FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—In a stunning upset, Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s party is projected to lose both legislative chambers on Tuesday night. Although not all races have been called, Democrats have secured narrow majorities in both chambers: 21 out of 40 Senate seats and 51 out of 100 House seats, according to Decision Desk HQ. […]
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a coalition of attorneys general from 54 U.S. states and territories urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to introduce legislation to make it easy to prosecute such crimes. “AI use in the production of child sexual […]
Since the lockdowns, K-12 schools’ reliance on online education technology (Ed Tech) companies has grown exponentially, yet the laws that protect students’ online data are antiquated. Currently, parents have no legal recourse when student data privacy laws are violated. Parents believe that school districts are required by student privacy laws to get parental consent to […]
The Virginia General Assembly met on April 12 to debate the amendments Gov. Glenn Youngkin made to a group of bills sent to his office in March. While most of the amendments were adopted, a few came under heated debate, highlighting the partisanship preventing the legislative body from finalizing this year’s state budget. In an […]
As drug legalization groups and the cannabis industry lobby to legalize cannabis across the United States, with initiatives to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in five more states, many experts warn this will only increase the physical and mental harm from the unregulated, high-potency cannabis. President of the American Board of Pain Medicine and […]
Former U.S. Lieutenant Heather “Lucky” Penney was a rookie F-16 fighter pilot and a member of the Washington D.C. National Guard when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. Sure in her resolve, to protect and defend, Penney understood at that time that she and her commander would not return from their mission to ram their jets […]
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, nationally syndicated radio host of America First and former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, told NTD TV that the raid on Trump’s residence in Florida is a Nazi-Gestapo-like tactic. Gorka said the FBI is supposed to be apolitical and serve justice but the raid by the FBI on Mar-a-Lago, authorized by the Biden […]
NBA free agent Enes Kanter Freedom recently launched the Enes Kanter Freedom Foundation to help fight for religious liberty and human rights around the world. Freedom said it’s time to take action and work with leaders on both sides of the aisle to ensure these freedoms. This is because what’s most important to Freedom is his […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Friday that Disney would pay more taxes as he signed a bill into law dissolving Disney World’s special status, but some say it’s the state’s residents who bear the brunt of the changes to Disney’s tax status. National tax expert and founder of Engineered Tax Services Inc. Julio Gonzalez […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has begun deliberating a case involving a former high school assistant football coach from Washington state which will impact how religious liberty is defined in public schools and beyond. Jay Richards, senior research fellow in Religious Liberty and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation, thinks that former coach Joseph Kennedy’s case […]
Political activist Grover Norquist is not convinced that Democrats’ opposition to fossil fuels is about the environment. “It’s completely political because if you look at it, it’s not just that they don’t like fossil fuels, meaning gasoline,” he said. “They also don’t like nuclear power. Well, nuclear power has no carbon in it.” Norquist, president […]
In the wake of New York City’s recent subway shooting, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said New York’s Democrat officials need to start providing more resources to the police and stop being soft on crime if people’s safety and security are to be restored. “We need to do more to listen to our police, give them […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized federal public health officials for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that not enough supporting scientific evidence and data have been provided to the public to warrant the various mandates. “You just have one public official who’s never been elected … no scientific citation for any of these mandates, […]
Charles Mizrahi, financial expert and author of “Wall Street Profits for Main Street Investors,” said that the current inflation is, in large part, due to the Biden administration injecting too much money into the market and will likely influence the midterm elections. Mizrahi has spent 37 years on Wall Street and now advises people on […]
While the pandemic has spurred demand, leading to increased energy prices, the Biden administration’s reliance on imports is a greater contributor to the increased costs of oil and gas said Jerry Simmons the president of The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) in a Dec. 23 interview on NTD’s “Capitol Report” program. On Nov. 23 the Biden […]
Nearly four dozen GOP congress members sent a letter to the Biden Administration’s various agency heads on Friday, demanding answers to a report that they are considering paying illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S. border illegally in 2018, $450,000 in compensation each. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) led 43 colleagues to seek answers from to U.S. […]
Members of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust are asking Amazon to clarify previous testimony after it appears executives lied during hearings. The bipartisan group sent a letter to Amazon CEO asking the company to clarify why a series of news reports contradict sworn testimony given by Amazon executives over the last couple of years. […]
