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GOP Senators Introduce Bill to End Pentagon’s Abortion Policy

March 16, 2023
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A bill to terminate the Defense Department’s new policy of offering travel allowances and paid leave for service members seeking abortions has the backing of most Senate Republicans. Introduced on March 15 by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the legislation (pdf) is co-sponsored by 35 other Republican senators. “The Pentagon should not be mobilized against the…

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Senate Republicans Introduce Bill Codifying Right to Bear Arms Outside the Home

March 16, 2023
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Senate Republicans are set to introduce on a bill on Thursday that would codify the right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home. The bill would incorporate elements from the Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v….

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Ted Cruz Launches New Senate Probe, Demands Answer From Big Tech Chiefs

March 16, 2023
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has launched a new Senate probe into Big Tech through the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (CST). Cruz sent four letters to the chief officers of TikTok, Meta, Twitter, and Google asking for information about their platforms’ algorithms. In each of the four letters Cruz, the ranking member of…

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Chris Christie Reveals When He’ll Decide Possible 2024 Presidential Candidacy

March 16, 2023
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Chris Christie, a former governor of New Jersey, said this week that he will decide on whether to run for the Republican presidential nomination in the next “45 to 60 days.” “I think running for president of the United States is an intensely personal decision,” Christie told the Washington Examiner. “And that’s one that anybody who’s…

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LIVE 2 PM ET: Senators Kaine and Young Speak on Gulf Iraq War AUMF Bill

March 16, 2023
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speak about their bipartisan legislation to repeal Gulf Iraq war Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 16.  …

Senators Kaine and Young Speak on Gulf Iraq War AUMF Bill

March 16, 2023
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speak about their bipartisan legislation to repeal Gulf Iraq war Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 16.  …

Sen. Kennedy Says Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Could Have Been Avoided

March 16, 2023
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said the Silicon Vally Bank (SVB) crisis could have been avoided, had the bank’s executives and federal regulators done their job on risk management. Speaking on the Senate floor on March 15, Kennedy emphasized that SVB Bank wasn’t broke but it had a liquidity problem. “If the management of Silicon Valley…

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US Senators Introduce Legislation to Track, Identify High-Altitude Balloons

March 16, 2023
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U.S. Senators Ted Budd, a Republican from North Carolina, and Arizona’s Mark Kelly, a Democrat, announced March 15 they have introduced legislation that will enable the government to monitor and identify high-altitude balloons operating in the nation’s airspace. Budd and Kelly put forth the SOAR Act following a flurry of U.S. military interventions last month with flying…

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Trump Allies Pressure DeSantis Over Florida ‘Resign-to-Run’ Law

March 16, 2023
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A political action committee (PAC) allied with former President Donald Trump is seeking an ethics investigation against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a presumed challenger to Trump’s bid to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. Taylor Budowich, head of a PAC called “Make America Great Again Inc.,” alleges that DeSantis has been running an illegal “shadow campaign”…

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Capitol Report: Pentagon Says Russia Intentionally Downs US Drone; Pentagon Raises Likelihood of Alien Life

March 15, 2023
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The United States reveals whether it believes Russia’s latest downing of a U.S. drone was intentional or not, as Moscow vows to recover the drone’s debris likely containing classified technology. House Republicans are trying to find solutions to the border crisis. But House Democrats say they’re going about it wrong. Republicans are unveiling an energy…

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