The Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds a hearing on “Combating the CCP’s Historical Revisionism and Erasure of Culture” at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 5. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in systematic efforts to curtail historical inquiry into subjects deemed ’sensitive,’ such as the Tiananmen Massacre; control … Original News Source Link – Epoch
Elon Musk, a top ally of President-elect Donald Trump, was also the largest outside supporter of his presidential campaign by way of his America PAC. According to new financial disclosures, in a late-cycle push, Elon Musk edged out Timothy Mellon as the largest individual donor to politicians seeking federal office in 2024. On Dec. 5,
Phelan will remain in the Texas House of Representatives. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid on Dec. 6 to keep his leadership post amid tensions within the GOP in the state Legislature. “By stepping aside, I believe we create the best opportunity for our members to rally around a new candidate who will
A federal court’s decision last week to allow a biological male at San Jose State University to compete in a women’s collegiate volleyball tournament added yet another layer to the growing patchwork of legal rulings surrounding transgender athletes. That case is still working its way through lower courts, but the decision has led opponents to
Things got testy at a hearing on the 2020 census, which Republicans say was flawed. Republicans sparred with Democrats during a Capitol Hill hearing Dec. 5 over significant miscounts in the 2020 Census. Republicans said those miscounts benefited blue states, and they renewed calls to prevent illegal immigrants from being counted in the future. Thursday’s
At the start of the new Congress, Republicans can’t afford to lose a single House vote. Just one resignation or defection could cost them the majority. WASHINGTON—The final federal contest of the 2024 election was the race in California’s 13th District in the San Francisco Bay Area for a seat in the U.S. House of
Ocasio-Cortez said she wants the committee to not only focus on oversight of the executive branch. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced on Dec. 6 that she is running to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, being the second one to throw her hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).