Category: Politics

Voter Turnout Drove GOP Gains in 2022 Midterms: Pew Report

July 13, 2023
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Republican gains in the 2022 midterms were largely owed to an advantage the party achieved in voter turnout, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center.  The report, published on July 12, found that “partisan differences in turnout—rather than vote switching between parties—account for most of the Republican gains in voting for the House last…

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IN-DEPTH: House GOP Spar Over ‘Culture War’ Amendments to $886 Billion Defense Budget

July 12, 2023
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For those steeped in the cement-dense rules of the legislative process who enjoy parliamentary intrigue, power plays, and shifting alliances all entangled in the nation’s must-pass defense budget, the United States House of Representatives is putting together a Republican-produced summer thriller. For everyone else, brace for a series of hotly contested floor clashes on dozens—perhaps,…

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China Perfecting Techno-Totalitarianism for Export Around the World: Rep. Gallagher

July 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is perfecting a techno-totalitarian regime for export to the rest of the world, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) has warned. The regime’s worsening repression of faith was in the spotlight at a roundtable hearing that the lawmaker hosted on July 12. One key takeaway, the chairman and other panelists of the House…

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Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Block the US President From Leaving NATO

July 12, 2023
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced a bill on Wednesday that would constrain any U.S. president from ever withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. “NATO serves as an essential military alliance that protects shared national interests and enhances America’s international presence,” Mr. Rubio said on Wednesday. “Any decision…

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Vice President Harris Matches Record for Tiebreaking Votes in Senate

July 12, 2023
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Vice President Kamala Harris on July 12 tied the record for most tie-breaking votes in the Senate.  “I feel like it’s a wonderful historical moment and I’m thankful to [Senate Majority] Leader [Chuck] Schumer for reminding me that today was that day,” Ms. Harris told The Epoch Times shortly after the vote.  The tie-breaking vote…

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FBI ‘Absolutely Not’ Protecting Biden Family, Wray Says

July 12, 2023
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray told the House Judiciary Committee on July 12 that his agency is “absolutely not” defending President Joe Biden’s family.  Wray’s comments come on the tail of a roughly month-long standoff between the embattled FBI chief and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) over a…

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Biden Says NATO’s Support for Ukraine ‘Will Not Falter’ as Summit Ends

July 12, 2023
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VILNIUS, Lithuania—President Joe Biden delivered a speech on July 12 following the conclusion of a two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, seeking to convey a clear message to Russia that the alliance’s commitment to Ukraine “will not falter.” “The defense of freedom is not the work of a day or a year. It’s the calling of…

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Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Alleged Tipster in Hunter Biden Investigation After DOJ Brings Charges

July 12, 2023
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Democrats in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Wednesday sent a letter to Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who is chairman of the committee, to turn over everything provided by Gal Luft. Mr. Luft, co-director of the think tank Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, was on Monday charged with eight counts, including…

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Wray Repeatedly Denies FBI Censorship of Conservatives, as Republicans Point to Suppressed Posts

July 12, 2023
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray had barely completed his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee’s FBI oversight hearing when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) began a rapid-fire barrage of pointed questions that culminated in a clash of utterly opposed perspectives. “On July 4th, we had this explosive, explosive 155-page opinion from a federal…

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Rep. Gaetz Grills Wray About Alleged Hunter Biden Message, Public Trust in FBI

July 12, 2023
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, saying the bureau now had “the lowest level of trust in the FBI’s history.” …