The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing on the “Missouri v. Biden” U.S. Supreme Court case at 9:00 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony from Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.); Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Special Assistant Attorney General D. John Sauer.
The House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing on Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in the 21st Century at 8:30 a.m. ET March 30, with testimony by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb; and U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone.
U.S. House lawmakers voted in support of an energy bill amendment that would prevent the Department of Energy from introducing energy efficiency standards that could outlaw most gas stoves on the market today. More than a dozen Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, part of a Republican-led pro-fossil-fuel legislative package H.R. 1, also referred to as the […]
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday spoke about Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States and answered questions about Beijing’s possible reactions.
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) questioned Jeanne Bumpus, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of Congressional Affairs, about the FTC’s investigation into Twitter at a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight on Wednesday.
The Senate passed a resolution, 68-23, on March 29 to end the COVID-19 national emergency sooner than scheduled. The measure, which was introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and passed the House on Feb. 1, now heads to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Democrats, […]
The Senate passed a resolution on March 29, 53–43, to repeal a Biden administration regulation of U.S. waters and wetlands. The disapproval resolution passed the House on March 9, 227–198. It was passed in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to strike down regulations within 60 days of passage. However, President Joe […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the FBI’s usage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), saying that the surveillance apparatus is critical to “fight the Chinese.” Garland made the comments during a March 29 appearance before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. He came to Capitol Hill to discuss the […]
Sens. Jim Risch (R-Ind.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the leading Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, speak about U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense in the Russian-Ukraine war at 4:00 p.m. ET March 29, in a Hudson Institute conversation hosted by Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense […]
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ press secretary said she is resigning after posting a Twitter post that appeared to suggest violence against “transphobes” following the deadly mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school that left three children and three adults dead. Hours after the mass shooting took place on Monday, Hobbs press secretary Josselyn Berry wrote: “Us when […]
The House Judiciary Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Compliance with Committee Oversight” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by FBI Office of Congressional Affairs Acting Assistant Director Christopher Dunham; Assistant Secretary of Education Gwen Graham; and Federal Trade Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Director Jeanne Bumpus.
The House Oversight and Accountability Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Fueling Unaffordability: How the Biden Administration’s Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity and Compounded Inflation” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 29. American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research Director for Energy, Trade, and Environmental Policy Oliver McPherson-Smith; Independent […]
The House Energy Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree” at 2:00 p.m. March 29. Teri L. Donaldson, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy; Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce; Sean […]
The Senate passed a bill, 66–30, on March 29 that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. The first allowed the United States to enter the Gulf War, during which then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces were driven out of Kuwait. The second allowed the U.S. military to go into Iraq following reports that […]
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) lead a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 29 to re-introduce the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act to improve air travel safety by holding unruly passengers accountable.
The House Education Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses” at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 29, with testimony from Cherise Trump, Josiah Joner, Suzanne Nossel, and Ilya Shapiro.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds its first hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 29. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Charles Allen, D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton, and Washington DC CFO Glen Lee will testify.
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance at 10 a.m. ET on March 29. State Department Deputy Inspector General, Acting Inspector General Diana Shaw, USAID Acting Deputy Inspector General Nicole Angarella, and Department of Defense Inspector General Robert Storch will testify.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors Martin Gruenberg; Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr; and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang testify at the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s hearing on The Federal Regulators’ Response to Recent Bank Failures at 10:00 a.m. ET on […]
A Senate Republican revealed during a March 28 hearing that an internal Department of Justice (DOJ) memo dissuaded U.S. Marshals from arresting protestors in violation of laws against picketing the homes of judges. The materials revealed during the hearing show that U.S. Marshals were explicitly directed not to arrest protestors at the homes of Supreme […]
The Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Enterprise cybersecurity to protect the Department of Defense Information Networks” at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by Department of Defense CIO John Sherman; and Defense Information Systems Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), joined by Master Sergeant Richard Stayskal, attorney Natalie Khawam, leaders of multiple military organizations, and members of Congress, host a press conference at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 29 to discuss the SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act.
The Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee holds a hearing on regional nuclear deterrence at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 28. M. Elaine Bunn, senior adviser (non-resident), Project on Nuclear Issues, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr. Brad Roberts, director, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Gregory Weaver, senior associate (non-resident), […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has signed a subpoena for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to obtain a July 2021 Dissent Channel cable and the Secretary’s response. Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) requested the cable that is believed to have warned the administration of a lack of proper preparation for President Joe Biden’s unilateral decision to […]
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Committee on Rules Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by actor Richard Gere and the International Campaign for Tibet, host a press conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 28, to discuss the situation of Tibetans […]
The U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 28 on Ensuring Force Readiness: Examining Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military. Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for National Defense, the Heritage Foundation; Jeremy Hunt, chairman of Veterans on Duty, Inc.; Meaghan Mobbs, senior fellow of the Independent […]
House Republican Study Committee House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), and Members of the HEAT Team host a press conference at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 28 to speak about the H.R. 1, “The Lower Energy Costs Act.”
U.S. House passed a bill to punish the Chinese Communist Party on March 27 for its forced live organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. The bill, dubbed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, aims to sanction anyone involved in the horrific act and requires annual government reporting on such activities taking place in […]
The U.S. House Energy Communications and Technology Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on March 28 on “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship.”
The Senate voted 65-28 on March 27 to invoke cloture, ending debate, on a bill that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. Ahead of the vote Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, cited the U.S. retaliatory strikes in Syria following Iran-backed groups killing a U.S. contractor, […]
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 28 on “Government Response to East Palestine: Ensuring Safety and Transparency for the Community.”
