Lawmakers are demanding answers after the suicide deaths of two young people involved in a transgender hormone study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, 11 participants reported suicidal thoughts during the study, according to a January article by researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). In a letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, acting…
Two Youths Commit Suicide in Taxpayer-Funded Cross-Sex Hormone Study
TORNADO Act Progresses, Seeks to Improve Forecasting and Warning Times
A bipartisan bill intent on bringing better understanding, increased forecasting and warning times for tornadoes and severe weather passed the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday, May 10. The TORNADO Act, short for Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations, was reintroduced this year by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)…
ANALYSIS: House Investigators Zero In on Biden Deals With Chinese, Romanian Players as White House Decries ‘Baseless Claims’
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer is “floating evidence-free innuendo, and making absurd attacks on the president and his family to try to score political points,” according to Ian Sams, the designated White House spokesman in the growing scandal on the millions of dollars flowing from foreign entities to President Joe Biden and nearly…
FBI Fails to Comply With GOP Subpoena for Document Showing Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme
The FBI has failed to comply with a House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoena for a document that allegedly implicates President Joe Biden in a pay-to-play bribery scheme. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray on May 3 after a whistleblower disclosed the existence of the alleged incriminating document—an…
Rep. George Santos Pleads Not Guilty to 13-Count Indictment, Says He Won’t Resign
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty on May 10 to charges that he defrauded donors, stole from his campaign, and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while collecting unemployment benefits for which he did not qualify. Five hours after turning himself into authorities on Long Island to face charges of wire fraud,…
Senate Republicans Defend McCarthy, Rip Biden on Debt Limit: ‘It’s Childish Not to Negotiate’
Senate Republicans stood firmly behind the efforts of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to tie a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts on May 10, despite criticism from Democrats and President Joe Biden. “The adult in the room has been Speaker McCarthy and the House Republicans,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters at the Capitol…
Biden Says Republican Threats Over Debt Ceiling Are ‘Dangerous’ With ‘Enormous Implications’
President Joe Biden extended his attacks on Republicans in a speech in New York on Wednesday, calling their threats over the debt ceiling “dangerous” and meaningless. A day after a high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders, Biden delivered a speech at SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, emphasizing the importance of raising the debt…
EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Urges Biden Administration to End Health Care COVID Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden’s administration should immediately end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, a top congressman said on May 10. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is ending just after midnight on May 12. Several COVID-19 vaccine mandates are ending at the same time. But it’s not clear when the mandate imposed by…
EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Urges Biden Administration to End Health Care COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Biden administration should immediately end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, a top congressman said on May 10. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is ending just after midnight on May 12. Several COVID-19 vaccine mandates are ending at the same time. But it’s not clear when the mandate imposed by the Department…
LIVE NOW: Republican Rep. Santos Expected in New York Federal Court
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who drew fire for having fabricated much of his resume, is expected to face federal charges in a suburban Long Island court on Wednesday. …
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