Is Congress doing its job? We know congress members are engaged in a perpetual cycle of fundraising and campaigning. We see it in their speeches, press releases, social media posts, and headlines they craft from appearances on cable news channels. The demands of seeking, winning, and keeping office put members—especially in the House—on a […]
Conservative Leaders Demand FISA Reform: Tell Congress The FBI Must Get A Warrant Before Spying On Americans top of page bottom of page Source link
SAN FRANCISCO — A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company’s jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower. The panel said it will hold a hearing next week featuring a Boeing quality engineer, Sam Salehpour, who is expected to detail safety concerns involving the […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he plans to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss support for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has blocked the main shipping channel at Baltimore‘s port for nearly two weeks. “I’m going to be spending part of this week with our […]
National security officials have mounted a full-court press in recent weeks to try to head off major changes to the government’s most important snooping authority, warning Capitol Hill that terrorists will benefit if lawmakers require the FBI to get a warrant before querying Americans’ names in its massive trove of data. FBI Director Christopher A. […]
Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday to tackle lingering issues and new challenges, including aid for Ukraine, a Senate impeachment trial, reworking the government’s spying powers and starting work belatedly on federal funding for fiscal 2025. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, will have to navigate a House GOP that is divided on how to […]
The president of EcoHealth Alliance, which used taxpayer money to fund research at the Wuhan virus lab, will appear before Congress next month to defend his firm’s work. House Republicans who announced the meeting said Dr. Peter Daszak needs to clear up “inconsistent” information he’s given about EcoHealth’s role in the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s […]
Last year, the FDA cleared Elon Musk’s company Neuralink to begin clinical trials on humans of their brain implant device. The company claims that the device will allow paralyzed people to control various devices using only their thoughts. And to their credit, the early tests suggest that they may have pulled off that feat. But […]
Watchdog group Open the Books found that Congress’ far-left “Squad” has secured $224 million in earmark spending requests in the last two years. The Squad consists of eight of the most progressive members of the House — Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, both of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of […]
The possible creation of a Cyber Force as an independent military service is making waves in Washington, including with a key House Armed Services Committee lawmaker. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies interviewed more than 75 active duty and retired military officers and said it discovered that an inefficient division of labor among the armed […]
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