Republicans are sounding the alarm over a proposal tucked inside the Democrats’ 2,500-page $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act that would expand the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and allow the agency to have access to any bank transaction of $600 or more. The proposal would give the IRS further access to anyone’s financial information, which Republicans say […]
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said it is possible that the Biden administration would provide aid to the Taliban following the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Afghan government. Sullivan told ABC News’ “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that regarding giving financial assistance to the Taliban, “that will […]
President Joe Biden said during a press conference on Tuesday that the United States is on pace to complete the Afghanistan evacuation mission by the Aug. 31 deadline as long as the Taliban continues to cooperate. “We are currently on a pace to finish by Aug. 31. The sooner we can finish, the better. Each […]
House Armed Services Committee Republicans told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they are planning to introduce a bill that would force the Biden administration to tell them how much U.S. military equipment was seized by the Taliban. The GOP lawmakers said they would introduce the bill in September, during the full committee markup of the […]
Amid a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, in which many U.S. personnel and allies wait to be airlifted by U.S. forces, President Joe Biden has authorized an extra $500 million for relocating Afghan refugees, including applicants for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs).
A lawyer for a group of Indiana University (IU) students opposing their school’s vaccine mandate filed an appeal Friday with the Supreme Court challenging the school’s CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine mandate, which takes full effect this fall. James Bopp called for the Justices to take up the students’ case following a lower court’s decision […]
The Biden administration said Thursday it is launching an all-out effort to get students 12 and older vaccinated this fall via their school. To achieve this, the administration will promote vaccinations at school physicals, send pediatricians to back-to-school nights to vaccinate, and provide funding for school districts to set up pop-up vaccination clinics. “These include helping get […]
McAllen officials on Tuesday approved setting up a temporary emergency shelter in response to the increasing number of migrants coming across the southern border, and after the mayor signed an emergency declaration because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. The city officials are asking Hidalgo County to place a “temporary emergency shelter on property in […]
The White House confirmed Monday that because of the surge in cases from the Delta variant, the existing travel restrictions for international travel will remain in place. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons. The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading both here and around the world, driven by […]
Leaders of the largest socialist political organization in the United States, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has endorsed prominent U.S. House members, met with Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro on July 2. According to Telesur, the chairperson of the National Political Committee of the DSA, members of the International Committee, and the organization’s Political Formation, […]
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was named by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to serve on the select committee investigating events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Congresswoman Liz Cheney, of the Armed Services Committee, has patriotically agreed to serve on the committee,” said Pelosi on Thursday at a press briefing about the formation of the select committee. […]
U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday ended two Trump-era policies that made it difficult for people to obtain asylum on grounds of domestic or gang violence as well as for those who claimed a family member was threatened with violence. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a new directive to immigration judges to stop following the two rules, making […]
The Capitol attending physician, Dr. Brian Monahan, announced Friday that masks will no longer be required on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The rule change comes as 85 percent of Capitol Complex employees have been fully vaccinated, significantly decreasing the threat of virus transmissibility. Besides House members, staff and visitors can also […]
President Joe Biden has proposed a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent, and increased Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, as a way to pay for an infrastructure package that he is negotiating with Republicans, according to the White House. “The book minimum (15 percent) was in the president’s American Jobs plan proposal as a […]
Republican House members are split on whether they will vote in favor of the legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breech, H.R. 3233, which the House is poised to debate and vote for on Wednesday afternoon. The Jan. 6 Commission was announced last week by the top Republican and Democrat on […]
Target announced Monday that they will no longer require face coverings for those who are fully vaccinated but will ask guests who have not complied with CDC vaccination requests to wear a mask in accordance with their new guidelines. “Target will no longer require fully vaccinated guests and team members to wear face coverings in […]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law to protect access to gender-specific bathrooms on Friday, triggering many progressive groups to claim the law will discriminate against the LGBTQ community. The legislation, called The Tennessee Accommodations for All Children Act (pdf), mandates that a public school has to provide “a reasonable accommodation” to a person who […]
Kristi Noem said she signed a pledge this week which aims to restore “patriotic education” as liberals push critical race theory in the school curriculum.
Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), two of the strongest supporters of former President Donald Trump’s America First agenda, are joining forces. The duo filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee on April 30 for a joint fundraising committee called Put America First, which will allow them to combine their efforts to raise money. The pair also announced […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced another progressive piece of legislation, his $1.8 trillion American Family Plan, which will expand access to community college and preschool, as well as child care and healthcare for families, funded mainly by tax increases on wealthy Americans. Biden’s new plan is his third major legislative package. It will combine […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized corporate America for its reaction to Georgia’s recently passed election integrity law and spreading disinformation, warning that they should “stay out of politics.” “This is a pretty competitive political environment in America, as I just pointed out—a 50:50 Senate. If I were running a major corporation, I’d stay […]
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed two executive orders (pdf) (pdf) Monday evening to limit participants in female sports to biological females. This comes after the state legislature failed to make proposed revisions to the bill that would have stopped transgender females from competing in girls and women’s sports. “Only girls should play girls’ sports. […]
Virginia, the state that has executed more people than any other in the nation, has abolished the death penalty. Governor Ralph Northam signed the bill into law on Wednesday, a month it was passed in the state’s Democrat majority House and Senate. “It is the moral thing to do,” he said during the press briefing, […]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday announced the formation of a national coalition to “Defend Title IX” to protect the rights of female athletes and keep competition fair. During a press conference Monday morning, Noem said, “Today we’re announcing that we’re forming a coalition called DefendTitleIXNow.com,” referring to the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on […]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on March 17 led 40 Republican colleagues to sign a letter asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate whether President Joe Biden’s suspension of funding and construction of the southern border wall was justified under federal law. On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters at a press briefing from the southern border on Monday that doctors at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas told him that 10 percent of illegal immigrants are testing positive for the CCP virus before being released into surrounding communities. “When I talk to the doctor to see when […]
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to bar transgender athletes who are biologically male from competing on girls sports teams. Mississippi is the first state so far to enact such a ban, after a similar law in Idaho was struck down by a federal court last year. If no legal challenges come forward, Mississippi’s Senate Bill […]
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley in a recent interview broke from Trump, criticizing his actions in relation to the Jan. 6 incident at the Capitol. Haley, in a lengthy profile interview with Politico focused on her former boss and a possible run for the presidency in 2024, said that she does not believe Trump will […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the consequences that big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google will face if they violate the privacy of Floridians and interfere with citizens’ access to candidates during an election. The Republican governor criticized the manipulation of news and censorship of certain individuals while detailing the new legislation’s harsh penalties […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday revealed details of a set of broad environmental executive actions aimed at further tackling what he called the “existential threat” of climate change. The new “whole of government” Biden administration policies seek to put “climate change at the center of our domestic, national security and foreign policy,” and is drawing […]
The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden has reversed a Trump executive order which barred transgender people from serving in the military. The White House press announcement states: “President Biden signed today an Executive Order that sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the […]
The White House confirmed Thursday that President Joe Biden will retain FBI Director Christopher Wray in his administration. “I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing,” Psaki wrote on […]
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has said that for the United States to begin truly healing, President Joe Biden should publicly call on Senate leadership to halt the impeachment of President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Paul said that “if [Biden] thinks he’s going bring the country together by impeaching a former president, […]
President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump said businesses cutting ties with their organization are engaging in the liberal “cancel culture,” to cancel anyone they don’t agree with. “We live in the age of cancel culture, but this isn’t something that started this week. It is something that they have been doing to us and others […]
