Category: News

GOP Lawmakers Call for Defunding of Federal Law Over Alleged Bias Against Pro-Life Activists

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is calling for the defunding of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, alleging that the law has been weaponized against pro-life advocates. In a letter to the drafters of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the representatives requested that a provision…


Kyiv Steps Up Pressure on Ukraine’s Orthodox Church, Arrests Top Cleric

Kyiv has continued its crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, placing a Church leader under house arrest and demanding that Orthodox monks vacate a 1,000-year-old monastery.  Ukrainian officials accuse the Church of harboring pro-Russia sympathies and collaborating with Moscow. The Church, which distanced itself from Moscow after last year’s invasion of Ukraine, denies the allegations….


Trump Lawyer Opposes Release of Mugshot: ‘It’s Not Going to Help Anything’

A lawyer for Donald Trump opposes a potential release or leak of the former president’s mugshot, stating that it is “not going to help anything” because of his campaign and because mugshots are for recognition of a suspect. After his indictment for alleged hush money payments, Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Manhattan district…


US Banks Lost Nearly $1 Trillion in Deposits Since Recent Peak

Small banks, in particular, are losing deposits to money-market funds at an alarming pace. The month of March 2023 witnessed the fastest withdrawal of funds from commercial banks in U.S. history.  According to data released by the Federal Reserve, a staggering $360 billion was withdrawn from banks across the country in the last month alone. To…


Some Democrats Say Trump Indictment Was a Strategic Mistake

A prominent progressive organization describes the indictment of former President Trump by a Manhattan grand jury as “embarrassing.” After the March 30 announcement that Trump had been indicted in his home state of New York, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee issued a statement highlighting many more reasons why the former president should have faced legal…


GOP Lawmakers Outraged Over Trump Indictment, Decry ‘Weaponization of Justice System’

A bevy of Republican lawmakers responded to the news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, largely offering support for the former party leader following news that he is the first former president to be indicted after leaving office. Republicans and Trump have characterized the prosecution by the Manhattan district attorney’s office as a partisan witch…


Omar Accused of Violating House Rules Over Use of TikTok Account

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) has called for an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) use of social media, specifically mixing personal and official TikTok accounts. The complaint was filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) on March 30, 2023, by the non-partisan ethics watchdog group. FACT wants a determination on…


Democrat Congressman Calls Republicans ‘Cowards’ in Hallway Outburst on Gun Control

Representatives Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) engaged in a heated debate about gun control in front of a number of onlookers. Bowman exited the House floor on March 29 and urged reporters to continue questioning Republican members about their stances on the topic of weapons and shootings, accusing the GOP of being in…


Democrats Reintroduce Gun Control Bill in Response to Nashville Shooting

Four Democrat lawmakers have reintroduced the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act, which would provide $50 million annually for the next five years to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to further research and prevention efforts to address the gun violence epidemic in the United States. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Elissa Slotkin…


Senators Question Democrat Ties to Unions at Starbucks’ Labor Practices Hearing

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)—ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee—accused the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of being weaponized against U.S. employers on behalf of unions and the politicians they support during a hearing with testimony from Starbucks former CEO Howard Schultz. Cassidy made the remarks during the March 29 hearing…