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Checking the CCP’s Power Is a More Vital US Interest Than Helping Ukraine: DeSantis

March 14, 2023
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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said Monday that checking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) power is a more vital U.S. national interest than helping Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. His comments were echoed by some of his fellow potential 2024 GOP presidential nominees. DeSantis has not officially announced his 2024 candidacy, but he made his foreign…

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House GOP Subpoenas Bank Records in Biden Family Probe, Leading to ‘New Avenues of Investigation’

March 14, 2023
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Subpoenaed bank records have opened “new avenues of investigation” into the Biden family’s business dealings, according to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. News that the committee had subpoenaed Bank of America for the financial records of three of Hunter Biden’s associates first broke on March 12, when the Oversight Committee’s ranking member, Rep. Jamie…

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George Santos Introduces Bill Requiring President to Undergo Annual Cognitive Test

March 14, 2023
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill on March 13 that would require the president of the United States to undergo an annual cognitive test. The Executive Mental Competency Protection Act of 2023 would require the commander-in-chief to take a cognitive test every year no later than Jan. 1. “Regardless of political affiliation, this should…

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Trump Tells Iowa: DeSantis Is ‘Disciple’ of Paul Ryan, Akin to Mitt Romney

March 14, 2023
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Even though Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still hasn’t declared his presidential run, former President Donald Trump couldn’t resist taking swipes at him during a March 13 campaign speech in Davenport, Iowa. Three days after DeSantis gave an apparent campaign prelude speech in that city,  Trump told a cheering crowd that he thinks people are starting to…

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Republicans Ask Energy Secretary to Retract ‘Alarming’ Praise of China’s Climate Efforts

March 13, 2023
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After Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm praised China on Friday for its efforts to combat climate change, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are seeking a retraction of those remarks and demanding that Granholm “testify immediately.” Granholm, during a March 10 interview for the 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, said…

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Biden Administration Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Alaska

March 13, 2023
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The Biden administration’s decision to allow ConocoPhillips to proceed with its $8 billion North Slope Alaska Willow Project while making the Arctic Ocean off-limits to oil development and banning new leases on 13 million of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska’s 23 million acres is drawing criticism from all sides. But don’t count ConocoPhillips among the critics….

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Republicans Revive Push to Allow Americans to Sue CCP Over COVID-19

March 13, 2023
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Legislative efforts to enable Americans to sue the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the COVID-19 pandemic have been renewed on Capitol Hill by Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas). Under legislation the congressmen introduced on March 10, the Chinese communist regime could be held legally liable for misrepresenting “the seriousness and nature” of…

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McCarthy Says He Will ‘Slowly Roll Out’ Jan. 6 Footage to News Outlets

March 13, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will “slowly roll out” the security footage recorded during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach to news outlets. “We will slowly roll out to every individual news agency, they can come see the tapes as well,” McCarthy told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Let everyone see them to bring…

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House Republicans’ Deregulation Drive Could Be Derailed by Spate of Train Wrecks

March 12, 2023
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House Republicans’ fast-track push for federal regulatory reform could be derailed by a nationwide spate of railroad accidents, including the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, that forced hundreds to flee their homes for days in fear that leaking toxic chemicals would explode. With residents exposed to still-undetermined health risks from…

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Rubio Introduces Bill to Block EV Tax Credits to Ford’s Plant Using Chinese Technology

March 11, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced a bill on Thursday to block subsidies to Chinese battery companies. If enacted, Ford’s new electric vehicle battery plant that licenses a Chinese battery maker’s technology will not qualify for the EV tax credits appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)….

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