House GOP ‘musical chairs’ underway on powerful spending committee
There is upheaval among Republican spending cardinals on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Republicans have appointed Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), a prominent negotiator, to craft 12 government funding bills a year following the resignation of retiring Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas). He announced that he has been elected as the new chairman of the committee with […]
House, Senate commerce chairs release bipartisan privacy bill
The House and Senate Commerce Committee chairmen on Sunday night announced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting Americans’ personal data online. It was announced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington). American Privacy Rights Act Sunday, it would establish “clear national data privacy rights and protections for Americans.” It would pre-empt state […]
Johnson urged to probe Intel chair’s ‘reckless’ leak of national security threat
House Freedom Caucus member Andy Ogles told Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday that the intelligence committee would reveal to the American public “serious national security threats” that could involve Russian space nuclear weapons. They called for an investigation into the decision of the association’s chairman, Mike Turner. Mr. Ogles (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Mr. […]
Dow plunges after Fed chair’s rate comments spook markets
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday as investors weighed U.S. corporate earnings, while U.S. Treasury yields rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell firmly pushed back on market expectations of an imminent rate cut. did. Powell said in an interview aired Sunday that more evidence of a sustained downward trend in inflation was needed […]
Donald Trump Lands Endorsements from 35 County Chairs in Texas
Former President Donald Trump won the support of 35 Republican county committee chairs in Texas on Thursday, Breitbart News reported. Thirty-five county chairs signed an open letter. share After Breitbart News was published, he expressed support for the former president. Travis County Commissioner Matt Makowiak, who organized the effort, and his colleagues say it's clear […]