• Multiple Bills Introduced in Congress to Defund NPR

    By: Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square Several U.S. House Republicans introduced multiple pieces of legislation to defund National Public Radio following new allegations of “leftist propaganda” from the taxpayer-funded news source. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, R-Va., Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced similar legislation to prohibit federal funding

  • Multiple bills introduced in Congress to defund NPR

    (The Center Square) – Several U.S. House Republicans introduced multiple pieces of legislation to defund National Public Radio following new allegations of “leftist propaganda” from the taxpayer-funded news source. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, R-Va., Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced similar legislation to prohibit federal funding for NPR, including […]

  • Johnson suggests he wants to lead GOP next Congress

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested this week that he wants to remain at the top of the GOP in the next Congress despite fierce pushback from conservatives who are furious with his leadership style and want him gone at the end of the term — or even sooner. During an interview with “The Hill” on

  • FKA Twigs Testifies in Congress in Favor of AI Regulation

    She testified before Congress in favor of AI regulation and the NO FAKES Act.

  • US Congress allegedly warns ICC against Israeli warrants

    The United States Congress supposedly warned the International Criminal Court (ICC) against issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials, with legislation already being drafted to respond to any such

  • Ouster threat looms as Speaker Johnson returns to Congress

    Many Republicans have warned against an ouster vote, fearing it could throw the House GOP conference into chaos yet again and pointing to the contentious weekslong fight for a new speaker after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in an unprecedented vote last year as a cautionary tale.

  • Congress ponders competing bills to aid tribes and wildlife

    This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nine years ago, Glenn Olson joined a panel whose members, in ordinary circumstances, would rarely appear in the same room together—let alone work as a collaborative team. Olson, chair of bird conservation and public policy at the National Audubon […]

  • A new way to invest in medical research is moving through Congress

    A bipartisan bill, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act, would create a new type of bond to help fund health care innovation.

  • Throw us a bone, Congress, and lay off the stock trough

    This isn’t shaping up to be a great year for Congress — specifically, the House of Representatives, and, still more specifically, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). After the calamitously bruising battle to send more magic fedbux off to support wars deemed in America’s interest, which saw the speaker side with Democrats over outraged members of his own party, the nation’s legislature plumbed new depths of dissatisfaction among millions of Americans. For many voting citizens, the outrage...

  • Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down

    Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3.

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    Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down

    Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3.

  • Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down

    Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, making it the first time he will appear before a congressional panel since leaving government work at the end of 2022. Subcommittee Chair Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced the hearing Wednesday. Fauci had