Senior PGA Tour officials and Republicans defended the pending merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf, while Democrats panned it during a July 11 Senate subcommittee hearing. In a crowded room, PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and PGA tour board member Jimmy Dunne told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that…
GOP Senators Urge Feds to Probe CCP ‘Service Centers’ Operating in US
July 11, 2023
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Republican senators have requested the Justice Department and FBI provide information about seven newly-identified Chinese Communist Party (CCP) outposts operating on U.S. soil. The outposts, called Overseas Chinese Service Centers (OCSC), are run by the CCP’s United Front department, a powerful agency that works to advance the regime’s interests abroad, including by carrying out foreign influence…
Saudi Investment in PGA Tour Will Top $1 Billion. and Norman Will Exit as LIV’s CEO, Tour Exec Says
WASHINGTON—Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. The…
Biden’s Pick for Top US General Grilled About Memo Seeking Racial Quotas in Air Force Recruiting
July 11, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the United States armed services co-authored an August 2022 memo that stipulated preferred racial quotas for Air Force recruiting efforts—spurring criticism from several Republican senators during a July 11 confirmation hearing. Also touched on at the meeting were military challenges posed by China and Russia—among others—but festered on conservative…
GOP Bill Would Penalize States That Allow Noncitizens to Vote in State, Local Elections
Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking to strengthen election integrity and boost voter confidence in American elections by implementing measures like requiring voter ID in some cases and ensuring that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) introduced the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act on Monday. The legislation…
FBI Director Wray Set to Testify to Congress—What to Expect From the Hearing
July 11, 2023
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FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, where he is sure to be confronted with a host of pointedly hostile questions from Republicans. One of the questions Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is expected to ask during a likely lengthy and combative hearing is why since…
Experts Say Threat of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Will Grow Unless Congress Steps In
Experts say the increasing public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is already putting vulnerable patients at risk, but Congress could step in to help. Testifying on July 11 before members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Melinta Therapeutics President and CEO Christine Ann Miller noted that the issue was not far…
House Republicans Call for Defunding Mayorkas’s Salary Over Border Crisis
July 11, 2023
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House Republicans are contemplating legislation that would eliminate Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s salary in response to mistrust over the failure to enforce the U.S. southern border. Republican legislators are now insisting that Mr. Mayorkas’s salary be part of the impending government funding dispute. Among those Republicans is Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who said in a…
Rep. Jordan Says Moving FBI Headquarters Out of Washington Will Depoliticize Agency
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) wants House Appropriations Committee Chairman Kay Granger (R-Texas) to withhold funds intended for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters complex somewhere in the Washington suburbs. But Mr. Jordan’s request doesn’t reflect a desire on his part to keep the FBI at its present location in…
Rep. Jordan Wants Congress to Deny Funds for New FBI Headquarters Unless It’s Outside of Washington
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) wants House Appropriations Committee Chairman Kay Granger (R-Texas) to withhold funds intended for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters complex somewhere in the Washington suburbs. But Mr. Jordan’s request doesn’t reflect a desire on his part to keep the FBI at its present location in…
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