The Biden administration’s effort to retry former healthcare executive Philip Esformes is “a travesty of justice,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said at a congressional oversight hearing on June 22. Convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme, Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2019. In December 2020, then-President Donald Trump commuted to time served…
Rep. Biggs Decries Biden DOJ for Re-Prosecuting Man Whose Sentence Was Commuted by Trump
Senate Democrats Shoot Down Measure to Block Biden Pistol Brace Rule
The Senate on Thursday shot down a Republican-backed joint resolution that disapproves the Biden administration’s new rule on pistol braces. The resolution, originally sponsored by 182 Republican members of Congress, passed the House last week by a largely party-line vote of 219-210. It failed by one vote, 49-50, in the Senate. The measure would have…
Congressional Bill Aims To Protect Journalists From Government Surveillance
June 22, 2023
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American journalists may soon have protection from Congress against attempts by the federal government to seize their private data. A bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate reintroduced the PRESS Act (Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying) on June 21 to limit the government’s ability to compel reporters to disclose data that might reveal the identities…
‘I Am Sitting Here With My Father,’ Hunter Biden Says in WhatsApp Message to Chinese Businessman: Whistleblower
Hunter Biden sent a Whatsapp message to a Chinese businessman during a dispute saying he was “sitting here with my father,” and used his father’s name and connections to threaten him to follow Hunter’s “direction,” according to allegations made by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower. The message was made to Henry Zhao, a Chinese…
Sen. Kennedy Brings Pistol Brace to Senate, Criticizes Biden’s ‘Stabilizing Brace’ Ban
June 22, 2023
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) decried an “anti-Second Amendment” rule in the Senate today as he criticized the pistol brace ban that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) introduced in January. Kennedy used a pistol brace he had brought to the Senate floor to demonstrate how the device would not make a gun…
House Panel Rejects Bid to Boost Ukraine Funding by $500 Million in US Defense Budget
June 22, 2023
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The House Armed Services Committee on June 22 rejected a proposed amendment within the proposed U.S. defense budget calling for a $500 million boost in a fund that allows the Pentagon and Biden administration to dispatch assistance to Ukraine without Congressional approval. The measure was among 800 amendments approved by the committee in moving the…
Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Stage for Showdown With House
June 22, 2023
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The Senate Appropriations Committee passed two bills and approved top-line spending for 10 others at the levels indicated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the spending agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in May. The action took place at a June 22 markup, a committee session where a bill may…
LIVE NOW: Indian Prime Minister Addresses Joint Meeting of US Congress
June 22, 2023
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress at 4:00 p.m. ET on June 22, at the invitation of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Modi will share his vision for India’s future and speak to the global challenges. …
Indian Prime Minister Addresses Joint Meeting of US Congress
June 22, 2023
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress at 4:00 p.m. ET on June 22, at the invitation of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Modi will share his vision for India’s future and speak to the global challenges. …
LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice’
June 22, 2023
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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 22 on “Examination of Clemency at the Department of Justice” to examine the Department of Justice’s unprecedented re-prosecution of Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence was originally commuted by President Donald Trump. Brett Tolman, Executive Director of…
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