President Joe Biden signed a bi-partisan bill on Dec. 27 that codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022 provides $14 million to the CCHT. Part of that money will be used to staff the organization with “at least 45 employees…
House Republicans Call on Pelosi to Testify About Jan. 6 Security Failures
Two House Republicans are calling on outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi to testify before Congress after a GOP report revealed on Dec. 21 that her staff played a key role in the security planning that failed to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “The reason there wasn’t a proper security presence on that day goes…
FBI Faces Subpoenas After Twitter Files Exposing Social Media Ties: House Republican
The FBI is facing subpoenas after the so-called “Twitter Files” revealed that the bureau had been working closely with the social media company, according to Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who is the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. “We are definitely pursuing the Department of Justice and also the FBI,” Turner told Fox News’…
House Republicans Warn ESG Policies May Violate Antitrust Laws, Demand Documents from Investor Group
Six Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have launched an investigation looking into whether major climate groups are violating federal antitrust laws in their effort to push the “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) agenda. Their concerns were raised in a letter dated Dec. 6 to two executives on the Steering Committee for investor group Climate…
‘Necessary for Oversight’: House Republicans Warn Ex-FBI Official of Subpoena If He Doesn’t Cooperate
Republicans in the House of Representatives said Nov. 25 they will subpoena a former FBI official who is accused of misconduct if necessary. Three top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said in a letter to Timothy Thibault, the former FBI official, that Thibault has refused to voluntarily comply with requests for a transcribed interview…
Trump Keeps Limelight on JD Vance at Election Day Eve Save America Rally in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio—Speculation was rampant that Donald Trump would announce his intent to run for president again in 2024 during the Save America rally on Election Day Eve in suburban Dayton. Instead of formally declaring his candidacy, the former president told an enthusiastic crowd, “Not to detract from tomorrow’s very important, even critical, election … I’m…
Former FBI Official to Testify on Agency Allegedly Inflating Domestic Terrorism Data
Former FBI Counterterrorism Division Assistant Director Jill Sanborn is to be interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 2 over alleged politicization, including inflating domestic terrorism numbers, House GOP members announced Thursday. A joint letter released on Oct. 20 by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the committee’s ranking member, and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), accused the ex-FBI…
Ex-FBI Agent Uses ‘Baseless Assertion’ to Reject Testimony Request: House Republicans
Former FBI agent Timothy Thibault has refused to cooperate with a Republican House probe into allegations of abuse and misconduct within his agency, particularly surrounding the Hunter Biden investigation. Thibault, who left the FBI in August, is being accused by GOP senators of having a political bias against former President Donald Trump and slow-walking the…
FBI Singles Out Conservative Agents in ‘Purge,’ Retaliates Against Whistleblowers: GOP Lawmakers
House Judiciary Republicans are asking a senior FBI official to testify in a transcribed interview, alleging the official has signed off on many “adverse personnel actions” against conservative agents, saying they were being targeted in a “purge.” Their allegations concern Jennifer Leigh Moore, the executive assistant director of the FBI’s human resources branch, according to…
House Republicans Warn Ex-FBI Agent to Not Destroy Documents Related to Hunter Biden Investigation
Timothy Thibault, a former top FBI official who left the bureau last month, has been warned to not alter or destroy documents and communications in his possession, particularly those connected to his work on the Hunter Biden investigation. The warning came from three Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee who sent a Sept. 23 letter…
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