A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to reform America’s intelligence classification system. The group said changes need to be made to reduce overclassification and prevent the mishandling of the most sensitive classified documents.  “We’ve got a byzantine, bizarre, bureaucratic system that has not kept up with the times, has not moved at all to…

President Biden and congressional leaders met at the White House to discuss a solution to the debt ceiling impasse. Time is running out, as America may not have the money it needs to pay its debts as early as June 1.  When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left the meeting, he told reporters they didn’t…

New York City is overhauling its approach to reading instruction in response to worrying data that showed half of students in third through eighth grade cannot pass a reading assessment. Education officials in the city have said the current curriculum failed to follow the science of how students learn to read. As a result, the…

President Joe Biden will meet with lawmakers Tuesday, May 9, to discuss the nation’s debt ceiling issue, as the United States attempts to avoid a potential government default. And China has ordered the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat from the country in a move that has been viewed as a further escalation of tensions between…

A group of Democratic senators is urging President Biden to create an immigrant parole program that would allow state governments to sponsor non-citizens who can fill job openings. The senators said such a program would help both immigrants looking to make money and businesses struggling to hire.  “Congressional action to provide lawful pathways for immigrant…

Russian officials say that the several drones that intercepted over the Kremlin in recent days were attempts to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The drones were shot down by Russian air defenses, according to officials in Moscow, who said Putin was not there at the time. In response, the Kremlin, which accused the U.S. and Kyiv…

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, R-Ky., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said they obtained legally privileged whistleblower information about a possible criminal scheme between former Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. They said the information involves an exchange of money for policy decisions.  The committee subpoenaed the FBI for…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine ethics at the Supreme Court as Democrats on the panel seek to pass legislation mandating the justices write a stricter code of ethics for themselves with “clear and enforceable rules.” The hearing led to debate as to whether the legislative branch of government could impose and…

Calls for banning TikTok seem to be one of few items Democrats and Republicans can agree on these days. And now comes the RESTRICT Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) that’s making its way through Congress. Also known as the TikTok ban, the Act gives power to the U.S.…

The Biden administration is sending 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of the end of Title 42, the pandemic order which allows for the near immediate deportation of immigrants on public health grounds. The request was made by the Department of Homeland Security and approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The troops will serve…