‘We don’t want to overshoot the target here but we don’t want to miss,’ says Marco Rubio. Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate will review and amend a proposed bill that could ban TikTok before considering it for a vote. Though the House rushed through a vote on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications
A Biden-nominated candidate for a judicial seat couldn’t define the term “assault weapon” during a confirmation hearing on March 20, even though she once signed a brief defending a ban on “assault weapons.” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked U.S. District Judge Nancy Maldonado of the Northern District of Illinois to define “assault weapons” during Wednesday’s
The House Freedom Caucus has booted Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) from its ranks, The Epoch Times has learned. The Hill first reported this development on March 20, saying that it happened on the night of March 19. The outgoing Colorado congressman has bucked his own conference on various hot-button issues, such as opposing the impeachment
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slammed the Democrats on March 20, saying their issue is not with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but rather with Israel. In a speech on the Senate floor, Mr. McConnell said Democrats are out of touch with the “overwhelming support” Israelis have for their military operations in Gaza in
Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the incumbent in Illinois’ 12th District, has kept his seat in a tight GOP primary battle with Darren Bailey, a former state representative who previously lost the gubernatorial election to Democrat J.B. Pritzker. The race was close. The Associated Press didn’t call it until 10:14 a.m. on March 20, on the
Currently, only federal loans discharged between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2025 are tax-free. President Joe Biden is proposing to make a temporary tax benefit permanent for most federal student loan borrowers who have or would be eligible for a discharge of their debts. The America Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion pandemic-era stimulus
Law enforcement officers recovered more than 1,100 modified Glock pistols between the start of 2021 and the end of 2023, the suit says. The city of Chicago is suing Glock, arguing that the gun manufacturer should be liable for gun violence because its products can be modified easily into automatic weapons. The lawsuit, filed in