Tag: Republicans

Jim Jordan Subpoenas Former ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ Head, Nina Jankowicz

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed Nina Jankowicz, who briefly served as the Biden administration’s “disinformation czar.” In a letter to Jankowicz accompanying her subpoena dated March 6 (pdf), Jordan explained that the committee is conducting oversight of the now-defunct Disinformation Governance Board, including its creation and activities. Department of Homeland Security…


GOP to Use ‘Power of the Purse’ Against FBI: Rep. Jim Jordan

House Republicans will use its spending power to restrict funding to the FBI, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), head of the lower chamber’s Judiciary Committee and its weaponization subcommittee, said on Sunday. Jordan said on Fox New’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans in the lower chamber will use its “power of the purse,” or spending power designated…


Republican Senators Request All Records Behind Intelligence Chief’s COVID Origins Report

A group of Republican senators is calling on Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to turn over the materials that informed her office’s latest assessment on the origins of COVID-19. In a March 6 letter (pdf), the senators—led by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Md.)—asked that Haines provide the “memoranda; emails; interim and final assessments provided by…


Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Bill to Declare Antifa Domestic Terrorist Group

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will introduce legislation designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization on March 7 after protesters allegedly aligned with the group set fire to the site of future police and fire training facility in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the fire was sparked on March 5 when, in a…


Senate Commerce Republicans Call on NASA to Abandon Biden Admin’s Costly Climate Change Rule

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with 12 Republicans sent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a letter on Monday asking the agency to abandon a proposed climate change rule. The rule, initiated Nov. 14 by NASA in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD) and General Services Administration…


DeSantis’ Immigration Bill Would Nullify Illegal Border-Crossers’ Out-of-State IDs

New legislation proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would invalidate driver’s licenses and state identification cards obtained by illegal immigrants in other states. The “bold initiative,” according to Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia and would crack down on illegal immigration in the Sunshine State by addressing the issue on multiple fronts, including employment, health care,…


DeSantis’s Immigration Bill Would Nullify Illegal Border-Crossers’ Out-of-State IDs

New legislation proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would invalidate driver’s licenses and state identification cards obtained by illegal immigrants in other states. The “bold initiative,” according to Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia and would crack down on illegal immigration in the Sunshine State by addressing the issue on multiple fronts, including employment, health care,…


‘They Are Lying’: Tucker Carlson Reveals New Details From Exclusive Jan. 6 Video Footage

Fox  News host Tucker Carlson revealed that his show will air Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach footage this week to show how federal and congressional officials “are lying” to Americans. “The defenders of democracy are defending democracy again,” the Fox News host said last week. “They’re telling you it’s really, really dangerous. And anyone would get…


Arizona Supreme Court Agrees to ‘Expedite’ Kari Lake Lawsuit

The Arizona Supreme Court agreed to expedite a hearing for Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake’s election lawsuit after two lower state courts rejected it. Lake had filed a “motion to expedite” the lawsuit and argued that such actions are needed “to resolve these issues is needed to safeguard Arizona voters’ right to free and equal…


NH Governor Sununu Says Will Support 2024 GOP Nominee, Even If Trump, Amid Calls for Unity

Republican Party talk surrounding potential candidates for the 2024 GOP nomination continues to make waves, with some commentary focusing on former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. During NBC’s Sunday talk show “Meet the Press” on March 5, moderate Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was candid about his actions with a possible Trump GOP ticket in 2024….