Richard “Rick” Manning, President of Americans for Limited Government is one of the smartest observes of the Washington scene we know. So, when he posts something to ALG’s Daily Torch we pay attention. Rick’s latest post is about Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, an erstwhile conservative who has managed to do in a few short […]
The House passed legislation to strengthen the definition of antisemitism in federal civil-rights law over the objections of a strange-bedfellows contingent of left-wing Democrats and right-wing Republicans. The Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would require the Education Department to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in enforcing anti-discrimination law, was approved 320-91 on […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected questions Wednesday about President Biden‘s steadfast refusal to speak about the anti-Israel protests that have roiled college campuses for over a week. Mr. Biden hasn’t addressed the chaos at universities across the nation since April 22, when deemed the actions of the demonstrators as “antisemitic” but also criticized […]
The virus research group EcoHealth Alliance was engaged in dangerous experimental virus work in China that was funded by the federal government, according to a newly released report by a special House panel on the COVID-19 pandemic. The report by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic was made public on Wednesday. Peter Daszak, […]
A pair of House conservatives plan to force a vote next week to eject Speaker Mike Johnson following a pledge by top Democrats to help save the Republican’s job. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, and Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, said the vote will show that Mr. Johnson is essentially “sharing power” with Minority Leader […]
House Democrats from Florida bashed the state’s six-week abortion ban as “draconian” as one of the strictest limits in the country went into effect Wednesday. Reps. Frederica Wilson, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Lois Frankel, Kathy Casto, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Darren Soto, Maxwell Frost and Jared Moskowitz joined together to issue a statement bashing Florida’s new abortion law. “Today […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee said Tuesday that it is probing the Biden administration’s medical research spending to see if any of it is still going to Russia in defiance of a White House order. The investigation comes a year after The Washington Times reported on research done by a Russian lab using U.S. […]
In the interest of accuracy and consistency with White House policies, communications staff have been notably active in revising President Biden‘s public statements, as revealed by a recent analysis of official transcripts. Since Jan. 1, the president’s spoken words have undergone at least 148 corrections, according to detailed reviews by the Daily Caller of transcripts […]
Some House Democrats are fuming over a vote scheduled for Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson that could force them to side against elements on the left that are protesting against Israel. Anti-Semitic, far-left demonstrators have taken over college campuses while lawmakers, such as Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, have sided with their cause. But […]
House Republicans on Tuesday called for the immediate resignation of Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik, saying she has “lost complete control” of her campus amid growing pro-Palestinian protests. “The university leadership has lost complete control. It is a disgrace and it is untenable. And we as House Republicans will hold them to account,” said […]
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