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February 9, 2023

House GOP rips former Twitter exec for censoring vaccine data from doctors, CDC: 'Not just about the laptop'

House Oversight Committee GOP member Rep. Nancy Mace railed against former Twitter official Vijaya Gadde for censoring COVID-19 vaccine data from Stanford and Harvard educated doctors.

February 9, 2023

Missouri House votes against limits on minors carrying guns

The Missouri House voted against having limits on minors openly carrying firearms without adult supervision. Only one Reublican voted in support of the ban.

February 9, 2023

DOJ fires back at Jim Jordan over Wray, Garland subpoenas

In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, the Department of Justice called the subpoenas of Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray “premature” as it has offered to engage with the committee.

February 9, 2023

Nicaragua deports 222 dissident prisoners to US in 'unilateral' move

The Biden administration said that Nicaragua's government made a unilateral decision to deport the prisoners, but that the U.S. welcomed the move and would support them.

February 9, 2023

Twitter 'persuaded' by FBI to 'be suspicious' of the Post's Hunter Biden story: Miranda Devine

The FBI says their reaction to suspending the New York Post's Twitter was a 'mistake,' with columnist and Fox News contributor Miranda Devine saying that the FBI is using 'plausible deniability.'

February 9, 2023

White House distances Biden from 1975 bill to sunset Social Security: 'Not part of the president's agenda'

The White House is distancing President Biden from his 1975 legislative proposal to sunset federal programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

February 9, 2023

Jim Jordan fires back after AOC accuses Republicans of 'weaponizing' House Oversight Committee

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, defended the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story after criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

February 9, 2023

Dem Rep. Angie Craig 'assaulted' in DC elevator

A spokesperson for Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., announced that the congresswoman was attacked in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.

February 9, 2023

From the border to the front lines of Congress, House Republicans are flexing their muscles

Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives after underperforming in the 2022 midterm elections.

February 9, 2023

Biden will keep claiming GOP wants to cut Social Security, Medicare into the 2024 campaign, consultants say

President Biden will continue his that claim Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicaid as he prepares for the 2024 election, an approach consultants say is effective.