U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., ranking member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today sent a letter to United States Marshals Service (USMS) Director Ronald Davis seeking additional information regarding the potentially illicit methods the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) … Continue reading Commerce Dept used ‘potentially illicit methods’ to spy on Americans
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Advancing American Freedom (AAF) founder Mike Pence announced the filing of a merits amicus brief by AAF, Young America’s Foundation (YAF), and 42 additional organizations and individuals in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District at the Supreme Court of the United States. AAF previously filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, and the … Continue reading Mike Pence Fights Back, Files Amicus Brief in Religious Freedom Case
Americans For Prosperity this week congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court and urged the Senate to carefully evaluate her qualifications, including her judicial philosophy. Casey Mattox, Vice President for Legal and Judicial Strategy at Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement: “As AFP has said in previous nominations, the … Continue reading AFP: Focus should be on Judge Jackson’s record and judicial philosophy
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to identify and bring to justice criminals guilty of targeting Catholic churches and worshipers. “In August 2020, I wrote a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing alarm over the violence in the United States aimed at Catholics and their institutions and property. In … Continue reading Senators demand Biden DOJ crack down on growing anti-Catholic violence
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Tuesday regarding his vote on H.R. 55: Lynching is an unspeakably heinous crime. But This bill doesn't have anything to do with lynching, other than its name. It does not make lynching a federal offense. In fact it creates no new federal offenses. It simply raises the … Continue reading Chip Roy, Thomas Massie explain federal anti lynching bill
Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) joined nearly 200 House Republicans signing a letter to President Biden warning that any nuclear deal made with Iran without Congress’ approval will meet the same fate as the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or “Iran deal”, made by President Obama. In May 2018, President Trump formally withdrew the United States … Continue reading Barry Moore warns Biden Congress must have say in new Iran deal
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) led a letter alongside co-signers Representatives Fischbach (R-MN), Jacobs (R-NY), Malliotakis (R-NY), Nehls (R-TX), and Van Drew (R-NJ) regarding the ongoing trucker protests at the U.S.-Canada border in opposition to forced COVID-19 vaccination requirements. "Draconian COVID-19 mandates such as those implemented by the authoritarian Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and … Continue reading Donalds Leads Letter to Biden and Trudeau Regarding Trucker Protest
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) have sent a letter to the Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, urging him to confirm that he will not certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the Constitution. … Continue reading Senators Urge Archivist of the United States to Not Certify the Equal Rights Amendment in Constitution
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Committee Republicans this week called on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to withdraw her order requiring proof of vaccination for anyone 12 and older to enter most indoor establishments in D.C. The lawmakers … Continue reading Comer, Norman, Oversight Republicans: D.C.’s Vaccine Passport Locks Americans Out of Their Capital City
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) turned over a new leaf for the New Year. In response to a major federal Fourth Amendment lawsuit brought by the Institute for Justice (IJ) and Ohio taxidermist and deer processor Jeremy Bennett, ODNR issued a formal directive requiring its wildlife officers to obtain consent or a warrant before searching … Continue reading Small Business Owner’s Suit Leads Ohio to Issue New Order Prohibiting Warrantless Inspections