BANNED! - Republican-Controlled U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill 226 to 188 That Will Block Future Presidents From ...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — In a massive, landscape-shifting victory for President Donald Trump’s "drill, baby, drill" agenda, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed a sweeping bill that completely blocks future administrations from prohibiting oil and gas drilling without the explicit consent of Congress.
The legislation, formally known as the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” passed in a decisive 226 to 188 vote. Republican House members unanimously voted in favor of the legislation’s passage, while 118 Democrats voted against protecting American energy dominance.
REVERSING THE "WAR ON ENERGY"
The blockbuster bill strictly forbids the president from "declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium."
The legislation is a direct, brutal counter-attack against former President Joe Biden, who, just weeks before leaving office, aggressively banned future oil and gas drilling along a staggering 625 million acres of coastal and offshore waters.
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), the Republican who introduced the bill, made it clear that the legislation was prompted by the very real threat of unilateral fracking bans.
“When President Biden took office, his administration took a ‘whole of government’ approach to wage war on American energy production, pandering to woke environmental extremists and crippling this thriving industry,” Pfluger stated following the bill’s passage. “My legislation that passed today is a necessary first step in reversing Biden’s war on energy by preventing the federal government from banning the use of hydraulic fracturing.”
The bill works in perfect tandem with President Trump's campaign promises to unleash domestic energy. Simultaneously, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has launched massive internal investigations into agency actions that "burden" energy development, officially stripping the energy sector of the "coercive" climate policies and oil lease bans implemented during the previous administration.
THE APPLIANCE WAR: STRIPPING THE D.O.E.
The GOP isn't just protecting oil rigs; they are protecting your kitchen. Late last week, the U.S. House also voted 217-190 to pass a bill that completely removes the Department of Energy’s (DOE) authority to establish endless, mandatory energy conservation standards for household appliances.
Introduced by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), the bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the requirement for the DOE to periodically update energy standards. Instead of forcing bureaucrats to constantly invent new regulations, the DOE will only be permitted to amend standards when absolutely necessary.
This represents a monumental shift. It immediately ends the direct intrusion of Washington regulators into American homes, stopping the ongoing pressure to impose increasingly stringent, expensive mandates on appliances like dishwashers, stoves, and washing machines.
The proposed changes will:
Terminate the mandatory periodic update requirement.
Allow the public to request specific energy standards via a new petition process.
Require that any new standards be genuinely economically justifiable and technologically feasible—two concepts heavily ignored by the previous administration.
Completely ban the DOE from updating energy conservation standards for distribution transformers, ensuring crucial grid reliability is prioritized over extreme environmental goals.
By passing Allen’s bill, House Republicans effectively broke the vicious cycle where one administration’s radical environmental goals became the inescapable regulatory baseline for the next.
GUTTING THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
The legislative blitz is far from over. Next on the docket, the House is scheduled to vote on the “Homeowner Energy Freedom Act,” introduced by Rep. Craig Goldman (R-TX).
This aggressive bill takes direct aim at the heart of the "Inflation Reduction Act," seeking to repeal multiple green provisions. Specifically, it will completely eliminate funding for the DOE to implement a new high-efficiency electric home rebate program, slash training grants for home energy efficiency contractors, and strip financial assistance to states attempting to meet the latest restrictive energy conservation building codes.
With these bills, the Republican-led House is posing a direct, devastating challenge to the previous administration’s strategy of permanently embedding green mandates into federal law.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
