Contract for controversial SHSAT entrance exam into ‘elite’ NYC public schools granted with panel vote
A five-year, $17 million contract with the company that administers the city's controversial vocational high school entrance exam was finally approved Wednesday after a much-anticipated but much-delayed vote. The city Department of Education's Education Policy Committee voted at a meeting Wednesday night to renew the contract with Pearson, the education company that has administered state-mandated […]
Dem Lawmaker Who Defeated AOC To Lead Oversight Panel Promises ‘Trench Warfare’ Against Republicans
Democratic lawmakers who blocked New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's bid to join the prominent House Democratic leadership are vowing to wage “trench warfare” against Republicans. In a full conference vote Tuesday afternoon by House Democrats, Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, narrowly defeated Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, 35, to become the ranking member of the House Oversight […]
EXCLUSIVE: House Panel Subpoenas Biden-Harris Official Accused Of ‘Stonewalling’ Probe Into Tim Walz’s China Ties
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday accused Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials of failing to respond to an investigation into Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a letter obtained exclusively by the newspaper. summoned someone. Caller News Foundation. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee's subpoena was […]
Blumenthal 'strongly opposes' Biden pardons for Jan. 6 panel members
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says President Biden will pre-emptively pardon members of Congress who served on the House committee tasked with investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. I poured cold water on my thoughts. “I strongly oppose preemptive pardons,” Blumenthal said Wednesday, citing his credibility as a federal prosecutor and state […]
Biden doubles tariffs on Chinese solar panel components
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will double tariffs on some solar panel components made in China. Starting in January, Chinese solar wafer and polysilicon imports will be subject to a 50% tariff, up from the current 25% tariff. Polysilicon is a type of silicon used to make solar panels, and wafers are the […]
House small business panel releases year-end report on ‘partisan’ Biden agency electioneering allegations
Exclusive: House Small Business Committee releases year-end interim report on what it finds to be “weaponized.” [of] “Federal Resources” for political purposes within the Small Business Administration. Earlier this year, the committee chairman, Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), issued an unusual subpoena to Small Business Administration officials over work related to a formal memorandum of understanding […]
House Ethics chair: Panel held final meeting this week, signaling end of Gaetz talks
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), chairman of the House Ethics Committee, told The Hill on Tuesday that the committee will meet this week and that no further meetings are scheduled for the 118th Congress. He indicated that the ethics committee's deliberations had ended. Report to former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). “We met earlier this week, but […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Peppermint Pushes Transgender Procedures for Children During CNN Panel
Trans drag queen and former star known as 'Peppermint' rupaul's drag race — appeared on a recent CNN panel to make an argument in support of transgender procedures for minors, declaring that lawmakers should have no say on the controversial topic. On Wednesday, Peppermint appeared on CNN's “Newsnight with Abby Phillips” with fellow trans activist […]
House intel panel concludes ‘increasingly likely’ adversary behind mysterious Havana syndrome
It is “increasingly likely” that a violent foreign actor is behind the mysterious illness known as Havana syndrome, the House CIA Permanent Select Subcommittee concluded in an unclassified interim report released Thursday. A short, unclassified version of the report previously took aim at the United States. Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) The assessment dismissed suggestions that […]
CNN panel sees ‘parallels’ between South Korean president declaring martial law and Trump, Jan. 6 riots
CNN commentators say there are “shocking” similarities between South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol and President-elect Donald Trump, who declared martial law on Tuesday, and the January 6 Capitol riot. said. Yeol accused opposition parties of participating in “anti-national” activities and supporting pro-North Korean forces and declared martial law. Images of soldiers attempting to enter parliament […]