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday night criticized Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for introducing a new bill tying the $2,000 direct payments to “unrelated” demands, saying the leader’s bill is doomed. “Senator McConnell knows very well how to make a bill of law, and he knows how to kill a bill,” […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took a moment at a Monday press briefing to praise Nashville law enforcement officers for everting a “worse outcome” from the RV explosion that was set off near an AT&T building on Christmas Day. “I want to say a few brief words about the explosion that took place, Friday in […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden delivered a Christmas Day message wishing the nation peace and health, thanking front-line workers and military personal for their service, and asking citizens to continue to avoid large gatherings and to help others. “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Jill and I wish you and your family […]
Congresswoman-elect Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) made an official announcement on Thursday that on behalf of her constituents she will object to Electoral College results in the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. “Guided by the US Constitution and my responsibility to my constituents, I will object to the Electoral College results on January 6th,” wrote Boebert […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she will call House members back on Monday to hold a recorded vote on the $2,000 direct payment measure requested by President Donald Trump. “Monday, I will bring the House back to a session where we will hold a recorded vote on our standalone bill to increase […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD), will purchase an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer for delivery in 2021. A DOD press statement on Wednesday stated that “Under the agreement, Pfizer will manufacture and deliver up to 100 million doses of its SARS-CoV-2 […]
New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio said that despite a new vaccine having been made available to the most vulnerable in NYC, a full shutdown of the city may still be needed to control the spread of the CCP virus. During a press conference about New York City’s newly-initiated vaccination effort, de Blasio said, […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doubled down on its previous designation, reiterating that the Chinese company, ZTE is a national security threat to the U.S. communications networks. On Tuesday the FCC rejected a petition from ZTE Corp which asked the agency to reconsider its June decision that prohibits U.S. firms from tapping an $8.3 billion government fund to […]
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) unveiled legislation that would require big tech companies to adhere to the “First Amendment standard for their content moderation practices.” The bill would limit the immunity the companies have when they restrict speech or censor certain content, allowing for more accountability. The Curbing Abuse and Saving Expression In Technology Act, or the CASE-IT […]
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Homeland Security Committee ranking member, and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) a former police officer introduced a bill on Tuesday called “Commitment to American Security Act” to bolster police departments, border security, cybersecurity, transportation security, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information sharing. The House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) applauded […]
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led nine of his Democrat colleagues to urge Vice President Mike Pence to stay away from the Senate Monday, as Senators take their final vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), […]
Filmmaker Curtis Bowers told The Epoch Times’ Crossroads in an interview Wednesday that communists in the United States have sought to destroy America with an explicit agenda that includes controlling education, destabilizing the family unit, and promoting dissatisfaction about motherhood. Bowers discussed a list of 45 communist goals (pdf) that were published in the book “The Naked […]
The Senate voted to reconvene for a Saturday session as Republicans push to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and solidify a conservative majority in the face of Democrat efforts to prevent the confirmation before Nov. 3. On Saturday, senators will begin several days of debate on whether to approve the appeals court judge nominated […]
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday suggested that the Trump administration would bring a lawsuit against the social media companies that have recently restricted and blocked news reports about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter. In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Meadows said that the online platforms try […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein and a group of Democrats formally called for a delay in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett until the presidential inauguration is over.
The process to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has begun with the judge meeting with some senators on Tuesday, as other top Democrats refused to meet, calling the procedure “illegitimate.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement on Twitter that he won’t meet with Barrett. “I am not going to meet […]
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden said Monday that he would be willing to take a CCP virus vaccine—as long the vaccine was approved by scientists.
