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LIVE at 11AM ET: With Washington’s Failures, Will America’s Future Be Decided by the States?

The Republican-led Congress was supposed to hit the ground running with investigations into Biden administration corruption and “deep state” crimes. So far, the GOP has disappointed. But don’t fear—look to the local level. After years of progressives pushing their destructive agenda through state legislatures, the Freedom Caucus is making its stand. In this hard-hitting new…


Biden Should Not Surrender American Sovereignty to WHO: Rep. Smith

Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) has warned the Biden administration not to hand over U.S. sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO) as negotiations move forward for a global pandemic accord for its member nations. “The Biden Administration must not empower bureaucrats of the WHO—a troubled United Nations body that took disastrous missteps in the initial…


Sen. Eric Schmitt Calls for Power to Be Returned to the People in CPAC Speech

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s (CPAC) 2023 conference in Washington, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) warned that the United States is at a crossroads and that government overreach and media control represent the biggest threats to Americans’ freedoms. Schmitt took issue with President Joe Biden’s spending, which he said has crushed Americans. He also…


Matthew Whitaker and Sen. Tommy Tuberville Talk Football, Education, and How Republicans Are Resisting Progressives at CPAC 2023

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s 2023 conference on March 2, discussing their origin stories, education, and progressive ideology. The pair started by talking about their shared history in football due to Whitaker’s history as a player and Tuberville’s former coaching position….


Sen. Rick Scott Warns of the Dangers of Progressive Republicans During CPAC Address

Senator Rick Scott has told the Conservative Political Action Committee’s (CPAC) 2023 conference in Washington, on March 2, that America is being destroyed by various entities. Those Scott pointed the finger at included President Joe Biden, the U.S. Senate, the news media, the Democrat Party, academia, Hollywood, and Wall Street. He argued that while these…


Drop Box Ban Passes in South Dakota House, Bill Heads to Governor

The use of ballot drop boxes has effectively been banned in South Dakota, with the state House passing the final version of an election bill on Wednesday following the Senate’s passage earlier this week containing the amendment adding drop box changes. The bill is now headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem for…


Time to Amend ‘Outdated’ Laws Like National Environmental Policy Act: House Republicans

House Republicans are looking to take the mantle of permitting reform after Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.V.) legislative pursuits to speed up approval and construction of new energy projects failed to pass in the Senate at the end of 2022. The House Committee on Natural Resources held an initial legislative hearing on Tuesday to assess permitting…


Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign Media on Capitol Hill

Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…


Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign State Media on Capitol Hill

Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…


Jim Jordan Calls for 51 Intel Agents Who Signed Hunter Biden Laptop Letter to Lose Security Clearance

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on March 2 called for the 51 intelligence agents who signed a 2020 letter dismissing Hunter Biden’s laptop as Russian disinformation to lose their security clearance. While speaking during the second day of the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference just outside of Washington, Jordan suggested that this…