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Bernie Sanders to block all Biden health nominees until admin delivers plan to lower drug prices: Report

June 12, 2023

Bernie Sanders to block all Biden health nominees until admin delivers plan to lower drug prices: Report

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has vowed not to block President Biden's health nominees until his administration delivers a plan to lower drug prices.

Congress on the Diamond: A look at the highs and lows of a DC tradition

June 12, 2023

Congress on the Diamond: A look at the highs and lows of a DC tradition

Rep. John Tener, R-Penn., founded the Congressional Baseball Game in 1909, and it's been an annual tradition ever since. Here's a look at the history of the game.

16 should be minimum age for social media use, parents and experts argue: '13 is too young'

June 12, 2023

16 should be minimum age for social media use, parents and experts argue: '13 is too young'

A Wall Street Journal columnist argued that "the bad seems to outweigh the good" for teens and children younger than 16 years old using social media.

Texas congressman proposes DNA testing to determine illegal alien's family ties to a minor

June 12, 2023

Texas congressman proposes DNA testing to determine illegal alien's family ties to a minor

The "End Child Trafficking Now Act" would require illegal aliens to prove guardianship of a minor through a DNA test, witness or documentation.

Top Dem senator slams lobbyist influence while hiring his own stable of ex-lobbyist staffers

June 12, 2023

Top Dem senator slams lobbyist influence while hiring his own stable of ex-lobbyist staffers

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who often claims to have "fought" lobbyists, has a history of hiring several lobbyists onto his own staff, including this year.

Biden’s global tax surrender hurts US businesses, workers, economy. Here's how

June 12, 2023

Biden’s global tax surrender hurts US businesses, workers, economy. Here's how

The global tax deal negotiated by the Biden administration would cede American sovereignty to a faceless and unaccountable international bureaucracy.

Want a fiscally responsible government? Here's what we must restore first

June 10, 2023

Want a fiscally responsible government? Here's what we must restore first

A big part of the disconnect between the government and the people stems from the lack of responsibility and sense of urgency in better stewardship over public funds.

Big Government controls our lives with more rules than anyone knows

June 10, 2023

Big Government controls our lives with more rules than anyone knows

We were a republic once, but our representatives didn’t like the pressure of governing, so they foisted the responsibility onto a massive bureaucracy.

Biden's FDA clears path for Chinese products to flood US tobacco, nicotine market

June 10, 2023

Biden's FDA clears path for Chinese products to flood US tobacco, nicotine market

The FDA is under fire for allegedly caving to political pressure to ban vapes and e-cigarettes while simultaneously allowing Chinese products to flood the U.S. market.

Why House Republicans should be cooking with gas

June 9, 2023

Why House Republicans should be cooking with gas

A review into what went down in the House this past week as tension built up between GOP members and McCarthy's plan to get everyone back on track.