House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Solicitor of Water Resources Daniel Cordalis and DOI's designated agency ethics official Heather Gottry, requesting information to evaluate Cordalis's compliance with his ethical requirements. … Continue reading House demands documents on Biden official steering contracts to client
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Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) received from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 311 pages of records of heavily redacted communications from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding COVID-19. Certain Fauci emails were redacted, including his personal edits to a COVID-related federal appropriations measure. Emails sent from … Continue reading HHS redacts Fauci email on lab funding, hides WHO info in lawsuit
Following an announcement that Canada will reopen the northern border for fully vaccinated Americans on August 9th, U.S. Senator Steve Daines is urging President Biden respond by fully reopening the northern border. “It’s time to reopen the border between Montana and Canada, and it’s time to do it now, not weeks from now. Doing so is essential for Montana families, agriculture, jobs … Continue reading Biden urged to immediately open US/Canada border
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers pressed Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, (NIAID), about a grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which then awarded taxpayer funds … Continue reading House GOP demands answers on US tax funding of Chinese lab that released COVID
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded the Education Department’s announcement today that it will not give preferential treatment to federal grant applicants with the intention of pushing Critical Race Theory. The announcement comes after Foxx urged Secretary Cardona to withdraw its American History and Civics Education programs priorities that advance racist and divisive … Continue reading Biden backs down on one federal CRT plan
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pushing for corrective action in the wake of a recently-released Justice Department Inspector General (OIG) report regarding the FBI’s mishandling of the investigation into Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of young athletes. In a pair of letters to committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Attorney General … Continue reading Grassley slams FBI failure in Nassar sexual abuse case
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Defense for all records related to diversity, inclusion, and equity training for first-year cadets entering West Point (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Defense (No. 1:21-cv-01795)). This lawsuit was filed after the United States Military Academy failed to respond to an April … Continue reading Judicial Watch sues Pentagon for CRT training docs at West Point
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing a resolution supporting the Cuban people as they lead historic protests against the Cuban communist regime. The resolution highlights the Cuban communist government’s long record of oppression against pro-democracy leaders, political opponents and civic movements. “Cubans are risking their safety to demand freedom and the … Continue reading Kennedy and Rubio introduce resolution supporting Cuban anticommunist protestors
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) raised concerns about two of President Joe Biden’s political nominees this week. President Biden nominated anti-gun lobbyist David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco & Explosives (ATF) and environmental activist Tracy Stone-Manning to head up the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Both would have an outsized influence on … Continue reading Senator rips Biden nominations of ecoterrorist and anti-gun Waco radical
The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) urging her to require Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to testify at next week’s hearing alongside Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge. Committee Republicans want answers from Secretary Yellen on the Treasury Department’s mismanagement of the … Continue reading House leader demands Treasury Secretary testify on mismanagement scandal
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