Tag: Policies & Impacts

[LIVE NOW] Q&A with Josh: Durham Vindicates Trump But Fails to Hold FBI Responsible

Join us for this recap and live Q&A with Joshua Philipp on the previous episode of Crossroads Tonight! – Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his long-awaited report on the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign back in 2016. FBI veteran and Epoch Times contributor Marc Ruskin discusses the significance of the findings. Meanwhile,…


LIVE Q&A with Josh: Durham Vindicates Trump But Fails to Hold FBI Responsible

Join us for this recap and live Q&A with Joshua Philipp on the previous episode of Crossroads Tonight! – Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his long-awaited report on the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign back in 2016. FBI veteran and Epoch Times contributor Marc Ruskin discusses the significance of the findings. Meanwhile,…


LIVE Q&A: Durham Vindicates Trump But Fails to Hold FBI Responsible

Join us for this recap and live Q&A with Joshua Philipp on the previous episode of Crossroads Tonight! – Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his long-awaited report on the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign back in 2016. FBI veteran and Epoch Times contributor Marc Ruskin discusses the significance of the findings. Meanwhile,…


McCarthy Says Delayed Debt Ceiling Talks ‘Not In a Good Place’ Ahead of Tuesday Meeting

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday that debt limit talks with Democrats and President Joe Biden are “not in a good place,” saying that Biden had delayed talks for 100 days. A debt ceiling meeting has been scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The meeting was originally set for last Friday but was postponed. Adding…


Extended Boycott in Oregon Disqualifies GOP, Independent Senators From Being Reelected

Oregon Senate Republicans Dennis Linthicum and Daniel Bonham, along with former Republican turned independent Brian Boquist, were all disqualified on Monday from reelection under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping walkouts from the chamber. This decision comes as the senators reached the 10-day boycotting limit, as they attempt to stall and block voting on bills pushing…


Biden Pushes Police Funding, Gun Restrictions in Message Honoring National Police Week

President Joe Biden boasted that he had increased funding for law enforcement while tightening gun control in a video statement for Peace Officer’s Memorial Day on May 15. Biden said he had one objective in pushing for wider gun restrictions. “I want to make sure officers are not outgunned on the streets. Let’s be very…


Supreme Court Sides With Inmate Who Wants to Be Executed With Nitrogen Gas

The Supreme Court sided on May 15 with a condemned man in Alabama who wants to be executed by nitrogen gas instead of lethal injection, refusing to set aside a stay of execution by lethal injection previously granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented…


House Panel Advances Police Bills in Party-Line Vote After Contentious Hearing

The House Rules Committee approved three resolutions to kick off National Police Week on Monday, May 15. While committee members unanimously voiced support for the police, the vote was split along party lines. The Republican majority outvoted the Democrats 8 to 3. The Democrats accused the Republicans of ingratitude toward law enforcement. The Republicans accused…


Mississippi Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of State Crime Bill Establishing Unelected Judges

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of legislation supporters say was written to combat crime while opponents call the bill a racist power grab in the state capital. On Monday, Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas ruled that the process by which judges would be appointed written in the legislation doesn’t…


House Unanimously Passes Bill Limiting Federal Government Access to Phone, Email Data

The U.S. House of Representatives on May 15 passed a bill that would place restrictions on the federal government’s access to personal cell phone and email data. The bill passed the lower chamber in a unanimous 412–0 vote, including 212 Republicans and 200 Democrats. The legislation was sponsored by Reps. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) and Jerry…