President Biden announced he will sign a bill that overturns the D.C. City Council’s overhaul of the district’s criminal code. The president said he supports the district’s statehood and home rule, but does not support the law that lowers many penalties and mandatory minimum sentences for some of the worst crimes. The bill is being…

The House of Representatives is working to pass a bill that would punish Chinese officials involved in the nation’s forced organ harvesting industry. The legislation aims to expose and crack down on a practice that involves stealing organs from victims who are both dead and alive.  According to congressional investigations, China murders between 60,000 to…

A group of bipartisan lawmakers is trying to close a loophole in U.S. law that allows foreign agents to lobby inside the United States without disclosing who they really work for. The Paid Off Act would require foreign agents working for countries like China and Russia to disclose their lobbying efforts to the Justice Department.…

President Joe Biden is flexing his veto power for the first time in his presidency. After the House and Senate voted to block a Biden administration rule on ESG investing, he vowed to veto the legislation. But the veto might not end the fight, as Republican-led states are also challenging the rule in court. The…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) drew backlash from both Democrats and Republicans after calling for a “national divorce” and suggesting conservatives need their own “safe space.” Greene, who has been talking up the idea of a “national divorce” since 2021, elaborated that she would like to see a “legal agreement to separate our ideological and…

Republicans are eyeing 2024 as their chance to regain control of the Senate. Nearly three dozen seats will be on the ballot next year, including several with Democratic incumbents who are considered vulnerable. Republicans only need a net gain of two seats to take control of the chamber. However, the disappointing results of the 2022…

The Supreme Court is set to review whether an entire federal agency is unconstitutional. This week, it announced it would take up another challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined its funding structure violated the constitution. The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to…

Drug cartels are targeting young adults and teenagers by advertising on social media. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are so concerned, it could lead to action on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The controversial provision shields social media companies from liability for content that’s posted on their sites. “The cartels that are…

According to a classified report sent to the White House and key members of Congress from the Department of Energy, the COVID-19 virus most likely originated from a lab leak in China. The head of the FBI, Christopher Wray, said his agency backed up the report. But not everyone is convinced. According to the Wall…

The Biden administration has asked Congress to renew a surveillance law that is set to expire at the end of the year. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines wrote a letter to congressional leadership Tuesday in support of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The spy program, which…