but all of that extraction will be part of ecosystem. Management led by good. science courts. Have made that very clear. The biden administration has made it clear as well following the best. Science is the law of the land. Following climate science is increasingly a part of that. And so as you listen to bob wick here in this episode reflect on his thirty plus years with the bureau of land management. Think about that fundamental change and when tracy stone manning becomes the director which will happen any day. Now think about how far we have come in how we manage our american ecosystems and how far we still have to go. We.
Go West, Young Podcast
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Go West, Young Podcast
"Come to you outside today on a beautiful morning up at red rocks park overlooking the city just stopped buying climb the steps. What is one of the most gorgeous stunning concert venues in the world. Also one of the most beautiful places to photograph in the world which is kinda why. I'm here on the show today. We have an interview so big. It didn't fit into one episode. I have been a fan of photographer. Bob wick for years bob might have. What is the best job in the country. He takes beautiful pictures of america's public land's specifically bureau of land management land across the west. You may not know bob wick by name but you have almost certainly seen his work so as an amateur photographer myself. I was so excited when bob agreed to join us and talk about his remarkable career. Which oddly enough doesn't even officially include photography as part of his job description. So this is a two-parter this first episode is all about bob's career and how the bureau of land management has changed over the last thirty years and this is also video episode. You can find it on youtube or facebook there. You will get to see some of bob's best work as we talk about it. If you're listening to this podcast app that supports chapter markers you will probably see pictures as we go as well. But please don't look down if you're driving And then next week we're going to do a bonus episode diving into the nitty gritty of outdoor photography for photo geeks. Like me but first. Let's do the news. Interior secretary deb holland was here in colorado last week. Talking about a couple of bills that we have featured here on the podcast that includes the colorado wilderness act sponsored by congresswoman. Diana get as well as the colorado outdoor recreation economy act or core. Act from congressman. Goose and senator michael bennet but the main reason for the secretary's visit was looking at how to fix the bureau of land management headquarters remember. That's the building in grand junction colorado. Where a grand whopping three employees who were at the old headquarters in washington. Dc eventually moved after former interior secretary. David bernhardt effectively and intentionally broke the agency. Even today there are fewer than forty people working in that grand junction office. There are about eighty open and unfilled positions. So something is not not working here at all and the solution is a pretty obvious one to us. You just have to admit the whole thing was a failure. It was designed to force career expertise out. And it's time to rebuild the agency headquarters back in washington. Now it's understandable. That folks like senator bennett senator. John hickenlooper want to keep jobs in colorado. Even if it's just forty of them so secretary holland came out to grand junction to listen to be element -ployees to listen to members of the community before she decides what to do next and of course the bureau still doesn't have a senate confirmed director has not had one for four and a half years now but we are finally getting close. The senate energy and natural resources committee last week deadlocked ten ten on the nomination of tracy stone manning to run the bureau that vote said it to the senate which voted fifty to forty nine on tuesday afternoon to move her nomination to the senate floor head back one episode for the background on the really absurd character assassination campaign that is being waged against tracy. But i think there's another takeaway here that everyone needs to consider. The fight here truly is not over what tracy stone manning did or did not do with earth. I thirty years ago. The record there is clear. nothing new has come out..
Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"Method. So yeah so. That man dooby. Here's to the pot laugh. Okay not that. I would know but no own no expedience with that. Everybody's like sure you don't you. Don't well there's still. There's still a march to stop marijuana from becoming lille and there's an article coming up that will speak to that. I'm surprised at some of my colleagues in the medical profession that are trying to cook up. These outlandish studies. But we'll talk about that that's because they don't have the capability of learning to make money with it. That's true that could mean they can't make money with it. Then it's wrong. You see so sorry. You're up there who watch out there. Manneken jumped out of the corner man. If i talking squirrel think all right next article tuttle reads dub jalan revokes. Donald trump era energy orders. The interior secretary called the orders by her predecessors. And i like that they that they used a plural on that because it was many waco back to david barnhart. Her seeded by ryan. Zinke preceded by. What was it warner right. And on and on. but anyway i digress. Interior secretary called the orders by her predecessors inconsistent with the department's commitment to protect public health conserve land water and wildlife and elevate science says the story by the associated press and circulated by indian country. Today out of washington excuse me And issued a separate directive that prior prioritizes climate change and agenda decisions. Excuse me an agency decisions. The moves are part of a government wide effort by the biden administration to address climate. Change ahead of a virtual global summit which were meant to get into a little bit later on climate change that president joe biden is from day. One president biden was clear that we must take a whole of government approach to tackle climate crisis strengthen the economy and address environmental justice. Close quote allen said in a statement the new orders will quote make our communities more resilient to climate change and helped lead the transition to a clean energy economy close quote she added the orders revoked trump era directive that boosted coal oil and gas leasing on federal lands and promoted with trump called quote energy. Dominance gotta hated that in the united states how also rescinded a trump administration order intended to increase oil drilling in alaska national alaska's national petroleum reserve. How in call for the orders by here. Predecessors ryan zinke and david bernhardt quote inconsistent with.
Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"I'll i'll here's a caveat. I'm gonna toss up. I really don't think that is one of her goals. I don't think that's just my opinion. I don't. I don't feel from her. That she's on a mission to get more tribes federally recognized. Yeah anna i don't know if you guys are following the chickasaw choctaw freedman. Yes tom so they're kind of They were bringing attention to the fact that she historically has not supported the treaty obligations of Those respective nations. So that's something that's been interesting to me. I'm also wondering what she's going to to do to rectify that position of hers. And i know that there. There's there's like so much entanglement with you know what the law says under. She probably tries to follow the system. But then again is like that system was created to make these divisions between our people so i i don't know i have a lot of admiration for her and i know that nobody is perfect but you know i think we can always strive to try to be better and try to be considerate of all of our relatives and not just again upholding the colonial system. And i hope that she I really hope that she shows some type of solidarity progression. In that sense. I was going to say i mean. I'll try to be given my language to the republican holes. That were putting up a front about that very thing. They were reacting To her statements in the past Relevant to oil and gas industry okay. her supportive standing rock At the time And try try to use Those points against her You know shows Obviously where they're going to be coming from during her administration. I think I think you know like anything else. We still have to educate her on on certain things. But at least i will say by way. Deb howen at least listening to our you know our tribes versus her predecessor david bernhardt versus burn hearts predecessor. Friggin ryan zinke versus. Go all the way back right We have an opportunity. I think to be heard at a at a more balanced level but at the same time Agree with the both of you that And i've said this much on the show in the in the past leading up to her confirmation that her hands are most likely going to be tied to a certain degree because of very varying interests in. So i'll add yet another aspect to this. So you know. The the biden administration How do i wanna frame. this has has has taken some pages from bernie sanders campaign some of mark charles's campaign mom elevating these The problems of You know climate change and and The need of getting off fossil fuels the problem. unfortunately and even part of what. I'm gonna carefully frame as the challenge around the green new deal initiative. Is that the transition away from oil and gas to Alternative energy will still come at a cost..
