House CCP Committee Chair Holds Roundtable on Chinese Battery Maker’s Connections With CCP

John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), hosts a roundtable at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 26 on Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion High Tech’s troubling connections to the CCP and the risks its planned facility in Michigan poses to the United States in Gr… Original

House Leaves Early for Summer Recess Without Passing Spending Bills

Congress will return to session on Sept. 9 and have 13 days to pass several spending bills that fund the whole federal government. WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on July 25 canceled its last week of business before the planned August recess and adjourned one week early without considering several government spending bills for the forthcoming

Texas Judge Blocks Deposition of NGO That Aids Illegal Immigrants

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expands probe into allegations that some NGO’s could be violating the law by how they assist illegal immigrants. A Texas judge has blocked the state’s attempts to compel a deposition from a representative of a charity that aids illegal immigrants who cross the Texas-Mexico border. On July 24, District Judge

Senate Advances Bills to Protect Children’s Online Safety and Privacy

The new legislation significantly updates a decades-old law to safeguard children’s safety on the internet. The Senate has cleared procedural hurdles for two bills that protect children’s safety and privacy online, readying them for a floor vote with a guaranteed passage next Tuesday. The new legislation significantly updates a decades-old law to safeguard children’s safety

White House Accuses Iran of Funding Pro-Palestinian Protests

U.S. intel chief had previously warned of Iran’s increasingly aggressive influence efforts. WASHINGTON—The White House on July 25 accused Iran of promoting and funding some of the pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. “We do know that Iran has been funding and encouraging some of the protest activity here in the United States,” John Kirby,