Republicans advance Trump ally’s Gulf of America bill to full House vote despite Dem opposition
The House of Representatives is teeing up a chamber-wide vote on a bill that would officially rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
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DOGE Says It Has Saved $1,000 per Taxpayer
The agency said $165 billion has been saved so far through a cut-and-freeze process. The Elon Musk-backed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a recent update that it has now helped save $165 billion, amounting to more than $1,000 per taxpayer. In an update on May 3, DOGE said that the savings have come
House Unanimously Passes Falun Gong Protection Act to Counter CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting
The House unanimously passed a bill on May 5 aimed at ending Beijing’s persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong. The bill, the Falun Gong Protection Act (H.R.1540), passed with broad bipartisan support and includes provisions to sanction individuals implicated in the forced harvesting of organs of Falun Gong practitioners. The sanctions would draw from
House Passes Falun Gong Protection Act to Counter CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting
The House of Representatives, by voice vote with no objections, passed a bill on May 5 aimed at ending Beijing’s persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong. The bill, the Falun Gong Protection Act (HR 1540), passed with broad bipartisan support and includes provisions to sanction individuals implicated in the forced harvesting of organs of
Israel Strikes Back: IDF Bombs Houthi Targets in Yemen Following Terrorist Attack on Israeli Airport
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday conducted airstrikes against Yemen’s Hodeidah port, a stronghold of Houthi rebels, a day after the Iran-backed terrorists launched a missile attack that struck near Israel’s main airport. The IDF said it carried out its strikes “in response to repeated attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist regime against the
Radical Transparency: Journalist May Run for Congress (as a Democrat, Obviously)
Hanna Trudo is ‘tired of writing the same story about how Democrats keep losing to Republicans and failing us’ Hanna Trudo/X Hanna Trudo, a journalist who covered the Democratic Party for The Hill, is “exploring” a run for Congress in New Hampshire. It seems redundant to mention that Trudo would be running as a Democrat,
NIH lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute
The National Institutes of Health has laid off hundreds more staff, multiple current and laid-off employees of the health agency told CBS News, including at its cancer research institute. Around 200 employees began receiving layoff notices Friday evening, said three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The move surprised NIH officials, since the