China
Congress discusses measures to prevent Chinese dominance of semiconductors(The Center Square) – Semiconductors, or microchips, are the backbone of the modern global economy as they are vital to telecommunications and other industries, and now the U.S. is… Read More
Public Education
Congress probes federal funds for antisemitic indoctrination, terrorism(The Center Square) – Congress’ probe into rising antisemitism on college campuses includes letters to the leaders of 10 prominent universities, with signatures led by a North Carolina congresswoman… Read More
Culture
7 highlights as Fauci testifies under oath on COVID-19(The Daily Signal) – Dr. Anthony Fauci testified Monday before the House panel investigating the origins of COVID-19, defending pandemic-era restrictions and again sharply denying financial support for gain-of-function research… Read More
Culture
Sen. John Fetterman to receive top honor from Jewish university after supporting IsraelSen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, received the highest honor for global leadership from the leading Jewish university in the United States. Last week, Yeshiva University announced it would award the… Read More
Public Education
‘Do as I say, not as I do’: What do public school teachers know that parents don’t?On their face, public school teachers and members of Congress don’t have much in common. But they share at least one surprising characteristic. Both send their children… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didn’t have enough people working in diversity,… Read More
Federal Spending
Congress’ inaction on debt ‘irresponsible,’ says former comptroller(The Center Square) – The former U.S. Comptroller General said Congress' failure to address the federal debt burden was "irresponsible."David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States… Read More
Culture
Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis and U.S. isn’t stopping it(The Center Square) – The People’s Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party “is the ultimate geographic source of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.,”… Read More
Culture
House Democrats vow to codify ‘rights’ to trans surgeries, hormones, puberty blockers(The Daily Signal) – House Democrats released an agenda Thursday that includes a vow to codify a right to so-called gender-affirming care—transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers. The… Read More
Opinion
Missouri, Kansas lawsuits remind Biden that student loans remain Congress’ prerogative(The Daily Signal) – In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Missouri invites the federal courts to recognize that President Joe Biden’s preoccupation with canceling student loans is part… Read More
Public Education
Lawmakers blast Bidenbucks in letter to Education Department leader(The Center Square) – Using Federal Work-Study funds to support the campaign of President Joe Biden is called Bidenbucks and unfair by four members of Congress from North Carolina,… Read More
Hunter Biden
‘Defiant and dishonest’: Hunter Biden defends father in impeachment testimony(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, defended his father during testimony before Congress on Wednesday. Hunter Biden told lawmakers during testimony behind closed doors… Read More
Social Media
DeWine calls on Congress to deal with children, social media(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine wants Congress to protect children from social media after a federal judge stopped Ohio from enacting a law that requires parental consent. Read More
Government
Conservative leaders call on Jordan, Johnson to repeal ‘weaponized’ FACE Act(The Daily Signal) – Conservative leaders are calling on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to pass the FACE… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Congress needs ‘a whole new batch of Republicans’ before agreeing to a border security deal that doesn’t secure the border, Hawley arguesIf a “border security” bill that still allows for the entry of 5,000 illegals a day is the best deal Republicans can get, “we need a whole new batch… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Florida AG calls on Congress again to impeach Mayorkas as House proceedings continue(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is once again calling on Congress to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to secure U.S. Read More
Josh Hawley
‘I’m going to be a real pest on this’: Josh Hawley pledges to make Congress face feds’ failure to compensate victims of WWII-era nuclear wasteZoey had a mass removed from her ovary several years ago, but the St. Louis-area native recently had to return to the doctor because she’s in so much pain. Read More
Border, Missouri
Attorneys general testify to impacts of border crisis on Missouri, other states(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri testified before Congress on Wednesday about how the border crisis was impacting their states. They testified in… Read More
Border
Border residents to Congress: ‘Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border’(The Center Square) – As another Republican congressional delegation arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday to hold another news conference and meet local residents, many Texans living at… Read More
Public Education
House passes bill to restore whole milk to school lunches after Michelle Obama-inspired law banned itThe U.S. House has passed a bill that would give students the choice to select whole milk with their school lunch after it was banned thanks in part to… Read More