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House Republicans Pass Bills Ending COVID Emergency, Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

Now back in the majority, House Republicans on Jan. 31 passed a series of bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. The GOP majority in the lower chamber took up two COVID-19 bills on Tuesday, with many others still on the docket for possible consideration later this year. The first bill would officially declare…


House Republicans Pass Bills Ending COVID-19 Emergency, Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

Now back in the majority, House Republicans on Jan. 31 passed a series of bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. The GOP majority in the lower chamber took up two COVID-19 bills on Tuesday, with many others still on the docket for possible consideration later this year. The first bill would officially declare…


House Passes Bills Ending COVID-19 Emergency, Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

With Republicans back in the majority, the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 31 passed a series of bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. The GOP majority in the lower chamber took up two COVID-19 bills on Tuesday, with many others still on the docket for possible consideration later this year. The first…


Republicans Voice Support for Potential McCarthy Visit to ‘Freedom Loving’ Taiwan

Republicans are voicing support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s potential visit to Taiwan, following warnings from China’s communist regime that the speaker should not go. Chinese communist authorities have bristled at reports that McCarthy and the Pentagon are working together to plan a trip to Taiwan. A spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which…


Way-Too-Early Glance at 2024 US Senate Races Gives GOP Clear Path to Take Chamber

With the first United States’ 2024 presidential primary slated for South Carolina on Feb. 3, elections forecasters are already posting way-too-early projections on Congressional races even before candidates in many contests formally launch campaigns. But when it comes to the U.S. Senate, it’s less prognostication than math in acknowledging Republicans are favored to do what…


Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Three Bills to Accelerate US Energy Security

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced three bills that would accelerate the issuing of oil and gas permits in order to make America energy secure again. The three bills announced by Cruz were first reported by The Daily Caller in an exclusive on Jan. 30. The first sponsored bill is titled the Energy Freedom Act of 2023, which is…


House Republicans Will Not Allow Rep. Ilhan Omar on Foreign Affairs Committee: Scalise

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said during press conference Tuesday that Republicans will remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee if Democrats appoint her. Omar has on several occasions come under fire for negative comments about Israel, which critics have described as “antisemitic.” Because of these past comments, Republicans have expressed…


Rep. George Santos Stepping Down From Committee Assignments, For Now

After facing weeks of allegations that he fabricated key details of his past and defrauded individuals, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has announced his decision to step down—at least temporarily—from his congressional committee assignments. Santos informed his Republican House colleagues of his decision to temporarily recuse himself from his committee assignments during a closed-door meeting today….


Rep. George Santos Stepping Down From Committee Assignments

After facing weeks of allegations that he fabricated key details of his past and defrauded individuals, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has announced his decision to step down—at least temporarily—from his congressional committee assignments. Santos informed his Republican House colleagues of his decision to temporarily recuse himself from his committee assignments during a closed-door meeting today….


FDA Reveals ‘Impact’ After White House Announces End to COVID Emergency

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said that a recent announcement from the Biden administration will not impact the agency’s ability to issue emergency use authorizations for certain COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. “Importantly, the ending of the public health emergency declared by HHS under the Public Health Service Act will not impact…