Government
House Republicans close in on budget agreement(The Daily Signal) – The House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday evening on a budget resolution that aims to pass much of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The resolution is… Read More
Congress
Newsom seeks $2B for fire aid, low-income housing from Congress(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is requesting $2 billion in federal funding to develop low-income housing in Southern California communities devastated by the Palisades and Eaton Fires. Read More
Government
School choice optimism grows as Republicans back Trump’s pick for ed secretary ahead of confirmation hearingExpand school choice, send education back to the states, and eventually, put herself out of a job. Those are the hopes Republicans have for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead… Read More
Government
Bipartisan bill would cap credit card interest at 10%(The Center Square) – A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress on Tuesday would cap the interest rate that credit card companies can charge at 10%. The bill has bipartisan… Read More
Gender Identity
New bill would end federally funded transgender surgeries, hormones for minors(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would block Medicaid from paying for gender transition drugs and surgeries for minors. U.S. Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas,… Read More
Government
Amended Laken Riley Act passes U.S. House, to be sent to Trump(The Center Square) – The U.S. House on Wednesday agreed to Senate amendments to the Laken Riley Act and voted to send the deportation measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. Read More
Government
Senate passes Laken Riley Act after Trump’s inauguration(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Senate voted Monday to pass the Laken Riley Act, just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in. The bill would require federal… Read More
Opinion
Why do voters still elect Christians to lead America?(The Heartlander) — Even though religion is declining in America, voters almost always elect political leaders who profess Christianity. According to the Pew Research Center ,… Read More
Government
U.S. Senate to vote on born-alive billThe U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, announced, as the annual March for Life gets underway… Read More
Government
Transgender lawmaker promotes radical ideology to young studentsU.S. Rep. “Sarah” McBride, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, read aloud a book promoting transgender ideology to young students. In a video… Read More
Government
Trump’s AG nominee Pam Bondi reminds dem senator he was once ‘censured’ by Congress(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi reminded Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff that he had been “censured” by Congress for making allegedly “reckless” comments she said… Read More
Government
US House bill would defund states providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrantsRepublican lawmakers want to withhold federal funding from states that provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, re-introduced the Red Light Act, which would strip federal… Read More
Government
US House passes bill protecting girls’ and women’s sports from malesJust eight days into the 119th Congress, the GOP-led House passed a bill promising protections for women and girls against biological males competing in female sports at schools. The Protection… Read More
Guns
Republicans introduce Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act(The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has said he will sign. Companion legislation was… Read More
Government
Laken Riley Act passes US House, would require detainment of illegals suspected of nonviolent crimesThe U.S. House has passed a bill to require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. In the first act of the 119th Congress, representatives approved the measure… Read More
2024 election
Trump won: Presidential election results certified(The Center Square) – Congress has officially certified the 2024 election results, confirming President-elect Donald Trump as the next Commander in Chief of the United States and Sen. J.D. Vance,… Read More
Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson re-elected after initially being blocked(The Center Square) – Three Republican holdouts appeared to block the re-election U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during the first round of voting, but two changed their minds in… Read More
Opinion
Why is Congress funding the failing Department of Education?(The Daily Signal) – Since its creation in May 1980, the Left has demanded Republicans justify opposing federal intervention in U.S. education. However, with President-elect Donald Trump‘s Department of… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt lauds collapse of House ‘1,500-page monstrosity’ spending bill, Musk’s apparent role in defeating itIt’s a very good thing the House’s mammoth, pork-filled year-end spending bill “collapsed under its own weight” Wednesday, and that Elon Musk’s growing influence helped accelerate the crash,… Read More
Government
Swiss billionaire’s dark money efforts to influence US politics exposed in congressional hearing(The Daily Signal) – U.S. elections are “under attack” from foreign influence by both individuals and hostile state actors, experts told a House panel on Wednesday. Although foreign individuals and… Read More