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The White House says President Joe Biden would veto the House Republicans’ major energy legislation package “in its current form” if it passes through Congress, claiming it would not help Americans.

Ahead of the House voting on H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act — where it is expected to pass — the White House released a statement on Monday saying the Biden administration “strongly opposes” the legislation and that the president would veto the energy package if it passes through the Senate and makes it to his desk “in its current form.”

The White House claimed that the legislation, “in its current form,” does the “opposite” of what the administration is doing to try to reduce energy costs for American families and “would pad oil and gas company profits…  and undercut our public health and environment”:

H.R. 1 would double the cost of energy efficiency upgrades that families need to reduce household bills and would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that will cut energy costs and boost economic development in rural and urban communities across the country. H.R. 1 would also empower big companies to skirt the Clean Air Act by lifting pollution control requirements, weaken emissions requirements and worker protection for refineries using toxic chemicals, modify requirements under the bipartisan Toxic Substances Control Act for determining the safety of chemicals used in the energy sector, and repeal $1.5 billion in investments focused on curbing methane leaks that harm surrounding communities.

Despite what the White House is saying, Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) office has previously stated that the legislation would focus on two main priorities: “increasing the production and export of American energy and reducing the regulatory burdens that make it harder to build American infrastructure and grow our economy.”

“The Biden administration has kneecapped American energy production, and endlessly delayed critical infrastructure projects,” the Speaker’s office has previously stated. “Democrats’ misguided policies increased costs for every American and jeopardized our national security – and they’ve made the rest of the world more reliant on dirtier energy from Russia and China.”

The legislation is said to be up for a vote this week in the House, where it is expected to pass in the new Republican majority easily. But the legislation is expected not to have as easy as a time in the Senate, where the Democrats have a slim majority and will likely face some challenges.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has previously said that the Lower Energy Costs Act is “dead on arrival” in the Senate, even though some Democrat senators who are up for reelection — such as Sen. Jon Tester and Sen. Joe Manchin — have been willing to join Republican on some GOP backed efforts in the upper chamber.

Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write to him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @JacobMBliss .

The White House responded to accusations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s son about the role of the United States in the protests unfolding in the country.

Last week, Yair Netanyahu shared an article from the far-right website Breitbart claiming that the U.S. is funding the anti-government protests unfolding in Israel in order to overthrow his father and force his government to come to an agreement with Iran .

“These accusations are completely false,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz .

The spokesperson said that the Movement for Quality Government—an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, pro-democracy organization that has been part of the demonstrations in Israel—”received a modest grant from the State Department that was initiated during the previous administration,” adding that “the last disbursal of funds came in September of 2022, well before the last Israeli election.”

The grant, according to the spokesperson, “supported an educational program for Jerusalem schools that supplemented their civic studies curriculum.”

But fears and suspicions that the U.S. might be interfering with Israel’s affairs appear to go beyond just the prime minister’s son. A senior Israeli official quoted by Haaretz said that this is “not the first time the U.S. has interfered in Israel’s domestic affairs. They tried to remove Netanyahu from office twice before. They have rudely interfered in the past. [Former U.S. President Bill] Clinton tried to get rid of Netanyahu. He admitted as much.”

Pressure on Netanyahu’s government has been growing in recent weeks as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest against a controversial judicial reform that the prime minister intends to push through.

The planned change to the country’s justice system would allow Netanyahu’s government—the most right-wing in the history of Israel—to take control over the committee which appoints judges and overrules courts’ decisions.

One reform, removing the power of the attorney general to pronounce a sitting prime minister as unfit for office, has already been approved. Critics of the policy say Netanyahu wants to pass the legislation to avoid being prosecuted for corruption, fraud and breach of trust—all charges which he denies.

Protests are expected to escalate on Monday when right-wing activists said they would join the demonstrations. Netanyahu on Twitter encouraged protesters on “right and left to behave responsibly and not act violently.”

The protest movement is largely leaderless and comes from different sectors of society, including—rather surprisingly—military reservists.

Newsweek reached out to the State Department via email for comment.

Jaime Winstone wowed as she attended Annie’s Ibiza x Project Zero Christmas Party on Tuesday.

The actress, 36, pulled a slew of animated poses and danced around as she enjoyed the party in an all white outfit.

She donned a white minidress with faux fur detailing around the neckline and sleeves for a festive look.

She added a pair of matching white knee-high boots that emphasised her sculptured legs and pointed at the camera.

Her raven locks were styled in neat waves and she wore a swipe of red lipstick to add a pop of colour to her monotone outfit.

She posed for photos alongside party host Annie Doble, who looked very Christmassy in a red Santa dress.

The Annie’s Ibiza founder wowed in the slinky dress that clung to her curves and boasted feather detailing.

She wore her glossy brunette locks straightened and added black heels and a tiara to her ensemble.

Jaime is mum to son Raymond, four, with partner James Suckling, and previously revealed that while pregnant with her son she followed a hypnobirthing programme recommended by her pal Kate Moss.

Speaking to Hello! magazine , Jaime revealed: ‘Right now, I’m looking into Dr Gowri Motha’s gentle birth method and hypnobirthing. Kate (Moss) and a few others have been telling me about how the method makes such a huge difference.

‘The approach to birth is chilled – there’s no fear and dread and no drugs. I’m very much into meditation and control.

‘I’m just at the point where I’m going to start the hypnobirthing programme and try to come to a decision on how I do it. I might even have the baby at home. We’ll see as things progress,’ she revealed.

In 2018, it was also revealed that Jamie may have secretly wed her long-term partner James Suckling.

The Love, Rosie star introduced James as her ‘husband’, before looking a little flustered and adding, ‘I mean, my fiance’ when interviewed by the Daily Mail.

It was revealed that year that DJ James had popped the question, and the pair had started planning their nuptials.