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Republican Senators Reintroduce Bill to Ban Biological Males From Girls Sports

March 2, 2023
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Republican senators reintroduced a bill on March 1 aimed at protecting female athletes and ensuring fairness and safety in women’s sports across the United States. The “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” first introduced unsuccessfully in 2021, would preserve Title IX protections for female athletes, which ban discrimination on the basis of sex in sports…

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Biden ‘Stronger’ Against CCP with United Congress: McCarthy

March 2, 2023
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The top Republican in Congress hopes that a bipartisan consensus on the threat posed by communist China can help strengthen President Joe Biden’s position against the regime. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Texas) said that a strong bipartisan foundation for China policy would improve the president’s ability to meet the threat posed by Beijing head-on. “If…

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Biden’s FAA Pick Has No ‘Direct Aviation Experience’ and Faces California Probe: GOP

March 2, 2023
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Even Phillip Washington’s worst critics praised his impressive 24-year record with the U.S. Army. They also acknowledged his work as CEO of the world’s third-busiest airport in Denver, Colorado, since mid-2021. But serious bipartisan questions have dogged Washington ever since President Joe Biden nominated him last year to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The…

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LIVE NOW: CPAC 2023 in Washington—March 2

March 2, 2023
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The 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is taking place in Washington from March 1 to March 4. The conference is the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world. Former President Donald Trump will give a speech on March 4 as the keynote speaker. Notable speakers on March 2 include Sen. Marsha Blackburn…

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Why Republicans Seem So Marginalized in Washington

March 2, 2023
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Commentary Last year, we were treated to astonishing hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021 protests on Capitol Hill. The Democrats running the show portrayed an insurrection, sedition, and even an attempted coup d’état. The theater was selective and manipulative but it was very effective and implausibly so. It made it impossible to publicly suggest that…

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House Subcommittee Announces First Hearing on COVID-19 Origins

March 2, 2023
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The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has announced that it will hold its first hearing on the origins of COVID-19 on March 8. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), said in a March 1 statement announcing the hearing that Americans “deserve real answers” on the origins of the virus, having suffered through…

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Indiana Lawmakers Demand Answers From EPA About East Palestine Waste Shipments

March 2, 2023
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Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.) have raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its plan to move hazardous waste materials from the derailed train site in East Palestine, Ohio, to Indiana. The lawmakers, in a letter (pdf) to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, demanded to know why the materials are coming to their state and…

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Senate Votes Unanimously to Declassify COVID-19 Wuhan Lab Leak Intelligence

March 1, 2023
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The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday night to pass a bill that would require the Biden administration to declassify intelligence related to the origins of COVID-19. The bill, known as the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, specifically aims to investigate the possibility that the virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. Republican Sens….

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3 Points of Focus for Supreme Court in Student Loan Forgiveness Arguments

March 1, 2023
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On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for and against the Biden administration’s contested student loan forgiveness program. As previously reported by The Epoch Times, the Biden administration announced its three-pronged Student Debt Relief program in a Fact Sheet on Aug. 24, 2022, just a little over two months before the Nov. 8, 2022, midterm…

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Senate Budget Committee Mulls Climate Risk to US Coastline Communities and Regions

March 1, 2023
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The Senate Budget Committee on March 1 heard testimony on the costs U.S. coastal communities may be facing because of shifts in the Earth’s climate. “Coastal communities will become harder places to live and work, and real estate values and local tax bases will decline,” predicted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who now chairs the committee,…

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