More than 100 American universities and colleges received donations, gifts, or contracts from sources in China between the years 2013 and 2020, according to a Bloomberg analysis of U.S. government data. Harvard University received the most—nearly $100 million—with the majority of donations considered gifts. A House Oversight panel is looking into donations China made to the University…

Politico and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper are at odds over a two-year-old report that dozens of intelligence officials believed the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinformation. The article, published in October 2020, cited a letter signed by more than 50 former senior intelligence officials. “The arrival on the U.S. political scene…

The much anticipated Republican-led Twitter hearing was originally intended to hold the company accountable for censoring conservatives and the Hunter Biden laptop story. But it turns out, both sides had sharp criticisms about the company’s shortcomings. Republicans focused on what they described as Twitter’s anti-conservative bias before it was bought by Elon Musk. They focused…

The Supreme Court admitted that, nearly nine months later, it has been unable to find out who leaked the early draft of the Dobbs opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The failure to uncover the unprecedented leak comes despite a wide-ranging investigation that included interviews with nearly a hundred employees of the…

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will soon become chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee and he’s made it clear he’ll be forming a special subcommittee to look into what some Republicans are calling the “weaponization” of the FBI, DOJ, and other security agencies by the Biden administration. The formation of the subcommittee is part of…

Ever since Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., finally won the votes to become the new speaker of the House, there’s been a barrage of bipartisan speculation that the concessions he made will have long-term repercussions on how we govern. One change gives a single lawmaker the power to oust the speaker, which “strengthens the smallest caucus…

There’s been a lot of indictment talk these days from both sides of the aisle. The GOP is hoping Hunter Biden will be charged with tax crimes and making a false statement related to a gun purchase. Democrats are hoping the DOJ will file charges against Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6…

The ongoing saga surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop added another chapter this week. Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger dropped Part Seven of the Twitter Files Monday. The latest offering details how the FBI, and the greater intelligence community, discredited factual information about Hunter Biden and his foreign business dealings. Elon Musk hired independent journalists like Shellenberger to…

The U.S. faces a potential COVID surge; a government shutdown likely to be avoided; Paul Pelosi’s attacker appears in court; and JFK documents are set to be declassified. These stories and more highlight our morning rundown for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.  Senate to vote on funding bill to avert shutdown There was a House vote…

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has released documents that show internal communications between Twitter employees in charge of content moderation in the run-up to the 2020 elections. The files — released to Substack writer Matt Taibbi and posted on Twitter in a series of screenshots — have been dubbed the “Twitter Files.” According…