Republicans and Democrats fought over taxpayer funding for National Public Radio (NPR) on May 8 during a congressional hearing with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The hearing comes after former NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner published an April 9 op-ed criticizing the company for allegedly prioritizing Democratic and left-leaning viewpoints and story […]
Coming under fire from lawmakers, administrators from prominent school districts across the country defended their record on the handling of anti-Semitism while condemning hatred toward Jews and Israel. New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks, Maryland’s Montgomery County Board of Education Member Karla Silvestre, and California’s Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel […]
The House of Representatives on May 8 overwhelmingly voted to block a measure to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel advanced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) forced a vote on a motion to vacate after meeting with the speaker twice this week to discuss her grievances […]
The Biden administration has delayed the delivery of some munitions to Israel as it reviews their use against civilians in Gaza. The Pentagon is reviewing some of the planned weapons shipments to Israel against the backdrop of a possible Israeli siege of Rafah in southern Gaza, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a May 8 […]
Illinois Republicans have accused Democrats of election interference by adding an 11th-hour amendment to a bill that was quickly passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature and signed into law by the state’s Democrat governor, changing ballot laws that allegedly disfavor the GOP. Last week, Democrats in the Illinois House added a last-minute amendment to Senate Bill […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill in the lower chamber of Congress that would ensure that illegal immigrants do not vote in federal elections. The Epoch Times first obtained a copy of the bill, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The bill is being introduced with the support of House Speaker Mike […]
The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence holds a hearing on “Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland and Abroad” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 8. WITNESSES: Christo Grozev, lead investigative journalist, The Insider, Der Spiegel, Bellingcat Greg Edgreen, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), United States […]
The House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) leads a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 8 on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation led by Congressman Chip Roy(R-Texas) in the House and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in the Senate. It would require proof of American citizenship to register to vote in federal […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds an oversight hearing titled “Examining Accusations of Ideological Bias at NPR, a Taxpayer-Funded News Entity” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Katherine Maher, president and CEO, of National Public Radio will testify.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on “Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Witnesses: Maria Gabriela “Gaby” Pacheco, President & Chief Executive Officer, TheDream.US, Miami, Florida Mitchell Soto-Rodriguez, Police Officer, Blue Island Police Department, Blue Island, Illinois Tom K. Wong, Associate Professor of Political […]
The House Budget Committee holds a hearing on “The Cost of the Border Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Witnesses: Julie Kirchner, Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s “Secure and Sovereign Texas” Initiative Brent Smith, Kinney County Attorney, Texas
A GOP-led House committee has issued subpoenas to two Biden administration officials amid allegations that the executive branch agency they work for is funneling taxpayer resources to the key battleground state of Michigan to help President Joe Biden win reelection. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued a pair […]
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday. As anti-Israel unrest continues to take over America’s universities, some lawmakers are calling on Mr. Cardona to step down.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday called for all cases against former President Donald Trump to be dropped. Mr. Johnson also rejected allegations that he was negotiating with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to fend off her motion to oust him as speaker.
House Republicans are “looking very intently” at defunding the office of special counsel Jack Smith, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on May 7. At a House Republican leadership press conference, the speaker was asked whether that option was being considered given his opposition to Mr. Smith’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. “I think […]
Scott Nathan, the chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), testifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s hearing to review the DFC’s efforts to out-compete China’s Belt and Road Initiative at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 7.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for the Department of Defense to investigate allegations Russian forces have obtained and begun to use the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine. Billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk initially rolled out the Starlink service in Ukraine in the spring of 2022 to assist the Ukrainian government and […]
The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on ‘Compliance with Committee Oversight’ at 2 p.m. ET on May 7. Witnesses Zephranie Buetow, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Melanie Egorin, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that his two-and-a-half hour meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on May 6 was “not a negotiation.” The two met in the speaker’s office ahead of an expected move by Ms. Greene to bring a motion to vacate against Mr. Johnson to the floor—a move that’s all but […]
