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Biden Calls For Investigations Into Pandemic Fraud, Abuse During State of the Union

During his State of the Union address on Feb. 7, President Joe Biden called for investigations into fraudulent use of funds authorized for COVID-19 economic relief. The call comes as a concession from the president to Republicans, who are gearing up for investigations on topics ranging from Biden’s family to the Department of Justice and…


Biden Calls on Congress to Expand Medicare, Make Affordable Care Act Permanent

During his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden touted The Affordable Insulin Now Act capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors, called on Congress to expand Medicare to cover everyone, and to make the Affordable Care Act permanent. “Let’s finish the job and make (health care) benefits permanent….


Republicans Give Mixed Reaction to Biden State of Union Opening Comments

Republicans gave a mixed reaction to President Joe Biden’s first statements in his State of the Union address. Republicans responded positively to Biden’s bipartisan overtures and push for increasing U.S. manufacturing. Biden acknowledged that Democrats sometimes “went it alone” during the last Congress—including the passage of over $2.6 trillion in spending with no GOP support….


Republicans Give Mixed Reaction to Biden State of the Union Opening Comments

Republicans gave a mixed reaction to President Joe Biden’s first statements in his State of the Union address. Republicans responded positively to Biden’s bipartisan overtures and push for increasing U.S. manufacturing. Biden acknowledged that Democrats sometimes “went it alone” during the last Congress—including the passage of over $2.6 trillion in spending with no GOP support….


Twitter to Change ‘Showing Blood’ Rule After Senator’s Account Suspended for Hunting Photo

Twitter owner Elon Musk said the platform will be amending its rule about “showing blood” after the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) was suspended due to a hunting photo he used as his profile picture. Daines, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), was locked out of his account for hours after he…


House Intel ‘Gang of Eight’ Will Be Briefed on Chinese Balloon This Week

A staffer for House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) told The Epoch Times that congressional leaders in the intelligence-focused “Gang of Eight” will be briefed this week on the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States. The staffer said the briefing on the suspected surveillance balloon will not take place tomorrow morning at…


Congress Intel ‘Gang of Eight’ Will Be Briefed on Chinese Balloon This Week

A staffer for House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) told The Epoch Times that congressional leaders in the intelligence-focused “Gang of Eight” will be briefed this week on the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States. The staffer said the briefing on the suspected surveillance balloon will not take place tomorrow morning at…


House Republicans Vow to Hold Biden to Account for Country’s Problems

House Republicans vowed to hold President Joe Biden accountable while working to reverse policies they say have hurt everyday Americans. “[Biden] can restore the [policies] that were working. He just refuses to,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) at a press conference on Feb. 7. Scalise joined other Republicans in laying out their agenda…


New York Citizens Group Calls for Santos’s Expulsion From Congress

Residents of New York’s Congressional District 3 called on Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to expel embattled freshman Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) rather than wait for an ethics investigation to be completed. “There’s no criminal conviction necessary to remove a member [of Congress],” said 18-year-old Princeton student and activist Aidan Davis. “All that…


McCarthy Pushing for All-of-Congress Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon

House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has been pushing for a “full briefing” for all members of Congress on the Chinese balloon that last week traveled across the country and surveilled U.S. military sites, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) revealed on Feb. 7. The Chinese surveillance balloon, which traversed the United States for about a week…