Illinois Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Private Gun Sales
BY JACK PHILLIPS Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Aug. 2 that criminalizes the private selling of a gun without having the buyer go through the National Instant Criminal…
Waters urges CDC to ignore Supreme Court ruling, extend eviction ban
By Ronn Blitzer After the CDC could not find legal grounds to extend a moratorium on evictions that began early in the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is pushing…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Accuses Biden of Creating ‘Constitutional Crisis’ After DOJ Lawsuit
Aila Slisco Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott accused President Joe Biden of starting a “constitutional crisis” after being sued over his order directing state troopers to pull over vehicles suspected…
GOP Lawmakers Barred From Checking Prison Conditions for Jan. 6 Inmates
BY KEN SILVA Two days after being denied entrance into the Department of Justice and then being chased away by protesters, four Republican lawmakers probing the conditions of the inmates…
White House Announces ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Deal
BY JACK PHILLIPS The White House and several senators announced Wednesday that they’ve reached a deal that would provide $550 billion in new federal investment into U.S. infrastructure, coming after…
National Police Association: Congress Should Investigate 2020 Riots, Not Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
BY JACK PHILLIPS The National Police Association lobbying group has said that the House hearing into the Jan. 6 Capitol incident is politically motivated, urging Congress to instead investigate left-wing…
Coca-Cola, Which Opposed Georgia’s Voter Law, Dodged Questions on Chinese Repression
Aila Slisco Republican lawmakers blasted Coca-Cola for not demanding that the 2022 Winter Olympics be moved from China over alleged human rights violations on Tuesday, months after the company condemned…
Pelosi: House Won’t Consider Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Without Reconciliation Proposal
BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that she will not hold a House vote on a bipartisan infrastructure plan bill until the Senate passes a…
House Dems developing budget that would allow taxpayer funding of abortions overseas
By Sam Dorman The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has approved various spending packages that would effectively tear down a longstanding, legislative wall between taxpayer money and abortions. In a series…
Atlanta Mayor Issues Order in Defiance of Georgia Election Integrity Law
by Kyle Becker Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order on Tuesday that pushes back against Georgia’s new election integrity law. Mayor Bottoms’ order states that the election…
Senate Republicans Vote to Block Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
BY JACK PHILLIPS Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to block debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal that was previously touted as bipartisan. A group of 22 Democratic and Republican…
McCarthy says Pelosi ‘has broken this institution’ by denying GOP picks for Jan. 6 select committee
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi harmed the House as an institution and undermined the Jan. 6 select committee by choosing not to seat…