Tag: Republicans

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy to Roll Out Bill Aimed at Cutting Manufacturing Reliance on China

A group of Republicans led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is set to introduce a bill aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the United States and restoring economic independence from China. Despite rising political tensions between the world’s top two economic powers, U.S. trade with China has steadily grown, setting a new record last year….


‘The FBI Is Rotted at Its Core’: Republicans Hold First Weaponization of the Federal Government Hearing

House Republicans on Feb. 9 opened their first hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The committee is under the wing of the important Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan has long looked forward to gaveling in such a hearing. During the last Congress, Jordan and…


Whistleblower Tells Congress FBI Leadership Is ‘Rotted at Its Core’

House Republicans on Feb. 9 opened their first hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The committee is under the wing of the important Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan has long looked forward to gaveling in such a hearing. During the last Congress, Jordan and…


Congressman ‘Shocked’ at US Decisions on Chinese Spy Balloon After Classified Briefing

The revelations from the House-wide closed-door briefing about the Chinese spy balloon did nothing to reassure Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) about the steps the United States took to handle the incident. In a conversation after the classified briefing on Feb. 9 morning, Higgins said he was “surprised” and “shocked at what I was hearing of…


Congresman ‘Shocked’ at US Decisions on Chinese Spy Balloon After Classified Briefing

The revelations from the House-wide closed-door briefing about the Chinese spy balloon did nothing to reassure Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) about the steps the United States took to handle the incident. In a conversation after the classified briefing on Feb. 9 morning, Higgins said he was “surprised” and “shocked at what I was hearing of…


House Oversight Chairman Requests Foreign Business Records From Hunter Biden, James Biden, Eric Schwerin

The chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability made his first formal requests Thursday in the panel’s investigation of the Biden family’s alleged influence peddling. In three Feb. 9 letters, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) requested that Hunter Biden, James Biden, and their former business associate, Eric Schwerin, turn over all records, communications, and documents…


House Oversight Chairman Requests Foreign Business Records From Hunter Biden, James Biden

The chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability made his first formal requests Thursday in the panel’s investigation of the Biden family’s alleged influence peddling. In three Feb. 9 letters, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) requested that Hunter Biden, James Biden, and their former business associate, Eric Schwerin, turn over all records, communications, and documents…


House Passes Bills Overruling DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 7 passed two bills overruling bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the bills would overturn two measures recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington buckles under…


House Passes Legislation Overruling DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 passed two bills overruling bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the bills would overturn two measures recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington buckles under…


House Passes Legislation That Overrules DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 approved two measures that overturn bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the legislation would block a pair of laws recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as…