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January 17, 2025

Laken Riley Act overcomes filibuster in Senate as Dems give GOP helping hand

The GOP-led Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster on Friday, effectively ensuring it will pass and become law.

January 17, 2025

Ohio Gov DeWine picks Lt Gov to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's vacant seat

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as his selection to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, who will be inaugurated on Monday.

January 16, 2025

President Biden's climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced a joint resolution against the Biden administration's new climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.

January 16, 2025

80,000 American lives a year: The case for a congressional war on cartels

The fentanyl trafficked into our country by the Mexican drug cartels and their Chinese partners kills around 80,000 Americans per year. That’s the equivalent of 25 9/11 attacks every year.

January 15, 2025

Stephen Miller preps House Republicans for Trump's immigration overhaul in closed-door meeting

Incoming Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller discussed deportations and funding to sanctuary cities during a roughly hour-long lunch held by the House Republican Study Committee.

January 15, 2025

Republican to propose resolution calling on NCAA to ban trans athletes from women's sports

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla. already has plans to introduce a resolution to further tackle the issue of trans athletes in women's sports after introducing a bill.

January 15, 2025

Confirmation delays stack up for Trump nominees as paperwork lags in federal offices

Paperwork delays have forced some Trump confirmation hearings to be postponed, with Republicans blaming bureacracy.

January 15, 2025

Incoming Congress' first order of business: Win release of the Hamas hostages

January 15, 2025

House GOP resolution would overturn Biden's gas water heater ban

Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama introduced a resolution to overturn President Biden's recent ban on natural gas-fired water heaters by 2029.

January 15, 2025

New GOP bill seeks to hold private universities to same tax standard as corporations: 'On notice'

Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas is introducing legislation to raise taxes on private university endowment profits to be in line with the corporate tax rate.