The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expires this summer. The initial bill passed the Senate earlier this year but has yet to be considered in the House. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has been pushing to expand and extend the initiative and has tried to add it as an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill. “If we’re not going to …
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GOP turns up heat on House Dems with high-pressure Israel vote Thursday
The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to stop President Biden from blocking offensive weapons aid to Israel on Thursday. Biden has faced bipartisan backlash for withholding a bomb shipment from Israel over fears it could be used in Rafah, as well as for warning Israel that the U.S. would not send offensive weapons if they …
Read More »Catholic groups pummel HHS secretary after heated exchange with GOP rep on transgender surgeries
Catholic groups and other conservative organizations are going after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra after a GOP lawmaker accused him of withholding federal funds from hospitals that do not perform transgender surgeries on religious grounds. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., clashed with Becerra at a heated House hearing on Wednesday, demanding that he commit to not blocking federal …
Read More »These 3 university presidents will be testifying in House GOP's antisemitism probe next week
Three university presidents will be summoned to Capitol Hill next week to testify as part of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s investigation into antisemitism on college campuses. The heads of Northwestern University, the University of California, Los Angeles and Rutgers University will participate in a May 23 hearing titled, “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos,” committee Chairwoman …
Read More »Riley Gaines unleashes on red state Dem candidate after footage reveals 'ignorant' stance on school sports
FIRST ON FOX: Riley Gaines blasted an “ignorant at best or a sellout at worst” Democrat House candidate for claiming to be “in the middle” on issues, then expressing support for students in Montana to play sports based on gender identity. Monica Tranel, who is running for the seat currently held by Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., has made several claims …
Read More »2020 presidential candidate's spouse wins primary for David Trone's Maryland House seat
Former Biden administration official April McClain-Delaney prevailed over a crowded field to win the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Delaney at 10:21 p.m. She won 39.15% of the vote, with 13,544 votes, a plurality in a field with 15 other candidates, according to unofficial results from the Maryland Secretary of State’s …
Read More »Biden district Republican says this critical issue will define 2024 elections
A House Republican who represents a district President Biden won by more than six points is arguing “security” will be the deciding factor in races like his across the country come November. “It’s an irrational thing for a voter not to want security,” Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., told Fox News Digital in an interview. Garcia is the only Republican in …
Read More »House Republican demands Garland appoint special counsel to investigate Biden over stalled Israel aid
Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., on Tuesday demanded in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland that he appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden for stalling military aid to Israel. The letter comes as reports Tuesday claimed the Biden administration has told key lawmakers it would send more than $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel. It …
Read More »Johnson floats defunding special counsel’s office amid Jack Smith’s Trump probe
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., floated the possibility of defunding the U.S. Office of Special Counsel on Wednesday, the day after he pledged to “rein in” Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump. “There’s a lot of different ideas. People are alarmed that the special counsel, in that capacity, has been abused in recent years,” Johnson said in answer …
Read More »Young, Black and Republican: House conservative aims to win Black voters over with cognac and cigars
FIRST ON FOX — Republicans are ramping up efforts to reach out to Black voters as a critical November election approaches, with President Biden, a Democrat, appearing to lose support with minorities. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, is spearheading an initiative to recruit Black voters, particularly Black men, into the party’s fold after former President Trump in 2020 showed surprising strength …
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