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Sen. Barrasso says he wants ‘to make Joe Biden a one-half-term president’
Senate Republican Chair John Barrasso says he’s determined to make President Biden a “one-half-term president.” The Wyoming Republican didn’t mince words when speaking at a recent breakfast discussion with the
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests COVID-19 was ‘bioweapon,’ demands Fauci be held accountable
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday claimed the coronavirus was human-made in a Chinese lab and suggested the American people were victims of a bioweapons attack. The controversial Georgia Republican
Texas Gov. Abbott to solicit public donations for border wall
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that his office will solicit public donations to provide funding for his planned border wall in the state. Abbott said he plans to provide
COVID-19 origins: Reps. Stefanik, Wittman introduce legislation sanctioning top Chinese health officials
Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., introduced a bill to take action against Chinese health officials as doubts remain about China’s transparency regarding the origin of the coronavirus
NYSE senior market strategist predicts limited policy shifts in Fed meeting
EXCLUSIVE: New York Stock Exchange Senior Market Strategist Michael Reinking told Fox Business he does not expect to any major policy shifts during the meeting of the Federal Reserve this
Lightfoot to Chicagoans: Pick that up
A crowded Montrose Beach last Thursday. Crowds kept packing Chicago’s beaches and parks through the weekend, celebrating the full reopening of the city — but what some of those people
House Republican presses Navy chief on why critical race theory was placed on voluntary reading list
Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., expressed concern that the U.S. Navy is promoting discrimination by including books about critical race theory on a recommended reading list, specifically pointing at Ibram X.
White House Plans July 4 Celebration of ‘Independence’ From Covid
The White House will host a 1,000-person gathering on the South Lawn on the Fourth of July, a celebratory display meant to signal that President Biden delivered on a promise
Illegal abortion leads to circle of tragedy
The case of the “Million Dollar” abortion ring was front page news throughout the spring and summer of 1941, a reminder of the circles of corruption created when abortion is
GAO says Biden halt of border wall construction does not violate law
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday announced it had decided that the Biden administration’s ending of wall construction at the southern border does not violate the law, after Republicans
House Republicans prep debt limit fight to ‘force action on our nation’s spending problem’
FIRST ON FOX: Conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing to stage a fight over federal spending when the suspension of the debt limit expires on July 31,
To fight domestic terrorism, AG Garland calls for ‘whole of society approach’
Attorney General Merrick Garland called for a “whole of society approach” to fighting domestic terrorism in a speech Tuesday, going along with the administration’s national strategy for stamping out violent
Attorney General Details New Domestic Terrorism Strategy
new video loaded: Attorney General Details New Domestic Terrorism Strategy transcript Back bars 0:00/2:05 –2:05 transcript Attorney General Details New Domestic Terrorism Strategy Merrick B. Garland, the attorney general, outlined
Missouri AG slams Biden’s EPA for ‘federal government land grab’ over reinstatement of water rule
EXCLUSIVE – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in a Tuesday letter to the Biden administration condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s “federal government land grab” over its decision to revise the
House Republicans demand answers from Biden administration about unions’ ‘special treatment’
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are raising alarms about former union officials who were granted ethics waivers to serve in the Biden administration, claiming organized labor is having undue influence on government
Dem senators call bipartisanship a ‘trap,’ urge Schumer to ‘go our own way’ on climate infrastructure bill
Two Democratic senators Tuesday further endangered the chances of a bipartisan infrastructure deal by promising to vote against any legislation that doesn’t include a “bold” effort to address climate change.
Protesters dump wildfire ashes on Pelosi’s porch, demand civilian climate corps: report
Youth climate activists on Monday descended upon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., home, where they dumped wildfire ashes on the speaker’s front porch while demanding a civilian climate corps. The
Pompeo launches new PAC to help conservatives ‘crush their adversaries’ in 2022 midterms
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is setting up a new political organization that aims to help conservative candidates running in the 2022 midterm elections, as Republicans hope to win
CDC to label delta COVID-19 strain a ‘variant of concern,’ say vaccines ‘effective’
EXCLUSIVE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday will announce that the delta strain of COVID-19 is a “variant of concern” in the U.S., but that two doses
Biden admin asks Supreme Court to reinstate death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and reinstate the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a 48-page brief
Biden advisor’s son lands Treasury job, promoted ‘Defund the Police’
Biden aide and White House counselor Steve Ricchetti now has not one but three children working within the administration, including son J.J. Ricchetti who was just hired by the Treasury
Republican super PAC Winning for Women endorses first round of candidates for 2022 midterms
Winning for Women, the Republican super PAC dedicated to electing women, released its first round of endorsements for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, telling Fox News the “road to the
Democrats Introduce Bill to End the War on Drugs
Fifty years ago on Thursday, President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs.” In a special address to Congress, he promised a coordinated federal response to drug addiction, which he described
Why California Is Building New Houses in the Path of Wildfires
This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. The West Coast housing market is metaphorically on fire — with rotting shacks
Cotton warns Beijing Olympics will pose challenges for the ‘safety, security and privacy’ of American athletes
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter to President Biden asking what the federal government’s plans are to ensure the safety and security of American athletes competing in the
Gohmert, Clyde sue over House metal detector fines
Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., are claiming that House security rules and punishments are being selectively enforced against Republicans, while Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have
GOP senators demand COVID-19, Wuhan documents from HHS, NIH
A group of Republican senators is demanding a trove of documents on behind-the-scenes deliberation within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Former CDC director Redfield explains why he believes COVID-19 emerged from lab, WHO ‘compromised’
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explained the reasoning behind his opinion that a lab leak was the most likely explanation for
Republicans urge Pelosi to ‘fully reopen’ House of Representatives, ease COVID-19 restrictions
More than 130 House Republicans are demanding that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “fully reopen” the House of Representatives, saying the failure to do so amid updated COVID-19 public health guidance