Congress Debuts Bill to Pressure Financial Institutions Not to Fund Chinese Slavery
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would require the Treasury Department to use U.S. representatives at international organizations to pressure those organizations not to fund slavery around the world, particularly the Chinese government's genocidal slavery of the Uighur people. The Forced Labor Funding Prohibition Law specifically addresses the […]
Congress Takes Big Step Toward Dismantling Biden-Harris Admin’s EV Mandate
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that, if enacted, would overturn the Biden-Harris administration's de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandate. The House voted 215 to 191. Approved HJ Res. 136 is a bill that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden, would repeal the Environmental Protection […]
Congress races to patch $3 billion Veterans Affairs shortfall
Lawmakers are rushing to pass emergency legislation to plug a roughly $3 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs, with officials warning that benefits for veterans and their families are at risk if Congress doesn't act in the coming days. The House passed the bill with bipartisan support Wednesday night, and lawmakers from both […]
Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service 400 employees short of what Congress authorized: report
The Secret Service is currently facing new scrutiny following the second assassination attempt on President Trump and is reportedly operating with about 400 fewer personnel than authorized by Congress. According to government records reviewed by Reuters, the Secret Service employed 7,879 people as of February, short of the roughly 8,300 employees the government expects. The […]
Defense experts warn US military ‘not prepared’ for major global war as Congress feuds over funding
As Congress plunges into another fiscal showdown, defense hawks are warning that the United States faces one of the “most difficult and most dangerous” global environments since World War II. National security experts are warning that the U.S. military is woefully unprepared for the growing risk of a major international conflict, echoing concerns expressed by […]
Congress to get update on UFOs from Pentagon as Gillibrand presses for data
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Congress would soon receive an update on UFOs from the Pentagon and that the meeting was “a top priority for me.” The New York senator is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on “Emerging Threats and Capabilities,” which tracks UFOs, also known as UAPs, or “unidentified […]
Family of Tyre Nichols: Congress has ‘blood' on its hands for holding up police reform
The family of Tyre Nichols said Congress is responsible for Black Americans killed at the hands of police because of a lack of progress on police reform. Nichols' mother, Lowborn Wells, gave an emotional speech to reporters on Friday, joining civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and other families who have lost […]
Congress Will Receive ‘Increased Security’ On Jan. 6 For Electoral Vote Certification, Following Request From D.C. Mayor
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP) (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffThursday, September 12, 2024 5:40 p.m. On the 6th of JanuaryNumberOn November 14, 2021, members of Congress will assemble at the Capitol to certify the electoral votes for the 2024 election, and the full force of the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Open letter to Brazilian Congress demands an end to censorship amid ongoing ‘X’ ban
Exclusive – More than 100 free speech individuals signed an open letter to Brazil's Congress on Thursday, demanding an end to the “censorship crisis” that has led to X being banned nationwide in the South American country. Prominent academics, journalists, thought leaders and politicians have condemned the suspension of X in Brazil, calling the nationwide […]
Argentine Congress upholds Milei veto of pensions increase – Yahoo! Voices
Argentina's Congress on Wednesday upheld President Javier Milley's veto of a bill to increase pensions, sparking clashes outside parliament. Thousands gathered to protest Milley's veto, with police firing pepper spray and rubber bullets at a group of people, including pensioners, who destroyed barricades in anger after the vote. Milley, a Libertarian who advocates budget cuts, […]