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March 20, 2023

GOP moves to block Biden’s pistol brace rule: ‘Abuse of rule-making authority’

House GOP will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution in an effort to block the Biden administration's new rule tightening regulations on pistol stabilizing braces.

March 19, 2023

Texas sheriff tells Congress county 'under siege' as department shares migrant smuggling cases

Texas sheriff says his county is "under siege" while testifying to members of Congress, while his department shares high profile stories of human smuggling on social media.

March 19, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans don't need to protest potential Trump arrest

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Republicans to not protest the potential arrest of former President Donald Trump because the Democrats are "sealing their own fate" in 2024.

March 18, 2023

Graham slams soft-on-crime Bragg for targeting Trump while New Yorkers 'lucky' not to get ‘mugged’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., spoke out over the weekend against a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump, urging him to "take this all the way" to the Supreme Court.

March 17, 2023

Rep Roy hints at defunding Treasury secretary after she refused to negotiate with GOP on debt ceiling

Rep. Chip Roy hinted at the idea of defunding Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a recent tweet, after she said she could not negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling.

March 16, 2023

Senate Republicans introduce bill codifying right to bear arms 'outside your home'

Senate Republicans are pushing to codify court rulings ensuring that Americans can both own guns individually and carry them outside their homes for self-defense.

March 16, 2023

GOP threatens probe of woke 'ecogrief' classes for federal employees: 'Wasting' our money

Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., joined "Fox & Friends First" on the need to probe the U.S. Fish and Wildlife for taxpayer-funded counseling on climate change.

March 15, 2023

Rep. Greg Steube says he's cleared to fly following devastating ladder fall, will return to DC this month

Republican Florida Congressman Greg Steube announced Wednesday he was cleared to fly following his devastating 25-foot ladder fall earlier this year and would be returning to Washigton.

March 15, 2023

Democratic senator turns on Biden nominee Eric Garcetti after receiving 'very credible' information

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, will vote against President Biden's nominee for ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, saying she received "credible information" that disqualifies him.

March 15, 2023

Democrats rake in $12.7 million in Hakeem Jeffries' 2nd month as leader

Democrats on Capitol Hill brought in $12.3 million in February, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accounting for $9.3 million of the donations on his own.