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Rep. Biggs Introduces Bills to Defund Manhattan DA Office

April 13, 2023
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Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has introduced two bills to defund the Manhattan District Attorney’s (DA) Office following the indictment of President Donald Trump. Trump was indicted in early April on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. But critics have called the case “weak,” suggesting political motives behind the move. In a comment emailed to…

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Republican Rep. Fry Introduces ‘No More Political Prosecutions’ Legislation

April 13, 2023
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Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) has introduced legislation that would allow former President Donald Trump to move the criminal case against him to a federal court. “I’m proud to introduce the No More Political Prosecutions Act. Politically motivated prosecutors should not be able to wield unwarranted power and target our nation’s top leaders for their own…

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Republican Leader Calls for Urgent Vote on ‘Strong’ Debt Limit Bill in April

April 13, 2023
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A senior House Republican leader said Wednesday that passing a “strong” debt limit bill should be the GOP’s top legislative priority and called for a vote on the measure in April, arguing that “the time for action is now.” Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who chairs the Republican Study Committee (RSC), set the end-of-month deadline for…

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McCarthy Endorses Designating Cartels as Terrorists, Using Military at Southern Border

April 12, 2023
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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has endorsed the idea of designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations and embedding at least “some” military forces at the border to facilitate efforts to secure the U.S. border against those cartels. McCarthy discussed ways to combat the cartel during an interview last month with Breitbart News, which the publication…

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Catholic Priests Who Lose Contract at Walter Reed Get Support From GOP Lawmakers

April 12, 2023
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Several Republican members of the U.S. House have sent a letter to the Pentagon seeking answers to a decision of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) not to renew a contract with a group of Catholic priests and brothers to provide pastoral care at the medical facility, and also protesting WRNMMC notifying the priests…

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As Demand Rises, US Nuclear Power Industry Seeks to Shore Up Uranium Supply Chains

April 12, 2023
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The Biden administration’s commitment to transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable “green” energies such as electric, nuclear, solar, and wind over the next decade have fostered cart-before-horse disruptions and disconnects across an array of industries. For instance, initiatives adopted over the last four years when Democrats ruled both chambers in Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

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Biden EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards Sparks Backlash From Auto Industry, Republicans

April 12, 2023
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emissions standards for automobiles and trucks are raising eyebrows in the auto industry and Washington alike. “EPA’s proposed emissions plan is aggressive by any measure. By that I mean it sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are … very high,” John Bozzella, president and CEO of…

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Biden EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards Spark Backlash From Auto Industry, Republicans

April 12, 2023
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emissions standards for automobiles and trucks are raising eyebrows in the auto industry and Washington alike. “EPA’s proposed emissions plan is aggressive by any measure. By that I mean it sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are … very high,” John Bozzella, president and CEO of…

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Senate Democrats Ask DOJ to Probe Expulsion of Tennessee State Legislators

April 12, 2023
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Congressional Democrats want the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the Tennessee legislature violated federal law or the civil rights of two state representatives expelled for their part in March 30 protests in the Tennessee House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and…

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Rep. Jordan Subpoenas FTC Over Twitter, Musk Investigation

April 12, 2023
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 12 subpoenaed Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission, stepping up the conflict between that agency and House Republicans regarding its approach to Twitter in the Elon Musk era. The Epoch Times has reviewed the subpoena. The subpoena comes after a March 10 letter to Khan from Jordan,…

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