KOMO
"david bernhardt" Discussed on KOMO
"History of the world Couples. Corwin Hank reports in an email to employees, Basil says this fall, he will step away from daily activities that Amazon to become executive chair of the Amazon board. The new CEO will be Amazon Web services head, Andy Jassy. Analyst Ed Anderson. With business consultant Gardner says the move comes as base owes has fully achieved his vision for what Amazon could be not to say that there is not more growth ahead. But he certainly has achieved what he set out to do. What he did was nothing short of changing how people shop for almost everything. But Anderson says it's more than that was really showed The world is how technology can transform the market. When applied in the right ways and at the right pace. Technology can transform an industry really any industry in the process. For better or worse, he also transformed the Seattle skyline, its economy, and critics have said the city's essential character as well. Corwin Hague Co. Moh news. Meanwhile, don McDonald who co hosts talking real money on camo? Says basis will not simply disappear. Remember the visionary leaders, as in this case are often stick around in the position of executive chair so that they still have some input, but they're not is intimately involved in the day to day operations. Amazon stock closed down by about 2% Today, Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of harder drugs. Heroin, meth LSD. The ballot measure, approved by voters last November took effect on Monday, but some components are missing. Details from Cuomo's Carleen Johnson. Drug users found in possession of small amounts of meth ecstasy. Heroin will be given a $100 fine. Or they could have the ticket waived if they agree to a health assessment that could lead to addiction counseling. Ah partner station Cage, who says some of the components, though that convinced voters to pass that measure aren't yet active, like the funding that will come in part from the States marijuana tax Four services and recovery. I'm still very, very concerned a czar. A lot of advocates and stakeholders like Marshall, executive director of Oregon recovers was not a fan of the measure. But now that it's lost Look, there's no there's no for and against anymore. There's only four supporters said criminalizing drug possession was not working. Those opposed. Call this a reckless experiment. Could lead to a huge increase of the acceptability of dangerous drugs. Carleen Johnson, Come on, news lawmakers are calling for an investigation into potential scientific meddling by the Trump administration. In its rule to remove protections for the northern spotted owl details from Kemal's Eric Heights and a letter signed by eight lawmakers, all Democrats, they say former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt appeared to unilaterally act On his way out of office to remove millions of acres are protected habitat designated for the AL. The group, made up of lawmakers from both Washington and Oregon seeks a review from the Interior Department inspector general's office. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is overseen by the Interior Department and did not immediately respond to comment on the letter. Eric Hi, It's Coma News Super Bowl Sunday. Almost hear doctors, though, are worried about What gatherings could do to the Cova 19 numbers the name of the game when watching the Super Bowl this Sunday is safety in the cove it era, doctors say the best way to do that is to have your mask on at all times. Dr. Chris Peters with Snohomish help District says it's important to follow Phase two guidelines. Indoor gatherings can only be five people outside of those who live with you. Everyone must be diligent with following all the precautions to minimize the risk of exposure and transmission. While being able to take advantage of the privilege of increased opportunities for social commercial employment activity. If you look at the Department of Health, the data after every major winter holiday, our cases have spikes. So the hope is that that won't be the case after this Sunday. Como's Nick problem reporting it's to 40 time for an update on sports from the Beacon Plumbing sports desk with Bill Swartz. You know, Today's national women and girls in Sports Day, No group of women are more happy to compete in the second rank. Washington Huskies Softball Team Cove in 19 took away last season. But the NC double a allowed seniors like all American shortstop Sis Bates another year to play the game. She loves the most like heartbreaking thing the season coming to an end last year, so We were just super excited and hopeful for that decision at the end today was going to make you dub opens its scheduled February 12th in Las Vegas. Talented Texas Tech freshman wide receiver Jalen Polk is entering the NC double a transfer portal plans to enroll at the University of Washington. Tampa Bay, with the number of football players limited in practice because of injuries. The group includes receiver Antonio Brown and safety Antoine Winfield. Junior the Buccaneers have field goal underdog against Kansas City in Sunday's Super Bowl. Norland Saints are interested in bringing back QB Jameis Winston if Drew Breese announces his retirement. Major League Baseball Players Association has rejected the owners plan to delay the start of the season. That means spring training report date is February 17th and the first regular season games. April 1st Sports was word to 10 and 40 after the hour come on, is right now, more than.
860AM The Answer
"david bernhardt" Discussed on 860AM The Answer
"For a president. That's not even in office any longer. What's next? Are they going to impeach George Washington because he had slaves or Lincoln or anybody else who's not in office any longer? I mean, what is going on in America? This is ridiculous. This is very scary that we have a one party. Dictatorship going on. Hi. This is just bottled triple 8971 s a G Triple 89717243. I am Larry Elder. We are relief after dot com studio. It is awful, and it's only getting worse. The Hill reports that a San Francisco board has voted to strip the names of Lincoln and Washington from local schools. Father of our country. The man who freed the slaves. Their names are Racist. The school's even open. No. That company Goya, the CEO was a big Supporter of Trump. Well, the board of directors has voted to censure. Its CEO. Because of his public comments, backing the former president and his Fraud claims. I'll not be permitted to speak to media outlets without the board board's approval from now on. Decision will operate as a quote full stop. Him talking to news outlets. According to a person familiar with the board's decision. And the hell is also reporting this headline left leaning group to track which companies hire former Trump aides. Now. I think I told you Alberto Gonzales, who was the eggy for George W. Bush had a hell of a time getting a job after he left the administration. Because he offered the so called torture memo. A left leaning advocacy group rights the Hill has announced. Will create a list. Tracking former Trump administration officials, future endeavors. It's called the campaign against corporate complicity. Is committed to tracking former administration personnel. Since the fall of 2020. Group of the collaboration between Public interest organizations. Accountable US. American oversight. While the group Writes. The hell labels itself is nonpartisan. It does not officially disclose its funding its funding. And has major staffing overlapped with Democrats and liberal groups, according to the news outlet. No kidding. Bloomberg says the organization will specifically track several Trump administration officials associated with Trump's immigration policies, including former acting homeland security. Chad Wolf. Former Homeland Security secretary Christian Nielsen and former Trump Advisor Stephen Miller. We'll also monitor one time counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway and former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. Apparently Ben Carson did not make the list. The executive director of American Oversight. His name is Austin Evers told Bloomberg quote as people leave government, We expect them to show up on the doorsteps of corporate America. He said, quote the people who companies hire reflect their corporate values. If companies hire senior level officials that engaged in Trump's attempts to undermine and violate the rule of law. They are complicit in the cruel, undemocratic and dangerous policies and rhetoric of his administration. End of quote. That's the President Kyle Herring. Of accountable US. In a statement, the group said it was specifically applied pressure to C. E. O. S of major media organizations, publisher and public speaking firms, quote government service Does not guarantee private employment. In fact, it should not. An American business should not reward the behavior of the Trump Administration and the well oil revolving door that traditionally spins at moments of transition into quote, the organization said in the statement out How long do you think this will take to extend the trump voters? Why wouldn't it? You want your comfort corporation to reflect the proper values. And you've got employees who voted for Trump. My goodness. What about mid level staffers? Where's the Hou? You need it. Again. They have a right to do this. They have a right to track people where they go. They have a right to inform people where they are. You going to say something about this on the left? It's okay with you. Some day. Someday there's gonna be a democratic president. Let people don't like You want that? Persons personnel to be tracked followed every time he or she leaves. And informed L A C E o that this person you're hiring does not reflect your corporate values that okay with you. Get it was okay with you that Twitter completely Shut trump down. Probably that was okay. Now they're going after people who used to work for Trump. How long do you think it will take before they go after people who used to vote for Trump? Who said anything publicly positive about him. John Eastman is no longer associate with Chapman University because he In his own capacity as a private lawyer represented President Trump That a 10 year. It still didn't say them. He could have gone to court. He could follow law. So you could've made a big state he chose not to, because that's the kind of guy he is. That's kind of guy. Republicans generally are You okay with this? People on the left listening to me. Are you okay with this? Group that's going to track Trump staffers they don't like. And make sure that they have a hell of a time getting a job. Who the hell are you to do that? Do something illegal didn't do something unlawful. They have a political point of view that you don't like, Therefore they are not work. Because you believe that borders are to be secure, not porous. You are not work. Because you support low taxes and low regulations. You want conservative judges and you want roly way overturned. You are not work. Because you work for somebody who felt that way. This is sinister. It is ugly. And are there any states people on the left to stand up and say something? Apparently.
