U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Justice Department to gather information on the departments’ posture to defend the U.S. Supreme Court amid a barrage of attacks and threats from pro-abortion extremists … Continue reading Senators ask Biden DOJ to protect Supreme Court justices in wake of pro-abortion terrorist threats
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Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) vowed to continue the fight after both chambers of Congress passed their sweeping “bipartisan” gun control package. The bill passed the Senate late Thursday evening without any opportunity for amendments to even be considered, and Speaker Pelosi quickly ushered passage through the House earlier … Continue reading GOA Vows Fight in Wake of Unconstitutional Gun Control Package
Today, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced its recommendation that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw lands from new mineral leasing in the Rainy River watershed for 20 years, preventing development of important American mineral resources "Just when you think the Biden administration's energy 'plan' can't get any worse, they somehow find a way. After … Continue reading Biden Defies Science, Shuts Down Domestic Mineral Production
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a final rule rescinding a Trump-era regulation that established a definition of "habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Policymaking always hinges on fine details, and this back-and-forth on what … Continue reading Biden launches new Endangered Species Act attack on US economy
On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), joined by 11 of his House Republican colleagues, pushed DHS Secretary Mayorkas to release information on the department’s apparently “politically motivated” allegations against U.S Border Patrol Agents. Last September, Mayorkas and other Biden Administration officials alleged that several border patrol agents “whipped” Haitian migrants in the Del Rio sector of the southern border, allowing these rumors … Continue reading Chip Roy again demands DHS release report on border patrol agents falsely accused of ‘whipping’ migrants
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jim Risch (R-ID), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Braun (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act. The legislation follows reports the … Continue reading Biden May Declare ‘Federal Emergency’ to Violate Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion
Today, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Haaland blasting DOI for the lack of transparency in its recent, massive acquisition of land in Natrona and Carbon Counties.In the letter, the delegation notes how the administration didn’t involve the public, local … Continue reading BLM Blasted for Secretive Land Acquisition in Wyoming
Judicial Watch announced today that a federal court ordered the release of testimonyof Lois Lerner, former director of the Exempt Organizations Unit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Holly Paz, her top aide and former IRS director of Office of Rulings and Agreements. Both IRS officials played key roles in the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups … Continue reading Federal Court Orders Release of Testimony of Former Obama Era IRS Officials Lois Lerner and Holly Paz
Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) join their members and Second Amendment advocates across the nation in celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the restrictive and unconstitutional “may-issue” laws that were on the books in nine anti-gun states. The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. … Continue reading GOA Celebrates Massive “Right to Bear Arms” SCOTUS Victory
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded New York’s “may issue” law – affirming the individual right to carry a firearm in public Washington, D.C. – This morning, the Supreme Court struck down New York State’s “may-issue” carry restriction ruling in favor of the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. New York had … Continue reading Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Carry of Firearms