During a field hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a contingent of House Republicans weighed using the power of the purse to respond to alleged civil rights violations of Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants. The hearing, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center and open to the public, focused on the investigations, prosecutions, and targeting of…
Contingent of Republicans Weigh Defunding DOJ Over Mistreatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners
House Passes Bill to Nullify ATF Pistol Brace Rule
The House of Representatives approved a bill to nullify a controversial rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating pistol stabilizing braces. The measure will now proceed to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where it is expected to fail. President Joe Biden has said he will veto the bill if it clears the…
Lawmakers Clash Over Forest Management Resolution Amid Rising Wildfire Threat
Lawmakers engaged in a heated debate over a resolution that would dictate strategies to mitigate the increasing threat of forest fires. The House Committee on Natural Resources convened on June 13 as Republicans and Democrats clashed over legislation regarding forest management. Democrats asserted that addressing climate change was the only answer to combating wildfires; Republicans…
Big Pharma Owns Congress, Says Former Congresswoman
The COVID-19 pandemic has woken Americans up to a stark truth: Our health system doesn’t always have our best interests at heart. And worse, the same is true for most of our elected officials in Congress, who are lobbied extensively by big pharma. The one institution designed to protect Americans from predatory drug companies is…
Border Patrol Agents Record ‘1000 Percent Increase’ in Illegal Immigrants From Nations Including China, Afghanistan
Border Patrol agents have seen a more than 1000 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants from countries including China and Afghanistan attempting to enter the United States, according to Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. Ortiz, who is set to retire next month after more than three decades with the agency, took to Twitter on…
[PREMIERING NOW] Big Pharma Owns Congress, Says Former Congresswoman
The COVID-19 pandemic has woken Americans up to a stark truth: Our health system doesn’t always have our best interests at heart. And worse, the same is true for most of our elected officials in Congress, who are lobbied extensively by big pharma. The one institution designed to protect Americans from predatory drug companies is…
Legal Experts Say DOJ’s Case Against Trump Won’t Be ‘Speedy’
Although former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday and prosecutors promised a “speedy trial,” some analysts have said that it’s likely not going to be the case. Special counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump with over three dozen charges in connection to whether he allegedly mishandled classified records. Smith, in a statement last week, said that he…
Federal Agencies Routinely Spy on Phone Calls, Texts, Emails of American Citizens, Experts Say
Despite the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which prohibits warrantless government searches, U.S. agencies are proving to be ever more intrusive in their routine surveillance of Americans’ speech and activities. Often working in collaboration with private companies and banks, agencies like the FBI have been misusing laws against foreign terrorism to vacuum up and sift through the…
FBI Deputy Director Defends Redactions in Document Given to Congress Alleging Biden Bribery Scheme
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate has admitted that the agency redacted parts of a document it handed over to Republican lawmakers last week that the GOP says contained references to alleged audio recordings between a Burisma executive and President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. Abbate made the admission during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 13 while being questioned…
LIVE NOW: House Administration Committee’s Hearing on ‘American Confidence in Elections’
The House Administration Committee holds a hearing on “American Confidence in Elections: The Role of the Election Assistance Commission in Free, Fair, and Secure Elections” at 10:15 a.m. ET on June 14. …
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