Category: Democrats

Congressional Bill Aims To Protect Journalists From Government Surveillance

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…


House Panel Rejects Bid to Boost Ukraine Funding by $500 Million in US Defense Budget

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…


Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Launches 2024 GOP Presidential Run

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he’s running for president in 2024 as a Republican, entering an already crowded GOP primary field dominated by Trump. Hurd, a one-time CIA officer before entering politics, represented the state’s 23rd Congressional District—a massive district that stretches across the…


Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


ANALYSIS: Frequent White House Visits Position Soros Foundation Officials to Influence US Policies

They didn’t appear on a ballot for voters to elect or reject, but many staffers of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations have the ear of high-level White House officials, and with it, influence over federal policies. Since President Joe Biden took office, representatives from the Open Society Foundations have met privately 40 times in the…


LIVE 11:15 AM ET: House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (June 22)

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a weekly press conference at 11:15 a.m. ET on June 22. …


LIVE NOW: House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (June 22)

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a weekly press conference at 11:15 a.m. ET on June 22. …


House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (June 22)

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a weekly press conference at 11:15 a.m. ET on June 22. …


RFK Jr. Has Democrats Worried About Appearance at Libertarian Festival

The New Hampshire Democratic Party, already reeling from the likely absence of President Joe Biden on the state’s influential primary ticket, has publicly urged Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to cancel his appearance at the state’s annual PorcFest, one of the biggest libertarian events in the country. In a letter posted on social media, Ray Buckley,…


Chaos Erupts on House Floor as Democrats Protest Republican Censure of Adam Schiff

Chaos erupted on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 21 as Democrats contested House Republicans’ vote to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). The House voted to censure Schiff a week after an initial resolution brought forward by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) was tabled. An earlier clause fining Schiff $16 million—half…