WMAL 630AM
"david bernhardt" Discussed on WMAL 630AM
"Hello, America. Mark Levin. Here are numbers 8773813811877381. Create one when a fan fantastic report was put out by the president's advisory 17 76 Commission, And I read this report. Ah, my wife is one of the individuals on this commission. But there are other people on this commission to Larry are in the president of Hillsdale College. He was chair Carol Swan, who you may know was on life, liberty and living, and she was vice chair. Matt Spaulding, who's a brilliant scholar, executive director. Others. Phil Bryant, Mississippi's familiar with Phil Cherry Davis, Michael Farris. Terrific guy. Gayheart gains Terrific. John gives Mike Gonzalez brilliant. Our buddy Victor Davis Hanson. Brilliant is all I can say. Charles Kessler. Brilliant. Peter Curson Al. Brilliant. Tom Lindsay, Bob McEwen, Ned Ryan, Charlie Kirk, Ex officio members Mike Pompeo Sector state. Christopher Miller, acting secretary defense David Bernhardt, secretary of Interior. Ben Carson, secretary of HUD. Mitchell's Ius acting sector of education. Brooke Rollins, assistant to the president for domestic policy. Mark Holscher, assistant the president for Intergovernmental Affairs, a really scholarly document explaining the declaration of independence, defending the American founding but also addressing Slavery and other events that took place in our history. You know, it's amazing thing. No human beings perfect. No country's perfect. That doesn't mean we don't have great human beings who are in perfect are great countries that are in perfect in America is the greatest country that was in perfect. So here the headlines. This report was released. I believe yesterday here. The headlines from the media CNN 17 76 Commission Report. Trump Administration issues racist School curriculum report on Martin Luther King Day What Huffington Post Trump Administration 17 76 report Justify slavery 3/5 compromise New York Times. Which pushes Theseventies the 16 19 Hate America Project. Trump 77 17 76 Report defends America's founding on the basis of slavery and blast progressivism. Another New York Times. Trump 70 76 Commission critiques, liberalism and report derided by historians. Washington Post. Trump's so called patriotic education report excuses founding fathers for owning slaves and lichens progressives to Mussolini. This is sick. Inciting violence, I think maybe even inciting insurrections. Let's see, Uh York Post, Trump, 17 76 and Commissions slams destructive scholarship in report that's accurate. Fox Trump Reebok's New York Times 16 19 project was 17 76 report urging schools to recheck ideological poison What's going on here? I'll tell you exactly what's going on here. The New York Times Washington Post in these other publications have writers that are number one. Constitutional and Revolutionary War. Illiterates number to hate America Flat out dripping Hate America. And number three hander writings over to the same people. Have been undermining this country for years, if not decades. So I want to encourage you. I think you could get it online..
Democracy Now! Audio
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Democracy Now! Audio
"World is on the brink of catastrophe moral failure and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries he warned wealthy countries or circumventing the un's program to ensure the fair distribution of covid nineteen vaccines known as covax driving up prices and jumping to the front of the line. This comes worldwide confirmed coronavirus cases top twenty four million with over two million documented deaths from cove at nineteen united states death toll from covid nineteen has topped four hundred thousand by far the worst in the world. California's become the first state to top three million cases in los angeles county. Where about ten people are dying of covid. Nineteen every hour officials have suspended air quality regulations to allow for more cremations after funeral homes and hospitals exceeded their capacity to store bodies of the dead president-elect biden's incoming chief of staff ron clain warns the us steph toe. Were reach a half million by the end of february over the weekend. The trump administration said it would lift covid restrictions on international travelers but biden's transition team immediately shutdown. Trump's plans governors around the us are accusing the trump administration of misleading them about vaccine supplies after the washington. Post reported the. Us vaccine reserve was exhausted when health and human services secretary. Alex as our vowed to release more doses here in new york mayor. Bill de blasios warned new york. We'll have to halt vaccinations next week. Without a major resupply. New york governor andrew. Cuomo monday contacted the drugmaker pfizer to see if he could purchase doses directly from the company circumventing the federal government elsewhere. California's top epidemiologist ordered a pause to the distribution of nearly a third of a million doses of maderna's covid nineteen vaccine after abacha's linked to a higher than usual number of rely allergic reactions vaccines taken out of circulation represent about ten percent of california's total supply. The fbi says it's vetting all twenty five thousand national guard troops. Deploying to washington dc for the inauguration over fears of an insider attack by soldiers sympathetic to president trump and the insurrection. He incited on january sex. The fbi is also warning armed. Insurrectionists might pose in national guard uniforms in order to launch attacks. The warnings came amidst an unprecedented security lockdown down in washington. Dc the coast guard has closed the potomac and anacostia rivers heavily armed soldiers patrolling hardened security perimeter around the capital. The national mall will be closed to the public. During wednesday's inauguration in place of the usual crowds officials have placed nearly two hundred thousand american flags on the mall. The fbi says it's focusing on far right militia groups as it continues to arrest leaders of the january sixth insurrection at the capitol in texas federal prosecutors say rieter guy threatened to murder his wife and children if they turn to men allegedly telling us family quote traders. Get shot ref. It's a member of the far-right three percenters militia group. Federal agents have also arrested. Brian betancur a self professed white supremacist. Who was wearing a. Gps ankle as a condition of probation on a prior burglary charge. Bettencourt was photographed at the january six riots posing with the confederate battle flag on monday the f. b. i. arrested riley june williams of pennsylvania charging her with stealing a laptop from the office of house. Speaker nancy pelosi and fbi complaint accuses williams of seeking to send a laptop to russia's foreign intelligence service meanwhile the new yorker has published harrowing footage the capitol and subtraction showing. How a violent mob broke through police lines pounded on knocked locked doors shouting treason and breached the senate chambers looking for lawmakers to confront the video shot by veteran war correspondent luke mogul sen shows a ragtag group of white men. Rifling through senate papers. They praised president trump and efforts by republican senators. Josh hawley and ted cruz. To overturn the electoral college vote posed for self-effacing stand on the senate day as for prayer led by cuban on conspiracy theorist jacob chancellor. He's seen in the video leaving a threatening note for vice president. Mike pence time justice coming after headlines. We'll speak with congress. Member rasheeda to lied about the capital insurrection. The senate's holding confirmation hearings today for five of president. Elect joe biden's cabinet nominees retired general lloyd austin for defense secretary hundred my orcas for secretary of homeland security antony blank and for secretary of state a row hanes for director of national intelligence and janet yellen for treasury secretary meanwhile biden has nominated gary gansler head the securities exchange commission and row hit chopra to head the consumer financial protection bureau president-elect biden's promising to issue a slew of executive on the first day in office overturning some of president trump's most contentious actions biden set to extend moratorium on evictions and foreclosures extend a freeze on federal student loan payments and halt accumulating interest on those loans biden's also planning to order a mask mandate for interstate travelers visitors to federal buildings in his inaugural address. Alaska us residents to commit to wearing masks. For at least one hundred days