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Sen. Mark Kelly says tweets about him by Reps. Massie, Boebert are false
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz, said tweets claiming he asked the Treasury Department about a program to censor information on social media regarding bank runs are false. Kelly told Straight Arrow News his question was specifically about foreign adversaries. On Sunday, the Treasury Department held a briefing for members of Congress about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse… -
Pentagon seeks to counter China with $842 billion budget request
The Pentagon is asking Congress for $842 billion next year, its largest ever budget request. The Defense Department said the budget’s number one priority is to counter China both now and in the decades to come. “Our greatest measure of success and the one we use around here most often is to make sure the… -
Biden admin’s CBP One app for migrants plagued by glitches, bad reviews
Customs and Border Protection agents stopped hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from entering the U.S. on Sunday, Mar. 12, after they tried to run across an international bridge in El Paso, Texas. Agents used concertina wire, concrete barricades and shields to stop the immigrants from pushing through to America. The immigrants said they tried to cross… -
Congressmen want to give Americans the right to sue China over COVID-19
Two Congressional Republicans introduced a bill that would give Americans the right to sue the Chinese Communist Party for what they call a “large-scale misrepresentation campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic.” If passed, the bill would waive the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and allow U.S. citizens to sue the Chinese government for monetary damages. Reps. Chris… -
Justice Department endorses bill to counter foreign tech companies
The Justice Department is officially coming out in support of the RESTRICT Act. The bipartisan proposal would allow the federal government to regulate and ban foreign technology that is deemed a national security risk. This bill applies to all companies that pose a national security risk including Huawei, ZTE and Russia’s Kaspersky Lab. Lately, the… -
Pentagon doesn’t want to share evidence of Russian war crimes with ICC
The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence of Russian war crimes with the International Criminal Court. A New York Times report states the Defense Department is concerned that assisting The Hague will set a precedent of cooperation and lead to the possible prosecution of Americans. Congress made an exception for this type of cooperation… -
Michael Jordan championship shoe collection expected to sell for $100M
Six individual shoes worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan during the clinching games of his NBA Finals victories are set to go on sale. Sotheby’s is selling the shoes as part of its rare “Dynasty Collection” which experts predict could fetch a price of up to $100 million. “This collection is absolutely remarkable. We’re talking… -
President Biden unveils 2024 budget proposal worth $6.8 trillion
President Biden has unveiled his federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2024. The White House said it will reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade. The proposal calls for $6.8 trillion in spending. It includes $885 billion in defense spending and $1 trillion in non-defense discretionary spending. The mandatory spending for Medicare,… -
Whistleblower: Chinese Communist Party can access TikTok US user data
A whistleblower told Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that TikTok and ByteDance employees based in China can easily access U.S. data with the click of a button. That includes members of the Chinese Communist Party on the company’s payroll. According to Hawley, the whistleblower also said, “TikTok and ByteDance are functionally the same company. They use… -
MLB’s new pitch clock aims to accelerate pace of play
Back in 1971, Hall of Fame baseball writer Roger Angell mused of America’s pastime that “within the ballpark, time moves differently, marked by no clock except the events of the game.” While those words may have held true for almost two centuries of the sport’s history, this year the clock is ticking. In 2023, Major… -
Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal described as ‘gutting’ during hearing
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing examining the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The witnesses painted a dreadful picture of the operation and its aftermath. “This whole thing has been a gutting experience. I never imagined I would witness the kind of gross abandonment, followed by career-preserving silence of senior… -
Lawsuits expected if Biden decides to detain migrant families at the border
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is planning to sue the Biden administration if it decides to detain migrant families at the southern border. It’s one of multiple proposals the administration is considering ahead of the end of Title 42 on May 11. “Putting children and their parents behind barbed wire to deter them from… -
South Korea to pay victims of Japan’s forced labor
South Korea announced it will provide compensation to victims who were forced to work while the country was under Japanese rule. It’s an attempt to heal an old wound that goes back more than 100 years. Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. Throughout that time, hundreds of thousands of Koreans were forced…
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