House Republicans pass bill cutting EPA funding by 20 percent

House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before the August recess, proposing deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. Department of the Interior and EPA annual budget bills passed The bill, which passed late Wednesday, was approved by a vote of 210 […]

Dem Rep Says Republicans Who Call Harris A ‘DEI Candidate’ Actually Mean ‘The N-Word’

Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida accused Republicans criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris of being racist by calling her a “DEI vice president,” referencing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, in a Tuesday CNN appearance. Harris reportedly secured enough delegates to receive the Democratic nomination for President Tuesday morning, shortly after President Joe Biden ended his […]

California Republicans warn Newsom his oil refining ‘phase-out’ endangers military readiness

Exclusive: Nearly half of California’s Republican congressional caucus sent a letter Tuesday warning that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strict fossil fuel policies endanger national security due to the state’s military importance. The letter, led by San Joaquin Valley Rep. David Valadao, cited Newsom’s “intentional … hamstring injury.”[ing]”The decline in oil refining not only hurts California taxpayers, […]

Republicans question CrowdStrike outage impact on Arizona election systems 

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is questioning local election officials in Arizona about how last week’s CrowdStrike outage affected voting centers in the state. The RNC, the Arizona Republican Party and the Trump campaign’s election integrity division I sent a letter “We are visiting Arizona counties to ask for an explanation of whether CrowdStrike’s global […]

House Republicans tee up vote condemning Harris as ‘border czar’

House Republicans are preparing to vote on a resolution to condemn the Biden administration and Vice President Harris, specifically, for their handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. The move is an apparent response to President Biden’s announcement on Sunday that Harris would not run for reelection, making her the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. […]

House Republicans call on CrowdStrike CEO to testify about global outage

House Republicans are calling on CrowdStrike’s CEO to testify at a congressional hearing on the global technology outage that affected flights and businesses around the world on Friday. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) I sent a letter On Monday, it called on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to appear before the committee […]