biden will cancel. Trump's travel ban targeting majority muslim nations also planned to propose an immigration bill providing an eight year path to citizenship for undocumented. People in the us biden will also sign an order. Returning the united states. To the paris climate agreement and historic move biden's expected to order the cancellation of the permit for the billion dollar keystone excel pipeline in its final days. The trump administration's issued a series of new energy and environmental regulations to benefit the fossil fuel industry and other big polluters on friday. The us forest service issued a final environmental impact statement paving the way for a massive coppermine. In arizona's tonto national forest which is sacred land to the san carlos apache tribe interior secretary david bernhardt signed an order to allow mineral leasing across nine point. Seven million acres in western alaska. The interior department's also decreased. How much oil. Gas and coal companies must pay to drill on public lands and waters other last minute. Decisions by the trump administration could result in less protection in the pacific northwest for the northern spotted owl which faces extension new exemptions for oil refiners steelmakers and landfills from future carbon emission limits immigration news advocates are denouncing the trump administration's ongoing deportation of asylum seekers just days before biden's inauguration. The guardian reports are concerns deportation. Flights to africa could depart the. Us is latest today last year. Dozens of asylum seekers from cameroon accused ice immigration and customs enforcement of torturing them and coercing them into signing their deportation orders. This comes as a forty year. Old man from saint martin is scheduled to be deposed today to haiti even though he's never been to haiti.
Go West, Young Podcast
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Go West, Young Podcast
"Which is you protected under the endangered species act so these are just boondoggle projects that they're trying to green light because they know a sane administration wouldn't do it so on top of all of that and this is where i just get to rant on my own because i'm the host tonight going to say that i get to rant here and i wrote a piece yesterday on the sedition in washington and the fact that david bernhardt is aiding and abetting that sedition with official acts on his way out the door. One of the things that he did very quietly buried it on new year's eve because he knew how controversial this was was david. Bernhardt signed an order proposing the restoration of grazing privileges to the hammond family. These are the arsonists who burned public. Land In oregon were sentenced to prison and became the inspiration for the bundy. Takeover of the mailer wildlife refuge. They were pardoned last year by president. Trump. and as if that wasn't enough secretary. bernhardt is now saying. Oh okay no problem. You can go back to grazing the land that you committed arson on. And he's doing this. Simultaneously with president trump sending messages to the bundy's and all of their supporters come to washington on january. Sixth will be wild and on top of that. there's more he's also signing orders undermining law enforcement at the bureau of land management where he surprised everyone at l. Even apparently mike ned. The career top official at blm by taking authority away from state directors who know the situation on the ground and giving all of that law enforcement oversight to the top level office of law enforcement which is run by or can be run by politicals. And that's important because that is a message to these crazy constitutional sheriffs who the bundy's were trying to go see when avoid finnigan killed and these folks who insist that local sheriff's are the top law enforcement agency in the country and they have authority over national public lands and by by signing this order surprising the entire agency. It is taking this law enforcement authority away at a time when these anti-government extremist militias are trying to partner with these antigovernment extremists sheriffs and holding armed rallies at state capitals across the country. We've seen ammon bundy leading invasion of the idaho state capital. We of course saw what happened at the us capitol. and what. I have been so angry about here. Is that it it shows. Finally the david bernhardt is not just doing industry interests here. He is taking official. Acts to help this seditionists and that. That's that's different than even what we'd seen him do before. He is actively helping the sedition in washington. Okay well getting off my soapbox but either of you feel free to just chime in here well aaron. You didn't even mention that. During the flurry of holiday pardons from president trump pardoned phil lyman. Utah county commissioner. Who led it. In legal atv ride through recapture kit in In southeast utah home to native american cultural sites and showed little regard for that. So i this is just up up and down the line emboldening. These extremists all right. So either jesse or jenny. What do we think is still to come in the final days. Could we see more in the federal register between now and the nineteenth or twentieth have anything specific the rate at our thankfully. But you know. I wouldn't put it past this. Is this administration. I mean what we're seeing right now is just.
Go West, Young Podcast
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Go West, Young Podcast
"Protect this bird at now would only protect birds that are intentionally killed and so doesn't include that accidents fall into an open tar sands or something like that and so you know really leaves a lot of room for for that are protected and just to jump in here. This interpretation is is extreme in it has been pushed by the oil industry for years. Particularly when of david bernhardt former clients the independent petroleum association of america they specifically asked for the trump administration to issue a legal opinion on this and then codified through a rulemaking and bernhardt delivered and one of the chilling things about. It is the new york times at a really good investigation into this. As soon as the trump administration lawyers issued a legal opinion saying you you weren't liable for killing birds in an oil spill. They found that oil companies immediately started doing less to protect birds in that birds. Were dying so this has real world consequences at a time. When bird populations are already plummeting. So it's not just about the the big spills like the deep water horizons. Obviously that becomes a poster child for the migratory bird treaty. Act because that's one of the the laws that be violated but we're talking about just small producers all up and down wyoming to mexico right. That's right you know. Waste pond all over. The west know pipeline infrastructure being built So we're not only talking. Birds landing on polluted ponds but You know knocking out nests and so it's pretty egregious so that the headline that i saw here was trump. Two birds drop dead which certainly seems to apply both to migratory birds and the spotted owl. But then you have these rules over designating critical habitats which seems like it applies not just to birds but all sorts of things and this gets back to david bernhardt who spent a career trying to undermine the endangered species act as a private attorney and now he's finally got to do it as interior secretary. Yeah that's that's right. And i you know if there's been one area where there's been the most concerted effort to roll it back. It's enforcement of the endangered species. Act the i think some of this stuff has been so wonky that it's flown under the radar but the changes in our egregious and so some of the ones we've seen in. The last couple of months are allowing federal regulators to really put a thumb on the scale when considering where to protect them. we're not to protect economic interests. Such as extraction drilling and mining drive actions to to not protect habitat and additionally rules. You can't protect habitat as weird as species used to live or where it could live in recover win. Climate change forces it to move. You can only protect areas where those plants and animals are currently so really trying to restrict protections in and have just little islands conservation. Especially i suppose places like the arctic genuine where we know that polar bear habitat for example is by necessity shifting because the earth is warming up so fast in the arctic. Yeah that's absolutely right. And their polar bears are being hit from every side from the trump administration..
