Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a New York special Congressional election viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 contests and a referendum on how the illegal immigration crisis and crime can impact close races. Suozzi will fill the seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was expelled from Congress following
Washington — The House on Tuesday is expected to vote for a second time in a week to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat in their first effort. Mayorkas narrowly survived last week’s vote after a small group of Republicans, who said President Biden’s border chief did not
Republican lawmakers say the Biden administration’s pause on LNG exports is ’strategically dangerous and unnecessary.’ More than 150 House Republicans have urged the Biden administration to end the pause on approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, citing concerns over its impact on global energy security. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Jan.
Columbus, Ohio — A federal judge extended a block on enforcement Monday of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps, as a legal challenge proceeds. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction prevents the law from taking effect while
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon employ “Indigenous Knowledge” in their research, a document obtained by the Washington Free Beacon shows. The document is a proposed revision of scientific integrity guidelines for the Department of Health and Human Services, which encompasses the FDA, CDC, and the National
Sen. Vance told Elon Musk that lawmakers face ’moral blackmail’ to support endlessly funding Ukraine or face accusations of supporting Putin. The proposed $61 billion funding for Ukraine in a spending package fails to include corruption prevention and transparency measures, a group of GOP senators said during a discussion with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to the Senate floor on Monday afternoon to slow the passage of a $95.3 supplemental spending package that sends new rounds of funding to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The libertarian-oriented Kentucky Republican called into question the decision to approve nearly $100 billion in foreign aid while the U.S. sovereign debt