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Freedom Caucus leader weighs in on military ‘wokeness’ and defense spending cuts

House Republicans want spending cuts and won't rule out finding them in the Defense Department's budget, though it's not clear as to whether that will ultimately result in a smaller top-line number, according to one influential member of Congress.

House GOP’s ‘weaponization’ committee announces first hearing

A subcommittee tasked with investigating the "weaponization" of the federal government announced its first hearing, to take place on Thursday, since Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) agreed to its creation.

Tim Scott calls Democrats’ police reform bill a ‘nonstarter’

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the lead Republican negotiator on police reform legislation, called the Democrats' George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which was passed in the House but languished in the Senate last session, a “nonstarter” on Thursday, ahead of the White House’s meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus.

White House defends ‘highly respected’ Omar from antisemitism charges

The White House defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Thursday following her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee by the new Republican majority, saying she has apologized for past comments employing antisemitic tropes.

WATCH: Patriots will do ‘everything in our power’ to sign Brady to one-day deal

New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft said Thursday that his team is prepared to do "everything in our power" to bring Tom Brady home and retire him as a Patriot with the help of a one-day contract.

Meta paid contractor to ‘scrape’ data while condemning it in lawsuits

Meta was revealed to have been paying contractors to take data from third-party websites, despite the company publicly opposing such behavior and suing companies who did the same to them.

Trump won’t commit to endorsing GOP candidate if he loses primary

Former President Donald Trump avoided committing his endorsement of the Republican candidate for president in 2024 on Thursday if he does not receive the nomination himself.

White House confirms transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed to reporters on Thursday that the United States transferred Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan to Belize but did not say if additional transfers were scheduled.

Stimulus update: 13 days left to claim checks worth up to $800 in South Carolina

South Carolina residents only have less than two weeks to file their 2021 taxes and receive a rebate of up to $800.

Stimulus update: Final wave of refund payments worth up to $1,050 to be issued within 12 days

California taxpayers only need to wait less than two weeks before the final wave of the state's Middle Class Tax Refund is paid out to all recipients.
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