WTOP
"david bernhardt" Discussed on WTOP
"Have done two tours in Iraq and said that this was scarier to them than their time in combat. He says he's spoken to the Capitol police officer who was seen on video being crushed behind a door. It makes me sick to my stomach to see that video and that officer obvious. He was afraid for his life, Conte says platoons of his officers responded to the capital within minutes after getting the call for assistance knew. Obviously you know where the permitted demonstrations were four in the area, so we strategized around that Meghan Cloherty w T o P News. Meantime, as investigators delve into the people and plans behind the Capitol riot, they've stumbled across an interesting connection. Intelligence sources tell w T O p Plotting and strategizing began almost immediately. After a tweet by President Donald Trump on December 19th, where he spoke about a big protest in D. C on January 6th thing be, there will be wild and, according to an intelligence source, calls for violent action against lawmakers started and those conversations intensified and escalated, according to the source from making preparations to come to Washington to tactical advice, some urging the group to storm and occupy the Congress. J. J Green W T O P. Neil back to next week's inauguration. We're now learning what the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is hearing from the mayor. He she wants him to deny all public gathering permits on federal land in the district mayor. Bouncers request comes after last week's deadly siege on Capitol Hill National Park Service records show five permits totaling north of 10,000 expected participants. Be processing applicants include free speech demonstrators, pro trump activists and black Americans marching for reparations to additional permits have already been issued One for religious group of 15 expected people in front of the National History Museum through the 21st and another for a Sundays only gathering of five dozen fallen Gong followers at the Washington Monument. Matt Small W T. O P News and W T. O P has learned the park Service is shutting down The Washington Monument as of today. It will stay closed until at least January. 24th NPS says it made the decision because groups involved in the riots at the U. S. Capitol continued to threaten to disrupt the inauguration. Park Service says it might also cut off public access to roadways, parking areas and restrooms within the mall and other parks. If conditions warrant ahead on double e t O p Here we are, at another incredible moment in American history will check in with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt 507. At Northwest Federal Credit Union. We know that every day you are striving to protect and provide for your family, all while facing new financial challenges. Northwest federal has been serving the community for more than 70 years, providing.
WTOP
"david bernhardt" Discussed on WTOP
"Have talked to officers who have done two tours in Iraq and say that this was scarier to them. Then their time in combat, he says he's spoken to the Capitol police officer who was seen on video being crushed behind a door. It makes me sick to my stomach to see that video and that officer obviously he was afraid for his life, Conte says platoons of his officers responded to the capital within minutes after getting the call for assistance. Obviously, you know we'll have permitted demonstrations were four in the area, so we strategized around that Meghan Cloherty w. T. O P News, another U. S Capitol police officer who defended the House and Senate from pro Trump rioters last week has died. Howard leaving good had been on the force for 15 years. He died while he was off duty cause of his death has not been announced. It's not clear if there was any connection to the riot flags at the White House of being flown at half staff through Wednesday. In honor of both leave in good and Brian Sick, Nick He's the U. S. Capitol police officer from Fairfax County, who died from injuries he suffered during the riot. Maryland state flag will be lowered until Wednesday as well. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says flags will be flown at half staff today in the Commonwealth. 305 ahead of Joe Biden Swearing in Next week, D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's asking Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to deny all public gathering permits on federal land in the district mayor. Bouncers request comes after last week's deadly siege on Capitol Hill National Park Service records show five permits totaling north of 10,000 expected participants. Be processing applicants include free speech demonstrators, pro trump activists and black Americans marching for reparations to additional permits have already been issued One for religious group of 15 expected people in front of the National History Museum through the 21st and another for a Sundays only gathering of five dozen fallen Gong followers at the Washington Monument. Matt Small w T o P News somebody T. O P has learned. The National Park Service has closed the Washington monument today. And it will stay closed until at least January. 24th. The park Service says it made the decision because, as it puts it, groups involved in the riots of the U. S. Capitol continued to threaten to disrupt the inauguration. The park Service says it also may cut off public access to roadways, parking areas and restrooms within the National Mall and other parks. If conditions warrant on Maryland's governor says his new covert relief plan will have direct aid for some people who live in this state. He outlined the $1 billion proposal in Annapolis. Today..
WTOP 24 Hour News
Joe Biden's inauguration: Washington, DC's mayor wants the public to stay away
"DC's mayor is also asking the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, to deny all public gathering permits on federal land in the district ahead of the inauguration. Mayor. Bouncers request comes after last week's deadly siege on Capitol Hill National Park Service records show five permits totaling north of 10,000 expected participants to be processing applicants include free speech demonstrators, pro trump activists and black Americans marching for reparations to additional permits have already been issued. One for religious group of 15 expected people In front of the National History Museum through the 21st and another for a Sundays only gathering of five dozen fallen Gong followers at the Washington Monument,
WTOP
"david bernhardt" Discussed on WTOP
"Their potentially responsible for the consequences of that conduct if death ensues. Dialogue. Unstained w. T O P News flags are being flown at half staff to honor both officers in Maryland and Virginia and at the White House, particularly Jano. Among those who looked with horror at last week's violence of the capital was Mike Signature, Charlotte's Phil's former mayor and author of the book on the Charlottesville Violence called Cry Havoc. The most unsettling fact for me watching it was how familiar it was. Cygnus is a major similarity between the two incidents. Where the presence of right wing paramilitary groups, so this was a directly political militarized effort to stop the peaceful transition of power. That's why it is so alarming White represents a direct line from we saw three years ago in Charleston, Ridiculous. Jano w. T. O P news and we're hearing about two more arrests connected to the attack on the Capitol last week. Larry Brock of Texas and Eric Munch, a love Tennessee were charged yesterday with illegally entering a federal building. Island entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. They were arrested in their home states. Federal prosecutors say Brock enter the capital, wearing a helmet and a tactical vest. He was holding a flex cuffs, which is often used by police to restrain people. Montel is also alleged to have carried restraints. The U. S attorney's office and the district is working with the Justice Department's national security division in prosecuting these cases. Mayor Mariel Bowser of the district wants additional security measures put in place ahead of President elect Joe Biden's January 20th inauguration. She's asking the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. To deny all public gathering permits on federal land in the city in the days surrounding the event, National Park Service records show. Two permits have been granted so far, one with 15 expected participants in front of the National History Museum, which is religious in nature through the 21st. The other is the Sundays on Lee gathering at the Washington Monument of 60 expected following Gong followers for his speech demonstrators pro trump activists and black Americans marching for reparations are behind some of the five other permits totaling north of 10,000 participants that show to be processing Matt Small w T O P News, the mayor's holding a news conference at this hour will bring you the latest information as we get it. Stay with us up ahead on w t. O P after a check of traffic and weather, chaos and the economy what is ahead for 2021? Some thoughts from CBS business analyst Dill Schlessinger. 10 07 I am Rich Mackenzie, owner of Metropolitan Bathroom tile. Let me ask you a question. Would you repair your car? If you could get a new one for about the same price? Of course not. You get a new one, so it doesn't make any sense to cover over your old.
Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"This one hits closer to home restore lands back in trust for the mashpee. Knowing tribe the tribe that greeted the pilgrims on the shores of modern day massachusetts became a federally recognized tribe in two thousand and seven in september twenty fifteen. The obama administration put three hundred and twenty one acres into trust for the mashpee Drive the obama decision was reversed by the trump administration. Three years later in september of two thousand eighteen. Today the mashpee tribe are involved in a lawsuit to keep it the keep the entrust the biden administration should issue an executive order reversing the actions of the trump interior department and again the that was that was put forth by david. Bernhardt and executed by sadly. Deputy is alaska native woman. The that just irks me to this day it is. It's pretty sad so we get to more here number nine protect the arctic refuge. The arctic is ground zero for climate change with temperatures rising more than twice as fast as anywhere else on earth according to earthjustice. Give you a couple of paragraphs here says the arctic Refuge would spans. Nineteen million acres across the northeast. Alaska is one of the planet's last fully intact wild landscapes and then finally number. I'm sorry i thought there was ten. I'm only showing nine that i missed. There's ten there is ten. I'm missing one tenth. One is under the biden administration needs to completely stop. Oh i didn't have it highlight. I'm sorry guys here. We number ten Stopped the southern border wall. Construction on the autumn nation and other affected tribal nations. Yes very true says during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign. donald trump prompts to border wall at the southern border of the country. The hone of nation is a reservation located in southern arizona at border and also in mexico by the way a reservation goes right across the border and so trump decided it was a great idea. The put a piece of steel through the middle of it Portion of the tribes land extends into mexico. As i said and written here in the article late last year construction company cleared a path for the border wall dynamited ancestral burial sites and brought in bulldozers to great over the sites the tribes leadership has sent letters held meetings and even testified before congress to have the federal government respect. Its position on on the plate. Needs to de needs to take place here all right so.
Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"david bernhardt" Discussed on Native Opinion Podcast an American Indian Perspective
"Agree with that. As well. Number six closed down the dakota accessing keystone xl pipelines through a presidential memorandum. That just goes without. Saying i mean i mean the case of the keystone. It was already dead and buried so to speak. Maybe that's porn algae but needless to say You know it it. It's it's it also should lead us into it. Another discussion having to do with in this. This is i'm gonna make my progressive democrat comrades mad at me A a reevaluation of what they're finding as the green new deal relevant to the energy component of that So you know because it kind of ties to that if if you're gonna if you're gonna shut down Fossil fuel production at any level. Then then we need discussion about The right way to replace it. So all right but But again they're they're they're proposing here closing down to decoder access and keystone xl pipelines. Through a presidential memorandum the dakota access pipeline and the keystone excel two highly controversial pipelines among tribal nations absolutely tens of thousands of american indians and allies went to standing rock to protect the waters of the missouri river. Pro they protested that code access pipeline and december of two thousand sixteen in the obama administration announced that it would not grant a permit for the pipeline to go through the missouri river even prior to the standing rock resistance. President obama decided he would not approve the keystone pipeline as had already mentioned a january. Twenty four th two thousand seventeen four days into his presidency. Donald trump issued a presidential memorandum. That instructed the united states army corps of engineers to reverse the obama decision and issue permits for both pipelines. The biden administration needs to reverse the trump presidential memorandum by issuing a new one. That will forever stop the flow of oil in both pipelines number seven restore bear. Ears bears. Ears excuse me. In grand staircase galante as national monuments early in the trump administration. The president invoked the antiquities act to slash two million acres from bears airs. In grand staircase escalante national monuments. The move was regarded as a slap in the face. Who use the sites within the national monuments dupree and conduct over other traditional ceremonies. That's true ellum answering context to that because we follow this very closely The enabler is in. This particular case was a gentleman named ryan zinke ryan zinke was the department of interior First selection by the trump administration. The second of course was david bernhardt. Who is still in that posted this day. Both are a holes another enabler that helped zinke and reversing or taking that land away. The two million acres at the referring to here with a gentleman named scott pruitt. Scott pruitt was the epa administrator administrator at the time fraught with all kinds of issues. We reported on pruitt. Who had this soundproof. Booth installed in his office so that he could make phone calls in a conduct other business that nobody seemed to know about. We reported on that quite quite heavily. Also not to mention Some scandals around Funding that was the apparently fund federal funding that was used For personal reasons right..
AP 24 Hour News
Washington Monument to reopen following temporary coronavirus closure, Washington DC
"The park service shuts down the Washington Monument. The abrupt decision was made after a recent visit to the monument by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. He tested positive for the coronavirus this week, a department spokesman says a couple of employees of quarantine, resulting in a reduction of workers resulting in the temporary closure spokesman says the secretary was wearing a mask during the visit. Bernhardt says he's quarantining and is not showing any symptoms. Kristen Brengle with the National Parks Conservation Association, says Bernhardt had been slow to allow the closing of national parks to limit infection. Ed Donahue, Washington
PBS NewsHour
Washington Monument closed down after Interior Secretary tests positive for COVID-19
"Officials closed the Washington Monument today. Several staffers there were exposed the secretary of the interior David Bernhardt, who tested positive after leading a private tour of the monument. An Interior Department spokesman said that the site will reopen on Monday.
