Biden administration, Congress
Democrats join in bipartisan vote to ‘rein in’ Biden’s executive orders(The Center Square) – Nearly 60 House Democrats voted with Republicans in the U.S. House Wednesday to put a check on President Joe Biden’s executive orders. The House voted on… Read More
Congress
Bipartisan train safety legislation introduced in Congress(The Center Square) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress want to tighten railroad regulations and spend more than $20 million to develop rail safety, nearly a month after a train… Read More
COVID-19
Military leaders called to testify about impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – Military leaders were to testify Tuesday before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee about the impact of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans demand oversight of Ukraine funding(The Center Square) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine hits its one-year anniversary this week, and lawmakers want to know: where has all the money gone? With $113 billion allocated… Read More
Biden administration, Congress
Congress spends over $100 billion in Ukraine aid in first year of invasion(The Center Square) – Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resulting in well over $100 billion in American taxpayer dollars being set aside to help… Read More
Taxes
IRS leaked thousands of Americans’ tax filings; Congress demands answers(The Center Square) – The new head of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee blasted the Biden administration for giving few answers after thousands of taxpayer files were leaked… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Senators want border wall funded — and finished(The Center Square) – South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds is one of seven senators sponsoring the WALL Act, which eliminates illegal immigrant tax subsidies and uses the funds to… Read More
Congress
Congressional bill would ban banks from making financial decisions based on politics(The Center Square) – Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, reintroduced the Fair Access to Bank Act to combat what he called the "weaponization of the financial system." According to… Read More
Biden administration
Lawmakers demand Hunter Biden hand over foreign business deal documents(The Center Square) – House Oversight Republicans ratcheted up their investigation into Hunter Biden Thursday, calling on the president’s son and his associates to hand over documents that allegedly show… Read More
Social Media
Kids under 16 should be barred from social media, and parents should be empowered to delete their Big Tech data, says HawleyChildren shouldn’t be allowed on social media until age 16, argues Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who plans that and other legislation to protect kids from the documented hazards… Read More
Politics
Sanders says Biden administration ‘doubling down on crazy’(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden’s administration is hijacked by the “radical left” and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in… Read More
Economy, Inflation
Business owners highlight cost of inflation for businesses, families(The Center Square) – Business owners from West Virginia told the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Monday they are struggling with inflation, among other problems, as the… Read More
Abortion
Republican senators introduce Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act(The Center Square) – Two Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill to provide medical care to babies born alive after surviving an abortion. They did so after a similar measure… Read More
Farmland
Bill would bar Chinese interests from American farmland(The Center Square) – Two members of Congress representing almost the entirety of Washington east of the Cascades want to stop a particular group of foreign nationals from owning, controlling,… Read More
Critical Race Theory
Bill seeks to block federal funds for schools that ‘indoctrinate with critical race theory’(The Center Square) – A Texas congressman has introduced legislation to ban federal funding for public schools that promote theories that discriminate on the basis of race, color or national… Read More
Congress
Republicans, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, seek broader TikTok ban(The Center square) – A bill introduced by a pair of Republican lawmakers seeks a broader ban on the use of the social media platform TikTok in the U.S. Read More
Opinion
Don’t build on that puddle; Biden EPA’s new Waters of the United States rule is ‘a massive power grab’The EPA just published its new rule redefining “waters of the United States” again and it’s a massive power grab. I’d guess most of you have heard the term WOTUS… Read More
Congress, Economy
Debt ceiling sets up major battle in Congress(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to congressional leaders Thursday notifying them the agency has begun taking “extraordinary measures” as the… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration
GOP congressmen demand immigration parole answers(The Center Square) – A group of Republican U.S. senators and House members want the Biden administration to explain what they called a reckless decision to expand immigration parole programs. Read More
Big Tech, Congress
New bill would ban feds from working with big tech to censor Americans(The Center Square) – Leading Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives filed new legislation that would ban federal employees from working with big tech companies to censor Americans. Read More