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Sen. Rubio to release COVID-19 origins report with new documents
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced that he will soon release a report revealing new information about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to his office, the report will include previously undisclosed documents and a mountain of circumstantial evidence that the virus likely began after a lab accident in Wuhan. “We have enough pieces put… -
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… -
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… -
Former CDC director: US tax dollars funded research that led to COVID
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield told Congress that it’s more likely the COVID pandemic was the result of an accidental lab leak than a natural spillover. The testimony came during a hearing on the pandemic’s origins. “This conclusion is based primarily on the biology of the virus itself. Including the rapid, high infectivity for human… -
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… -
‘Bone deep stupid’: Senators share why they are overriding DC crime bill
The Senate is preparing to override the Washington, D.C., crime bill which would have overhauled the district’s criminal justice system. The bill has been heavily criticized on a bipartisan basis for lowering maximum penalties for murders, armed home invasion burglaries, and some sexual assault offenses. The vote is expected later this week. “They’re sending a… -
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… -
US signs 8-country agreement to help prosecute Russian war criminals
Attorney General Merrick Garland signed a new agreement with Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia and Romania that he said will strengthen efforts to prosecute Russian war criminals. The memorandum will increase information sharing amongst countries that have pledged to assist Ukraine. The signing came during the United for Justice Conference in Lviv, Ukraine, which…