AP News Radio
Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument
"Because of the corona virus the Washington monument has been closed the abrupt decision was made after a recent visit to the monument by interior secretary David Bernhardt he tested positive for the corona virus this week a department spokesman says a couple of employees of quarantine resulting in a reduction of workers resulting in the temporary closure the spokesman says the secretary was wearing a mask during the visit Bernhardt says he's quarantining and is not showing any symptoms Kristin Brengle with the national parks conservation association says Bernhardt had been slow to allow the closing of national parks to limit infection at Donahue Washington
Mandy Connell
Washington Monument closed down after Interior Secretary tests positive for COVID-19
"Another infected Trump administration. Official testing positive for Corona virus affecting Washington D C. Tourists. The Washington Monument is now closed because Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Tested positive for the virus after he gave a private after hours tour there this week. Workers are now disinfecting the monument and hope to have a reopened Monday.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Washington DC's Arlington Memorial Bridge fully reopens after 2 years
"When Case you're out driving, and you haven't heard this yet the cones are gone. All six lanes air now open on the Arlington Memorial Bridge. After over two years, constructionism for the project has been a success. It's come in on time and on budget, and it will extend the life of the bridge first. 75 years that was Interior Secretary David Bernhardt at the bridge is reopening. This was the first complete rehab in the bridge is 88 year, history work has been done on the historic granite and the bridges, support and road service have all been replaced. But Jonathan Schafer with the National Park Service says that this is more than just a transportation project. Arlington Memorial Bridge is a monument to the sacrifices of our nation's veterans. It's a ceremonial entrance to nation's capital, Luke Luker w T. O P. News.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Washington DC's Arlington Memorial Bridge fully reopens after 2 years
"Between between D D C C and and Northern Northern Virginia. Virginia. The The cones cones are are gone gone and and all all six six lanes lanes and and sidewalk sidewalk seven seven re re open open on on the the Arlington. Arlington. Memorial Memorial Bridge. Bridge. After After over over two two years, years, constructionism constructionism over the project has been a success. It's come in on time and on bucket, and it will extend the life of the bridge for 75 years. That was Interior Secretary David Bernhardt at the bridge is reopening. This was the first complete rehab in the bridge is 88 year, history work has been done on the historic granite and the bridges, support and road service have all been replaced. But Jonathan Schafer with the National Park Service, says that this is more than just a transportation problem. Checked. Arlington Memorial Bridge is a monument to the sacrifices of our nation's veterans. It's a ceremonial entrance to the nation's capital Look. Luker w. T O P News tonight. There are questions surrounding
Native America Calling
Native Democrats kick off DNC urging Indian Country to vote
"This. Is National Native News I'm Antonio Gonzales Indian country for Biden Watch party online. Monday night to kick off the Democratic National Convention Congresswomen, deb Holland and trees David's tribal leaders and members of the DNC's native American caucus were among participants urging people to vote in November's presidential election, DNC caucus and senatorial candidate. Paulette. Jordan people must know that your voice matters and your vote is going to be critical in this election. So when you don't participate, you have to ask yourself that when you don't vote. You were letting other people speak for you. And they may not hold sacred what you hold sacred. The last thing we want in this election to look back with regret that we didn't do enough or children, and our children's future is in the next generation. So we have to dig deep to our roots and fight like there's no tomorrow beakers touched on key issues to Indian country including the environment and empowering Young People Democratic National Committee Native American Caucus, Chair, Ryan Ramirez topped backing Joe Biden, and Kamala. Harris for president and Vice President saying they have knowledge of Indian country booths or people we can count on to stand in fight for us. So for me. My ask for you is to go out and remember all of our family members before that didn't have the right to the didn't have the opportunity that we do here. Today we have the opportunity to completely changed the trajectory for us as native people in I. Ask that you get out there you do your port, you get your friends you get your. Family get out and vote meanwhile the first night of the convention featured videos and speakers ranging on issues from social justice to Cova Nineteen and economic recovery. The convention continues Tuesday. A Native Caucus meeting will be held in the afternoon. The Navajo nation which has been hit hard by covert nineteen began phase one of its reopening plans, Monday for the tribal government and. Businesses on the reservation tribal officials say they're not rushing to reopen but feel the tribe has a handle on its fight against covid nineteen they're working with health departments and businesses to ensure safety plans are being followed and are urging citizens to continue to stay home where masks practice social distancing and follow other cove nineteen health and safety guidelines Dr Jill Jim. is of the Navajo Department of Health and spoke during a virtual town hall. Monday. So a lot of stuff that we've learned since the beginning of this pandemic I just hope that we all recognize that those are the very basic tools that you need to live in this pandemic to address this it's really up to us there is no cure. There's no vaccine. Can't just get shot for this, but those are the things that have worked while businesses on the reservation are starting to reopen. Tourist sites are still closed to visitors as a Monday there were more than nine thousand, four hundred positive cases of cove nineteen with nearly seven thousand recovery's reported by Navajo health departments. Indigenous advocates in and tribe say they're not giving up on their fight to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. After Secretary of the Interior David. Bernhardt. Signed the record of decision approving oil and gas development in the coastal plain language in steering committee released a statement. Monday. Saying the fight's not over to protect the sacred area an important part of Gwen People's food security and way of life members of. The grassroots group native movement, denounced the decision saying they stand in solidarity with Gwen people and a coalition of Alaskans fighting to protect the refuge which in tribes in a statement, oppose the decision criticizing the trump administration's move during the pandemic pointing to tribes working around the clock fighting covid nineteen, the state's governor and Alaska's congressional delegation are among supporters touting jobs, economic booths, and energy independence. I'm Antonio
WTOP 24 Hour News
US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge
"The department of the Interior has approved in oil and gas leasing program with in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wild ride the refuge is home to a polar bear's caribou and other wildlife secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the record of decision which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge is coastal plain, he said in a statement today. It was a significant step in determining Where and under what conditions, oil and gas development will occur. Congress approved the program in 2017 and the Interiors Bureau of Land Management in December 2018 concluded that drilling could be conducted within the coastal plain area without harming Wildlife,
The Car Pro Show
Trump signs executive order to protect monuments
"Executive order signed by president trump Friday gives the justice department free reign to prosecute any person or group that destroys were vandalized as monuments and memorials the secretary of the interior says the mob will not decide on monuments and memorials go through a careful process to be included and delicately placed on our on our properties and the process to change the story that's told by those monuments or a man that works come up with their own story there's a process for that and it's a lawful process that with this will not be done by a mob David Bernhardt on fox and friends
Mark Thompson
Interior official helped clear way for payments to ex-employer
"Department official in the trump administration is under fire over her role in securing access to billions of dollars in corona virus aid and she was securing it for a handful of what wealthy corporations of their wealthy Alastor corporations including one that previously employed her as a lobbyist and toppings this is Jones great isn't it it's nice that all this money came along just in time to take care of my former employer in under the most emergency orders then you know you can it's easier to hide that stuff I mean look at others and tired most of this money it goes unsupervised I mean there but you know again thank you politico for this story without journalists you wouldn't know it right Assistant Secretary for Indian affairs terrace Sweeney is among a small group of interior officials advising the treasury department on how to distribute eight billion dollars in a rescue funding that Congress is earmarked for native American tribes V. R. I mean native American communities so hard hit by this and I have a story about them getting some help in a moment okay they include now the trump administration plans by the way just let's just be clear about this that money was intended solely for the five hundred and seventy four federally recognized tribes hit hard by the economic shutdown okay that was it was specifically earmarked for for them but the trump administration now it's saying that it plans to include more than two hundred for profit Alaska native corporations among the eligible recipients and that includes corporations that rank among the largest businesses in the state a lot of tribal leaders are outraged they say the decision code you know take all this money nearly half of it according to tribal leaders and take it away from the tribes and into the corporate coffers Sweeney's role has since come under intense scrutiny with Democrats and several tribal organizations seizing on the financial interest that she retains as a shareholder of her former employer arctic slope regional corporation she's not only diverting funds there while she's still a stockholder in the company at least one tribal organization this week called for her resignation over the issue telling treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and interior secretary David Bernhardt but she has lost the confidence of Indian tribes R. Sweeney must be removed because she cannot be trusted to advise treasury on Alaska native corporations according to the Great Plains tribal chairman association that represents sixteen midwestern tribes anyway terrace Sweeney the assistant secretary chief seems as though she's doing really well in all of this and she's gonna take care of the people who are those that she's connected to that's one thing happening in the
