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Remote, proxy voting in Congress is coming to an end
Remote voting and remote committee hearings in the House of Representatives appear to be coming to an end when the 117th Congress closes on Jan. 3. The practice has never been allowed before, but an exception was made through a House resolution to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., enacted… -
TikTok parent company ByteDance fires employees who tracked journalists
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance fired one executive and another resigned after it was revealed the Chinese tech giant tracked journalists. An internal investigation by ByteDance found employees wrongfully obtained the data of certain U.S. users, including their IP addresses. The company claimed internal auditors were trying to find the source of suspected leaks, according to… -
US will be able to sell seized Russian yachts, give money to Ukraine
In the early months of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the United States and other countries seized yachts, mansions, private jets and other valuable assets belonging to Russian oligarchs. But many wondered, including D.C. lawmakers, what can be done with all those billionaire toys? Well, included in Congress’s $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package is an amendment… -
Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill
The United States Senate on Thursday approved a $1.7 trillion omnibus package to fund the federal government through September of next year. The legislation is now heading to the House, and if passed, must be signed by President Joe Biden before funding runs out on Friday. The spending package, which passed the Senate 68-29, has… -
Jan. 6 reports from GOP, investigative committee draw different conclusions
Two reports on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have two very different focuses. The official Jan. 6 investigative committee compiled a report that stated the attack on the Capitol could not have happened without Donald Trump. A separate investigation from a group of five House Republicans found that intelligence failures, internal politics… -
Arizona to remove shipping containers from Mexico border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, R, has agreed to stop installing shipping containers along his state’s border with Mexico. According to a court filing, Arizona also agreed to remove those that have already been put in place to avoid a restraining order or preliminary injunction. The containers were added to fill gaps in the border wall.… -
Biden to give Zelenskyy $2 billion for war and Patriot missiles
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington to meet with President Biden and address a joint session of Congress. According to a senior administration official, President Biden will announce a $2 billion security package to Ukraine, which will include a Patriot missile battery. According to the State Department, Patriots are capable of defending against cruise… -
Congress giving $1.1 billion to fix 46,000 broken bridges
Congress is on track to provide an additional $1.14 billion in 2023 to reduce the backlog of structurally deficient bridges. But that’s not even close to what’s needed to fix the problem. A 2021 report from the American Society of Civil Engineers said 46,154 structurally deficient bridges in the United States are in “poor condition”.… -
Grand jury indicts 2 in hacked Ring doorbell swatting scheme
A grand jury indicted two people in a swatting scheme in which the defendants are accused of hacking into Ring video doorbells, calling the cops by placing bogus emergency calls, and then live streaming the police response on social media. The pair are accused of doing this about a dozen times in a single week.… -
Congress negotiating $1.7 trillion funding bill ahead of Friday deadline
The federal government is preparing to spend $1.7 trillion next year. According to the newly released 2023 omnibus spending package, taxpayer dollars are being split, with $772.5 billion for non-defense spending and $858 billion in defense funding for the military. Congress is currently negotiating the final details and the numbers may change slightly. But lawmakers… -
Jan. 6 committee makes criminal referrals against Trump
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol made multiple criminal referrals to the Justice Department against former President Donald Trump. The committee said Trump is criminally liable for his role in the riot and the attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power to President Joe Biden. The committee said Trump… -
Border Patrol closes highway checkpoint as immigration surges
The Border Patrol shut down a highway checkpoint in the El Paso sector as the number of illegal crossings in the area skyrockets. Photos sent to Straight Arrow News by a source in El Paso show a checkpoint in New Mexico blocked off and unstaffed. The Border Patrol El Paso sector denied the shutdown was… -
House intelligence GOP and Democrats release dueling COVID reports
In another example of partisanship, Democrats and Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released separate reports on COVID-19. The committee’s work is supposed to be nonpartisan, but the dueling reports highlight what each party has expressed concern about. For Democrats, their concerns are intelligence collection and how the Trump administration handled it. For Republicans, it’s…
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