Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing back against reports that he is considering changing the House rules to alter the threshold required for discharge petitions. Johnson told Fox News Digital that he will not seek to change the rules around discharge petitions, a method rank-and-file lawmakers can use to circumvent House leadership that Republicans have […]
Newly released internal documents from an upcoming National Education Association training uncovered ideologically driven and openly partisan materials used to disparage Republicans, advance transgender advocacy, and “mobilize our progressive base.” The documents, obtained by Defending Education and reviewed by the Washington Examiner, accuse Republicans of using “racist dog whistles” and “transphobic tropes.” “The right has exploited ignorance about transgender […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, would assert her Fifth Amendment right if interviewed by the House Oversight Committee, according to a source familiar. Comer has issued multiple subpoenas in the investigation into Epstein since July, with Maxwell being one of them. Epstein’s associate was moved to a federal prison camp […]
Federal prosecutors signaled Friday that former national security adviser John Bolton may face additional criminal charges as the Justice Department continues sifting through a vast collection of materials seized from his Maryland home and Washington office. At a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Sullivan told U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang that the […]
(The Center Square) – Moving passengers and cargo through the air is heavily regulated and significantly ties efficiency to expense. “As currently postured,” says U.S. Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), “the FAA does control a lot of these processes. We’re stuck in the 1950s.” Knott has authored and filed the Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security […]
The Trump administration secured two key legal wins for its immigration operations in Chicago after facing multiple roadblocks in the courtroom. However, it is still awaiting a major decision on the National Guard deployment to the city. The administration’s latest win in federal court came Thursday, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th […]
(The Center Square) – About 80 million acres on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America are up for lease in each of two upcoming auctions, marking a push by the Trump administration to significantly expand opportunities for offshore oil and gas production. But even as the industry applauds the move, it’s not certain […]
(The Center Square) – Ohio lawmakers want teachers to know they can teach about the positive impact of religion, particularly Christianity, on American history. The Ohio House recently passed the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, which singles out Christianity as shaping American history and emphasizes religion’s consistency with freedom of speech. The legislation followed the death […]
(The Center Square) – Authorities in Texas continue to arrest violent men in major cities years after they illegally entered the country as unaccompanied minors. They’re also continuing to arrest violent Tren de Aragua members, including in a major San Antonio nightclub bust. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Houston officers working with multiple law enforcement agencies arrested […]
(The Center Square) – While many colleges have been shutting down DEI centers since January to comply with executive orders, Temple University’s medical school is simultaneously rebranding its diversity, equity, and inclusion center and doubling down on its commitment to equity. Director of Do No Harm’s Center for Accountability in Medicine Ian Kingsbury told The […]
