Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized fellow Democrat from Pennsylvania, Sen. John Fetterman, on Friday after he made fun of a House markup that spiraled out of control. A late-night House Oversight markup for a resolution to hold Biden administration Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress devolved into a shouting match on Thursday, which involved several representatives, including Ocasio-Cortez, …
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Thomas Massie introduces bills to audit, abolish the Federal Reserve
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced legislation that seeks to end the Federal Reserve – which has operated as the nation’s central banking system since it was created more than 110 years ago. H.R. 8421, theFederal Reserve Board Abolition Act, abolishesthe Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and its banks. It alsorepealsthe FederalReserve Act, the1913law that createdthe Federal Reserve …
Read More »'Unacceptable': GOP lawmaker vows to fight back against controversial ID program for illegal immigrants
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, is introducing a bill to prevent the federal government from using taxpayer dollars to issue “unacceptable” identification cards to illegal immigrants. The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to launch the ICE Secure Docket Card program this summer, with the distribution of approximately 10,000 …
Read More »ACLU backs efforts to sink bill stripping any nonprofit that 'bankrolls terrorists' of tax-exempt status
FIRST ON FOX: A new bill that would strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits found to be materially supporting terrorists – which passed the House with broad bipartisan support – is facing lobbying efforts to sink it by groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bill, introduced by Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Brad Schneider, D-Ill., passed the …
Read More »'Squad' member defends 'river to the sea' phrase interpreted as calling for 'extermination' of Jews
Embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a member of the far-left “Squad,” recently defended a phrase widely viewed as antisemitic that calls for the “extermination” of Jews. Bowman, who is facing a tough primary challenge in New York’s 16th Congressional District, made the controversial comments about the phrase “from the river to the sea” during a debate Monday night against his …
Read More »Mudslinging candidates in heated House race face voters on big primary day
Candidates in a heated House race gaining national attention are facing the will of voters today as one aims to make history and the other tries to keep his family’s legacy alive. Veteran Air Force Brig. Gen. Chris “Mookie” Walker and West Virginia state Treasurer Riley Moore, the two candidates considered to be at the top of a crowded Republican …
Read More »North Carolina Republican congressional runoff shows Trump's sway in GOP state politics
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country. Voters will choose between attorneys Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott in the runoff for the reconfigured 13th Congressional District. Daughtry finished first, and Knott second, in the March 5 primary. …
Read More »Contentious primaries in 3 states set up crucial general election matchups in House, Senate – What to know
Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday in some competitive and contentious Democrat and Republican primaries that in a couple of cases will tee up crucial general election showdowns that may decide the House and Senate majorities. The most high-profile of the May 14 primary contests is in Maryland, where Republicans are aiming to …
Read More »Biden national security adviser's wife launches run for House seat in key swing state
A former Biden Administration senior official, and wife of the president’s national security adviser, is launching a bid for Congress in a key northeastern battleground state where she was born and raised. Maggie Goodlander, the wife of National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and a former top lawyer in Biden’s administration who served as a deputy assistant attorney general at the …
Read More »Mike Johnson says MTG's attempt to oust him as speaker was 'misguided effort'
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., will remain as House speaker after an effort, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, to oust him from the role failed. Johnson said on “Fox & Friends” Thursday that the move was “misguided” and called on House Republicans to stick together with their very slim majority. “We advance our conservative policies and principles as far as …
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