Rep. Darrell Issa asks Congress to cut off future US funding for UNRWA
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) urged Congress to cut off all future U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ahead of next month’s federal spending deadline, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the newspaper. budget allocators. “Given UNRWA’s record of troubling allegations and disturbing revelations since Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attacks in […]
Immigration hawks warn Congress that Senate deal will handcuff future administrations on securing border
Fox’s first appearance: A coalition of hawkish immigration groups says the border deal announced this week by the Senate as part of a supplemental spending bill to provide funding to Ukraine and Israel will limit future administrations’ ability to deal with illegal immigration. Congressional leaders have been warned. “The bill confirms our worst suspicions. If […]
Haley urges Congress to make changes to border bill: ‘We need this fix now’
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley urged Congress to amend the bipartisan border agreement unveiled by Senate negotiators on Sunday, telling lawmakers: “We need this amendment now.” . “They need to stay there. They need to understand this. They need to adjust it and fix it as much as possible and they shouldn’t leave D.C. until […]
A year after the East Palestine train derailment, it’s not too late for Congress to act
A year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, endangering health, harming the local environment and exposing flaws in rail safety laws. The derailment of a tanker carrying vinyl chloride and the ensuing fire has left southern Norfolk devastated. release and burn These toxic chemicals are used to […]
GOP Rep Reverses Decision To Retire From Congress, Will Seek Another Term
Indiana Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she will seek re-election in 2024, having previously decided to retire. Just months after being re-elected, Spartz announced he would not run for a third term in the House in order to spend more time at home with his family. Following a wave of Republican retirements in […]
Border deal meets immediate blowback from conservatives, Trump allies in Congress
The long-awaited bipartisan border deal ran into swift opposition from hardline conservatives and allies of former President Trump within hours of negotiators releasing the 370-page draft deal. They are He denounced it as an “amnesty bill.” He said it “erased borders” and attacked the Ukrainian funds it contained, calling it “a complete pushover and gross” […]
‘Congress Should Have Fought Over’ Multiple Slates of Electors in 2020
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he accepted multiple electoral votes because if he had been vice president in 2020, “the United States Congress should have fought for it.” He said he would have done so. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You mentioned it as Donald Trump’s running mate. If you were Vice […]
I Offered to Let Biden Use Guard on Border, He Won’t and Blames Congress
On CNBC’s Friday broadcast of “Squawk Box,” Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) offered to authorize President Joe Biden to use the Connecticut Guard to help with border security, but Biden said He said he would not. Co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin said, “You may need housing for other reasons, immigration, where people are being bussed, but […]
Texans in Congress rally around Gov. Abbott amid feud with Biden administration
First appearance on Fox: Republicans in the Texas Legislature are rallying around Gov. Greg Abbott amid a feud with the Biden administration over securing the border from an influx of illegal immigrants. Twenty-four of the 25 Republicans in Texas’ Congressional delegation, led by Rep. Keith Self, urged Abbott in a letter Friday to “hold the […]
Majority in new poll say Biden, most members of Congress don’t deserve new term: Gallup
In a poll released Friday, a majority of registered voters said they believe President Biden and most members of Congress do not deserve re-election. gallup survey 61 percent found While 80% of registered voters said they believe Biden does not deserve re-election, 38% said they think Biden deserves to remain in the White House for […]