Government
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nation’s largest teachers’ unionA U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more “a political machine” than an advocate for education. “Student… Read More
President Biden
IRS whistleblower: Biden family, associates received $17 million from foreign entities(The Center Square) – Companies connected to the Biden family and their business associates received about $17 million, more than previously reported, from several foreign entities, an IRS whistleblower… Read More
Free Speech
RFK Jr. testifies about censorship before Congress(The Center Square) – Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress Thursday about government censorship of Americans, especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Reporting has shown… Read More
COVID-19
Fewer than half of watchdog’s COVID-19 pandemic recommendations addressed(The Center Square) – The investigative arm of Congress has made nearly 400 recommendations and brought 19 matters to the attention of Congress related to the government’s response to the… Read More
Agriculture
Missouri governor joins coaltion to block California’s Proposition 12 limiting pork sales(The Center Square) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she’s a leader of a coalition that’s asking U.S. Congressional leaders to counter California’s Proposition 12 with a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Democratic, Independent senators: Biden ‘shortchanged border communities’ in favor of New York(The Center Square) – United States Senators from states that border Mexico have issued a statement criticizing President Joe Biden’s administration this week for its handling of immigration and… Read More
AI, Congress
Congress must act urgently to protect personal data, kids and elections from growing threat of AI, Hawley warnsFacebook parent Meta may have unleashed the kraken with the apparent leak of its text-generating program “LLaMA,” while even more secure artificial intelligence models have already been used for… Read More
COVID-19
Kansas schools received $1.25 billion in COVID relief funds(The Sentinel) — The amount of money Congress borrowed to give away in the name of COVID relief was mind-boggling. Eventually, $190 billion was appropriated by Congress and signed… Read More
President Biden
Comer to hold FBI director in contempt for not producing Hunter Biden documents(The Center Square) – The chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that he is beginning proceedings to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress… Read More
Josh Hawley
Missouri workers lose on debt deal, farmers win in Supreme Court case, says Senator Josh HawleyMissouri workers are getting a raw deal in the debt deal, while the state’s farmers and ranchers won a huge court victory on the right to manage their land. Read More
National Debt
Debt limit agreement takes fire from all sides(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reached a tentative compromise to raise the debt ceiling over the weekend, but the plan still… Read More
Transportation
Amtrak presses on with more funding and expansion despite historic losses(The Center Square) – After posting historic spending deficits in 2021 and 2022, Amtrak is planning to spend more in fiscal year 2024 as federal funding expands to “unprecedented”… Read More
FBI
Whistleblower: FBI manipulated Jan. 6 cases to make domestic terrorism appear widespread(The Center Square) – A former FBI agent testified before Congress Thursday saying that the FBI manipulated data to make domestic terrorism linked to Jan. 6 seem like a… Read More
National Debt, President Biden
Debt ceiling talks continue without leaders as deadline looms(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pulled out of a meeting with legislative leaders Friday to discuss the debt ceiling ahead of a June 1 default deadline. Read More
China
Congress members want answers about Chinese ‘police stations’ in the U.S.(The Center Square) – In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray, congressional members on the U.S. Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party expressed concerns about… Read More
National Debt
Republicans’ debt ceiling plan expected to get a vote this week(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans may get their debt limit spending bill across the finish line this week as the federal government faces a looming deadline to… Read More
Congress, Faith
Bible Reading Marathon under way in Washington, to include members of Congress on Tuesday(The Center Square) – A days-long Bible reading marathon began Saturday and includes a congressional Bible reading for the first time in the decades-long annual event. The 34th… Read More
Congress, Gender Identity
House Republicans pass bill banning biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports(The Center Square) – House Republicans voted Thursday to pass the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over transgender athletes. Read More
Culture
Teachers union president to testify on school closures at COVID-19 house hearing(Daily Caller) – The president of the nation’s second largest teachers union will testify at a U.S. House Select Subcommittee’s hearing on school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the… Read More
Energy
Critics raise concerns about Strategic Petroleum Reserves’ decline(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are raising concerns that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which President Joe Biden has relied on heavily since taking office, is getting dangerously low. Read More