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House Advances Bill Demanding Federal Workers Return to Undermanned Offices

February 2, 2023
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Less than a quarter of United States federal employees worked remotely to varying degrees in 2019, with about three percent doing so full-time. During the height of the pandemic in late-2020, the percentage of federal remote workers tripled to as much as 75 percent. Three years later, however, even with the COVID-19 emergency long-subsided, nearly…

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Mayorkas Faces New Impeachment Article Over Handling of Border Crisis

February 1, 2023
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Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday announced he is filing a new article of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Flanked by more than a dozen fellow Republican lawmakers outside the Capitol, Biggs accused Mayorkas of having intentionally induced or exacerbated the crisis at the southern border. “This…

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DeSantis Proposes $114.8 Billion Florida Budget With State Employee Raises, New Tax Exemptions and Strong Reserves

February 1, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a $114.8 billion state budget for 2023-24. Calling it the Framework for Freedom Budget, DeSantis, who spoke at the state Capitol on Feb. 1, used it to showcase the state’s strengths under his leadership. “Florida’s focus on freedom has led us to outpace the nation on all fronts,” DeSantis…

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DeSantis Says Congress Must Investigate DirecTV for Dropping Newsmax

February 1, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Congress should investigate AT&T-owned DirecTV over its decision to drop conservative channel Newsmax. “I think there should be no ideological litmus test when you have these big companies that have the decision to make or break a news network, or any type of network,” DeSantis said on Jan. 31. “They…

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‘I Don’t Think China Can Tell Me Where to Go’: McCarthy Responds to CCP Warning About Potential Taiwan Visit

February 1, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has fired back after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) warned him not to visit Taiwan amid reports of a potential trip to the democratic island. When asked about the communist regime’s warnings that he should not visit Taiwan the way that former speaker Nancy Pelosi did, McCarthy gave a resolute…

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Senate Republicans Propose Concealed Carry Reciprocity Law

February 1, 2023
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Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced a pro-Second Amendment bill on Wednesday that would allow gun owners with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those same rights in any other state with concealed carry laws. The bill, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, is co-sponsored by 43 other Senate…

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Florida Congressman Invites ‘Good Samaritan’ to Attend State of the Union Address

February 1, 2023
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Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube announced on Monday that the Good Samaritan who called 911 after the lawmaker fell 25 feet from a ladder outside his home will be his “official guest” to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week. “While I will still be in Sarasota recovering from my injuries,…

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Congressional Hearing Highlights Economic Danger From Mexico’s Exclusion of US Corn

February 1, 2023
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During a U.S. Congressional hearing that took place on Feb. 1 to address the new 2023 Farm Bill, four legislators identified Mexico’s proposed ban on GMO crops as a direct threat to U.S. corn exports. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Thune (R-S.D.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), collectively voiced concerns over the significant…

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Biden Administration Wants Credit Card Late Fees Slashed to $8

February 1, 2023
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The Biden administration wants credit card late fees to be slashed to $8 and for Apple and Google to reduce the amount they charge on their mobile app stores. White House officials stated that this is part of a larger policy effort to promote competition in consumer markets. President Joe Biden’s Competition Council announced on…

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The Congressional Hispanic Conference Lays Out Objectives for the Upcoming Term

February 1, 2023
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The Congressional Hispanic Conference addressed the group’s objectives for the upcoming legislative term at a news conference on Feb. 1. Co-chairs Reps. Tony Gonzalez (R-Tex.) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) were joined by Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), Brian Mast (R-Fla.), and Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón, along with several others, to speak with reporters about…

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