Top GOP rebel angles for powerful House leadership-backed committee post
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has announced his candidacy to become the next chairman of the House Rules Committee. The House Rules Committee is an influential committee that acts as the last gatekeeper before most bills are voted on by the full House. “I'll leave that up to the speaker,” Roy said this week when asked […]
Satanic Temple’s Baphomet Display Outside NH State House Destroyed
A statue of the pagan god Baphomet erected by the Satanic Temple (TST) at the New Hampshire State Capitol has been vandalized in an apparent act of vandalism. State Rep. Ellen Reid, D-Newmarket, told Boston.com that the statue, which had been placed near the Nativity scene, was toppled shortly after its unveiling on Saturday. reported. […]
New Jersey drones: House Speaker Johnson says he’s getting a classified briefing today
House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News that he will have a “secret briefing” in Washington on Thursday about a mysterious drone that has been seen flying across New Jersey. The Louisiana Republican called the situation “difficult” in an interview with Fox News senior Congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. “We're going to try to get a […]
House passes JUDGES Act despite Biden’s veto threat over Trump appointees
The House on Thursday passed a once-bipartisan bill authorizing the appointment of 63 new permanent district judges over the next 10 years, including 22 president-elect trump He can take office during his next term. The White House issued a statement earlier this week saying it would veto the bill if President Biden introduced it. In […]
Laura Ingraham: America has a chance with Trump back in the White House
FOX News host Laura Ingraham celebrates this year's “miracles” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to office.Ingraham Angle. ” Laura Ingraham: There is nothing like playing cards In New York. President Trump attended the New York Stock Exchange opening ceremony — just another sign that his victory was the greatest upset in history… Kali […]
REPORT: House Republicans Open Antitrust Investigation Against CVS Caremark
House Republicans on Thursday filed an antitrust investigation into whether large pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) CVS Caremark is using its market position to prevent independent pharmacies from using innovative cost-cutting tools. A legal investigation has begun. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is spearheading an investigation focused on allegations that CVS Caremark prevented these pharmacies […]
Many New Jersey ‘drones’ are manned aircraft being flown lawfully, White House says | New Jersey
An investigation into large mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks has revealed that many are actually legally manned aircraft. a White House official said Thursday. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said there were no reported sightings in restricted airspace. He added that the U.S. Coast Guard has […]
French Hill to chair House Financial Services Committee
House Republican leadership on Thursday completed the selection process to chair the House Financial Services Committee for the 119th Congress, selecting Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to chair the committee. Hill is ahead of Representatives Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), according to people close to the summit. He was elected as […]
House Pentagon funding bill would ban transgender treatments for minor children of military personnel
The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday passed an annual defense spending bill that includes a major culture war warning: a ban on transgender medical procedures for minor children of U.S. military personnel. A provision in the 1,800-page bill states that “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that may lead to sterilization may not be […]
US oil and gas producers pressure House to pass pivotal permitting bill and get America ‘back on track’
U.S. oil and gas producer groups are ramping up pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a major permitting reform bill, urging Congress to move quickly to approve the bill in a letter Wednesday. emphasizes that this is an urgent need. Attract new investment in domestic oil and gas projects, strengthen the nation's energy […]