A group of Republican senators is investigating how a man illegally in the country was allowed to remain in the United States and keep his Obama-Biden Era Dreamer status, even after multiple violent encounters with law enforcement for illegal activity. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a group of his Senate colleagues to write a letter […]
While House Republican Leaders have called out democrats for manufacturing a crisis with the Postal Service that does not exist, including the claim that USPS cannot handle election mail without additional funding that the new bill provides, some GOP lawmakers agree that USPS needs the $25 billion to effectively deal with the pandemic. A group […]
The Democrat-led House voted on Wednesday to require the removal of all confederate statues from the halls of the Capitol building. The bipartisan vote of 305-113 saw 72 Republican and one Libertarian representatives joining Democrats to pass the bill. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) legislation H.R. 7573, is co-sponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Texas), Chair […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) upcoming bill aims to hold large American companies responsible for ensuring there is no slave labor in their supply chains or otherwise face penalties.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling for a federal civil rights investigation into St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s targeting of a Missouri family for defending themselves and their property with guns when an angry mob of protestors threatened them in late June. Hawley sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr Thursday urging him to conduct […]
Republicans are calling on the Director-General of the WHO to testify in front of Congress, under to oath, following evidence that WHO provided false information to U.S. lawmakers about China’s actions related to the pandemic. Republican members of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis along with full Oversight Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) […]
House Democrats passed their police reform package 236-181 after 5 1/2 hours of debate, basically along party lines on Thursday, with 3 Republicans voting in favor of the bill.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called for an investigation into the firing of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman. The Senator sent a letter to the Justice Department inspector general to investigate the ousting of Berman by President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr. “As the Attorney […]
Republicans introduced their police reform legislation on Wednesday. The Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act aims to focus on long-term solutions for police accountability and transparency, while addressing short-term issues specific to rebuilding trust in minority communities. Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John […]
White House Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, has flagged some “non-starters” in the Democrats’ proposed “Justice in Policing Act” as they attempt to pass legislation aimed at overhauling the police system. McEnany told reporters at Monday’s White House press briefing that although the president has not formally reviewed the new package, there are issues that President […]
A bicameral group of Democrats introduced legislation that aims to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement nationwide. The bill was crafted in response to the national protest held after the death of Mr. George Floyd. Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) praised protesters, saying, “This large, diverse group, so many of them young, gives us hope […]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday morning that the revised Phase 3 relief package to combat the economic effect of the pandemic is much closer to what the Democrats want and will likely be finalized after review. Pelosi said that the bipartisan legislation is much closer to “meeting the needs of the […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that a partial closure of the Southern border is imminent. The President made the announcement at a White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, as the administration tries to “blunt” the effect of the pandemic.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz accepted an invitation to visit the White House next week to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East.
California Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) affirmed President Trump’s signature of two key pieces of legislation under the National Defense Authorization Act, which requires the Department of Defense to document where burn pits were used and submit a plan on how it will phase them out.
A Continuing Resolution (CR) was passed by the House on Nov. 19 to give Congress more time to fully fund the federal government for 2020. Democrats and Republicans agreed that this is a short term measure to avert a government shut down and give lawmakers more time for negotiations. The Senate is expected to follow […]
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro confirmed she was suspended from her Fox show in March over comments she made about Rep. Ilhan Omar, and that she is uncertain about her future with Fox News.
The Education Department announced that Michigan State University (MSU) is being fined a record $4.5 million and is being required to make sweeping changes to its Title IX procedures for failing to respond effectively to sexual assault complaints against Larry Nassar, a former sports doctor at the school who also worked at USA Gymnastics. The financial penalty and […]
Former president Barack Obama is back on the political scene with his “Redistricting U” program. Obama announced the new initiative which he says will fight partisan gerrymandering, although Republican’s might argue it is really an initiative to benefit Democrats. On Aug. 26, Obama tweeted, “Training is at the heart of organizing. It’s why I’ve always […]
The U.S. appeals court’s ruling in Denver Tuesday slowed efforts by progressives to eliminate the Electoral College and replace it with a simple popular vote.
President Trump reiterated his support for expanding background checks for gun buyers. But, said that while closing the loopholes on checks, he wants to avoid the “slippery slope” of eroding citizens’ second amendment rights.
