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February 13, 2023

Biden's FCC nominee supported by group that called police 'agents of white supremacy'

Gigi Sohn, Biden's nominee for the FCC, is supported by a group that claimed that police are "agents of white supremacy" and is up for a second nomination hearing this week.

February 13, 2023

Weaponizing of government must end, and Republicans, Dems should work together to make it happen

Exposing and preventing the weaponization of government agencies against Americans shouldn't be a partisan issue. There should be bipartisan support to end this abuse.

February 12, 2023

Fraudster gold mine: COVID unemployment relief programs defrauded by over $60 billion: GAO

Federal unemployment insurance programs meant to support workers during the COVID pandemic became a gold mine for fraudsters, according to a new report.

February 12, 2023

Rep. Mace calls out Pentagon's ‘very disturbing’ lack of transparency: Why is Congress 'kept in the dark?'

Rep. Nancy Mace says any suggestion that the Pentagon does not know what an object is once they shoot it down ‘is an absolute lie’ and is ‘a bipartisan issue.’

February 11, 2023

Dems cite Ginni Thomas, Mitch McConnell as reasons to impose code of conduct on Supreme Court justices

Democrats cited Mitch McConnell and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for the need to impose a code of ethics on the court.

February 11, 2023

House GOP warns Biden’s policy blunders, China's spying could worsen ‘alarming’ military recruitment crisis

GOP House members say the Biden admin's handling of Chinese spy craft incursions into U.S. airspace, plus the Afghanistan withdrawal and 'woke' policies hamper military recruitment

February 11, 2023

Twitter roasts Wash Post reporter for touting error-filled attack on female GOP Rep: ‘Story has been debunked'

Twitter users slammed Washington Post reporter Paul Kane for sharing a story about Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., that featured multiple errors about her background.

February 11, 2023

Cable news pundits insist GOP investigators pursuing ‘witch hunt’ for Hunter Biden: ‘Conspiracy of dunces'

Several members of the media completely dismissed House Republicans' investigation into the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop as a right wing "witch hunt."

February 11, 2023

Washington Post corrects 'comical' story on GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna a second time

The Washington Post issued an additional clarification and changed a detail of the story that freshman GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has ridiculed as false.

February 11, 2023

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna hammers the Washington Post’s ‘incredibly racist’ attack: Demands paper 'do better'

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna attacked The Washington Post for offering up an error-prone, "racist" attack piece on her.