Atlanta's Morning News
David Bernhardt, Secretary And Four Million Acres discussed on Atlanta's Morning News
"The Trump administration, expanse hunting and fishing and protected wildlife refuges interior secretary David Bernhardt says he's finalizing expanded access to one point four million acres of federal public land, including seventy four national wildlife refuges for the first time there'll be fishing at fifteen national fish, hatcheries fish and wildlife allowing forty five days for
Bloomberg Best
Trump administration plans to expand hunting and fishing access
"The Trump administration wants to open up the nation's wildlife refuges to more hunting and fishing, what's considered a major expansion of rights to hunt and fish involve seventy four national wildlife refuges covering, more than two thousand square miles. It would also open up fifteen national hatcheries to fishing and hunting for the first time interior secretary, David Bernhardt, says lack of access is one of the more common reasons people don't do more hunting, and fishing. And he says their goal is to get more people into the great outdoors on Jan
Pacifica Evening News
U.S. eases protections for threatened bird in Western states
"The Trump administration today finalized changes to sweeping federal land use plans for the west is think restrictions on energy companies and other industries in a way administration officials say. Said would still protect a struggling bird species? The changes by the US bureau of land management will guide future efforts to conserve greater sage grouse ground. Dwelling birds that range across portions of eleven western states, environmentalists said the widely anticipated move will undermine protections for the chicken sized grouse, it would allow more oil and gas drilling mining and other activities that can disrupt grouse breeding grounds, but the changes secured key backing from democratic and Republican governors in affected states bolstering the administration's position that revisions were needed to plans crafted under former President Barack Obama. The birds are known for no elaborate mating ritual in which males fan their tails and puff out yellow air sacs in their chess as they strut around breeding grounds known as lex their numbers have. Plummeted due to energy, development, disease, and other factors. Opponents are expected to challenge the changes in court, Bryan. Let ledge with the Audubon society said the revisions will make it harder to stop the long term. Decline of sage grouse by giving oil and gas companies access to crucial grouse habitat. The chair of the US house natural resources committee. Arizona democrat Representative Raul Grijalva said the changes would benefit former clients of acting interior secretary David Bernhardt Bernhardt worked as an oil and gas industry lobbyists before joining the Trump
Investor's Edge
Trump Picks Oil Lobbyist David Bernhardt for Interior Secretary
"A new presidential nomination. As President Trump has announced. The David Bernhardt is his choice to be interior secretary Bernhardt is a former energy industry lobbyist who's been acting secretary ever since the resignation O'Brien's Zinke secretaries inking stepping down amid numerous ethics scandals. President Trump tweeting Bernhardt has done a fantastic job in that position.
All Things Considered
President Trump, David Bernhardt And Nathan Rot discussed on All Things Considered
"President Trump has announced on Twitter his choice to permanently leave the department of the interior. He plans to nominate acting secretary David Bernhardt before coming to the department Bernhardt had a long career as an energy, lobbyist NPR's, Nathan rot has more quick context. The interior department manages roughly one out of every five acres in the United States. It's in charge of national parks, vast portions of the west and the area's off our coasts. It also manages the area and assets. Under those lands, namely oil gas and mineral reserves, President Trump has been consistent as a candidate. And in the Oval Office about his want for energy dominance, a goal that has resulted in regulatory rollbacks on oil gas and coal industries and a surge
Ray Appleton
Ryan Zinke won't be missed
"Remaining in the federal government interior secretary. Ryan Zinke officially leaving his post with a replacement to be named in the coming week by President Trump correspondent birth. Sanchez says the top environmental official face a number of ethics issues questions about his lavish spending on travel, whether his wife was using government vehicles. His involvement in casino dealer in Connecticut and one that's now being investigated by the department of Justice this land deal that he struck in his home state of Montana with the head of Halliburton. Now Zinke has denied all of the allegations against him writing on Twitter. Zinke says it has been a quote, high on President Trump acting secretary of the interior David Bernhardt has now taken over his responsibilities and so far so good for
Weekend Edition Saturday
Saudis admit to death of Khashoggi
"Officials are warning that foreign adversaries have already targeted next month's midterm elections. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports a Russian accountant is the first to face federal charges. Federal prosecutors say Elena Kucinich conspired to defraud the United States. Authorities say she managed a budget of more than thirty five million dollars aimed at targeting elections here and in other countries the methods from Russians balk domain names and Facebook ads to sow division on issues such as race relations and immigration their messages targeted people, including former President Barack Obama and late Arizona Senator John McCain may also mentioned special counsel, Robert Muller the man leading the investigation. Into Russian interference in two thousand sixteen. Intelligence officials say the Russians are still on the attack. But they say there's no evidence foreign adversaries have been able to prevent Americans from voting or to change vote counts. Carrie Johnson NPR news, Washington. The Trump administration's trying to fast track and environmental review of projects that deliver. Federally subsidized water to farmers out. West NPR's, Kirk siegler reports a new presidential. Memorandum is designed to loosen environmental restrictions in west coast states, Republicans going back to the George W Bush administration have tried to increase water deliveries to farmers and California's massive central valley project where water from snow fed reservoirs gets pumped south to arid farmland. But those deliveries are perennially cut back due to attempts to protect endangered fish and drought. The president's order would speed up a current review of this as well as two other projects in Oregon and Washington, if environmental restrictions are loosened there will likely be. Prolonged legal battle one of the biggest champions of this latest plan is deputy interior secretary. David Bernhardt used to lobby for the Fresno based Westlands water district one of the largest and most influential water agencies in the west Kirk siegler, NPR news. This is NPR firm cake news, I'm Tiffany Cam. High. President Trump wants to see more water go to central valley farmers so much. So that he signed a memorandum saying that yesterday science reporter Lauren summer is here to explain all of this to us and Lauren the federal government has put states in charge of their own water. Does this memo tried to chip away at those states rights, and if not what does it do? Yeah. I mean, the reality is California is in charge of most of the decisions around water within our state borders, and that's based on a lot that goes back more than a century. There is one area though. And this is where it's. Get particularly messy where the federal government controls things and that has to do with them endangered species protections for salmon and delta smelt these two fish that are kind of caught up in these California water wars. So the federal government is now rewriting those protections. The memorandum from Trump basically said to speed up that process, and if that actually weakens protections for these endangered species it sets up a really big fight potentially. And that's because the state has its own endangered species acts of estate will want to see tough protections for these species. Even if the federal government weakens them. So the president was surrounded by a lot of Republican congress members from the central valley when he signed this a few of them are in races. That are tighter than expected. Is it a coincidence that this is coming so close to the election? There's a lot of speculation that no it was not a coincidence. I mean, you have people like Representative Jeff Denham from turlock his race is a lot tighter than maybe he expected. And a lot of them. Got this great photo op with the president signing something and they can go back to their constituents. Mostly farmers saying look what we did for you. Even though really this. Memorandum will probably have very little immediate impact for those farmers in terms of getting water that was Lauren summer, and I'm