Tag: Republicans

Republicans Press FDA for Testimony on Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals

Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic are seeking answers after recently released emails indicated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had rushed the approval of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters to accommodate vaccine mandates. “According to new internal U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communications, it appears the Biden Administration may have…


Former Ohio House Speaker Convicted in $60 Million Bribery Scheme

A federal jury convicted former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges of participating in a bribery scheme of $60 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. Householder, 63, and Borges, 50, were charged in 2020 in a bribery case related to a nuclear plants…


DeSantis Urges Conservatives Never to Surrender to ‘Woke Mob’ in Fiery Iowa Speech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in speeches in Iowa on Friday that Republicans taking a firm stance in the nation’s culture wars will help win elections and pledged never to surrender to the “woke mob.” DeSantis traveled to Iowa on March 10, where he took part in separate events in Davenport and Des Moines, which…


GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloon

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…


GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloons

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…


Election Security Is Key for Voter Turnout: Florida Rep. Lee

Elections security advocates said the 2022 midterm races exemplify what happens when voters trust the system. One voting rights lawyer says more must be done to ensure everyone’s voice is heard. The Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on the 2022 midterm elections to review the impact of heightened security measures…


Mexican President Threatens Republicans Calling for US Military to Target Drug Cartels

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has threatened to start a public “information campaign” in the United States against Republican lawmakers after several have called on the U.S. military to target drug cartels south of the border. “I would just like to tell them either they change their treatment of Mexico or from today we…


House Freedom Caucus Vows to End ‘Wasteful, Woke, Weaponized Bureaucracy’

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…


House Freedom Caucus Demands Spending Cuts as Condition for Raising Debt Ceiling

America is burdened by a “wasteful, woke, weaponized bureaucracy” that must be brought under control, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said in announcing their budget proposal, which focuses on reducing the national debt and burdensome federal regulations. The caucus released its position on the national debt on March 10, saying it will consider increasing…


Minnesota Lawmaker Concerned Over Bill Allowing Government to Track Alleged ‘Hate and Bias Incidents’

Minnesota state Rep. Walter Hudson has taken aim at a bill that would update the way the state government responds to and tracks “hate and bias incidents,” in which no crime may have actually been committed, calling it “problematic.” The bill, HF 181, was first introduced in January this year by Rep. Samantha Vang, a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,…