Category: US News

Sen. Kennedy Criticizes Supreme Court Ethics Bill, Believes It Will Not Pass the Floor

During Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) criticized a bill proposed by Democrats on the committee that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, saying the bill would be as “dead as fried chicken” by the time it reached the floor for a vote. …


Senate Committee Narrowly Approves Democrat-Backed Supreme Court Ethics Bill

The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly approved a Democrat-backed Supreme Court ethics reform bill on July 20 on a party line 11–10 vote. Republicans oppose the legislation, which they say is unconstitutional. They have suggested that Democrats—many of whom want to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices—only want to move against the Court because…


Biden Administration Rule Would Ban Nearly All Portable Gas-Powered Generators

After seeking to restrict gas stoves, the Biden administration is pushing a proposal to ban almost all portable gas generators—a move which experts consider to be disastrous for millions of Americans who rely on such generators during power outages. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly…


House Hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Fires Back at Del. Plaskett for Accusations About His COVID Vaccine Views

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fought back after non-voting House Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) made accusations about his views on COVID-19 vaccines at a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday, accusing her of “defamation.” …


FBI Source Provided Allegations That Joe Biden, Hunter Biden Received Bribes: Document

A confidential source for the FBI provided information to the bureau in 2020 that alleged then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were bribed to pressure Ukraine to remove a prosecutor investigating Burisma, the Ukrainian company that employed the younger Biden, according to a document made public on July 20. The source said…


House Overwhelmingly Votes to Reauthorize Federal Aviation Authority for 5 Years

The House of Representatives on July 20 voted 351–69 to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization act, updating the government agency’s parameters for the next five years. In a July 19 statement by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-La.), the lawmakers outlined the importance of H.R. 3935….


House Overwhelmingly Votes to Reauthorize Federal Aviation Authority for Five Years

The House of Representatives voted 351–69 to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization act, updating the government agency’s parameters for the next five years on July 20. In a July 19 press release by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-La.), the lawmakers outlined the importance of H.R….


Pentagon Cyber Chief Nominee Calls on ‘Whiz Kids’ to Defend Nation on Digital Battlefields

A “dual hat” consolidation of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) cyber warfare operations will improve critical infrastructure resiliency while sharpening the Pentagon’s ability to preemptively eliminate cyber threats before they manifest, the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command said during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing on July 20. The proposed permanent merger of the…


US Military Confirms Myocarditis Spike After COVID Vaccine Introduction

Cases of myocarditis soared among U.S. service members in 2021 after the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, a top Pentagon official has confirmed. There were 275 cases of myocarditis in 2021—a 151 percent spike from the annual average from 2016 to 2020, according to Gilbert Cisneros Jr., undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, who…


US Military Confirms Myocarditis Spiked After COVID Vaccine Introduction

Cases of myocarditis soared among U.S. service members in 2021, after the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, a top official has confirmed. There were 275 cases of myocarditis in 2021—a 151 percent spike from the annual average from 2016 to 2020, Gilbert Cisneros Jr. said. Mr. Cisneros, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, was…