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a U.S. legislature and administration joint commission to monitor China’s human rights violations, holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET March 28 on preserving Tibetan linguistic, religious, and cultural heritage in the face of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party. Penpa Tsering and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration; Richard […]
U.S. House Oversight Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 28 on The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended. David Zweig, author and investigative journalist for The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Free Press; Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D., Ph.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist, epidemiologist, […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg; Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr; and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang testify on the “Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response” in a hybrid hearing by U.S. Senate Bank Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on March […]
U.S. House Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and other GOP legislators propose more solutions to avoid raising the debt ceiling in the future, at 10 a.m. ET on March 28.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise (La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), and other Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives hold a press conference at 10 a.m. ET on March 28.
A staffer from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) office has been attacked in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the congressman’s office. In a statement to outlets, Paul said that a member of his staff “was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.,” over the weekend. “I ask you to join Kelley and me in […]
The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill to strip communist China of its international status as a developing nation, thereby limiting the regime’s access to certain aid from the United States and other nations. H.R. 1107, colloquially referred to as the “PRC is Not a Developing Country Act,” aims to ensure that China’s […]
The House on March 27 overwhelmingly passed a bill to punish communist China for its forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. The move marked the first non-symbolic legislative measure in the United States to counter the atrocity. H.R. 1154, dubbed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, passed by a vote of 413 […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg denied congressional Republicans’ claims of political bias over the weekend, accusing the lawmakers of undermining his office’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. “We evaluate cases in our jurisdiction based on the facts, the law, and the evidence,” Bragg said in a March 25 statement posted to his Twitter account. […]
The U.S. House meets at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 27 for legislative business regarding HR 1107 – PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act, HR 1154 – Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, and HR 1189 – Undersea Cable Control Act, as well as H.Con.Res. 15 – Authorizing the use of the Capitol […]
House Republicans recently passed the Parents Bill of Rights legislation that aims at giving parents more information about their children’s education in school. NTD spoke to Lily Tang Williams, a former New Hampshire congressional candidate and a survivor of communist China’s Cultural Revolution, for her take on the bill.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that his chamber would be moving forward with legislation to ban the controversial video app TikTok. The move was expected after testimony from Singapore-based TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi before members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday failed to convince lawmakers that […]
House Republicans sent another letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Saturday, requesting the latter to provide more information about the potential indictment against former president Donald Trump. “We reiterate the request in our March 20 letter and ask that you comply in full as soon as possible but no later than March 31, […]
Social media giant TikTok is a tool in communist China’s strategy to undermine and displace the United States, according to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the first time ever on March 23, in an attempt to defend the […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 24 passed H.R. 5, the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act. The bill passed the lower chamber in a 213–208 party-line vote. Republicans easily defeated a Democrat measure to recommit the legislation to committee. H.R. 5, the fulfillment of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-promised “parental bill […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was formally admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee in a public letter on March 23 for allegedly soliciting campaign contributions in a federal building in 2022. The committee, in their letter (pdf) to the Republican lawmaker, said they had reviewed an allegation that Graham “violated Senate Rules and related standards of conduct” by soliciting campaign […]
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) discusses gun control laws and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) enforcement at a Congressional Oversight Committee meeting titled “ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?”
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies on the Biden administration’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda at the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee at 9:00 a.m. ET on March 24.
The State Department is facing a potential subpoena from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after failing to disclose a pair of records regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The department failed to provide an after-action report and a dissent cable in response to a request by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) by end […]
The House Selecte Committee on the CCP holds a hearing on “The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide” at 7:00 p.m. ET on March 23. Ms. Gulbahar Haitiwaji, concentration camp survivor and author of “How I Survived a Chinese “Reeducation” Camp: A Uyghur Woman’s Story”; Ms. Qelbinur Sidik, a human rights advocate and concentration camp witness; Dr. […]
TikTok is still storing Americans’ data on overseas servers, potentially placing it at risk of being accessed and exploited by China’s communist regime. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified on the matter during a March 23 hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the subject of TikTok’s data privacy practices and ties to […]
The House Armed Service Subcommittee holds a hearing on the 2024 budget proposal for the Department of Defense in Science and Technology at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 23. Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante will testify.
The acting National Cyber director of The White House, Kemba Walden, testifies to the U.S. House Oversight Committee at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 23 on the “White House National Cybersecurity Strategy.”
The CEO of TikTok claims that efforts by its China-based parent company to stalk American journalists do not qualify as “surveillance” or “spying.” The comments referred to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation regarding how employees at the China-based ByteDance, which owns TikTok, illicitly used TikTok data to track American journalists without their knowledge. When […]
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have formed a working group to investigate “egregious abuses” of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which has allegedly been used to illegally spy on millions of Americans. The group will be led by Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), a congressman who claims to have been one of over 3.3 […]
Reps. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Troy Nehls (R-Texas), joined by Heritage Foundation, Moms For Liberty, influencers, and grassroots demonstrators from across the United States hold a press conference at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 23 to urge a ban on TikTok.
Members of Congress and the CEO of TikTok are engaging in a series of heated exchanges over the app’s ties to China’s communist regime, as the House holds a hearing on TikTok’s data privacy practices. TikTok CEO Shou Chew is appearing before a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the first time […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 23 to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition.
The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired); Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA […]
U.S. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the 2024 Budget Proposal for the Department of Defense at 10 a.m. ET on March 23. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley will testify.
U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow of Heritage Foundation; Alex Bosco, Founder and Inventor of the Stabilizing Brace; Matthew Larosiere, Partner of Zermay-Larosiere Law Group; and Rob Wilcox (Minority Witness), Federal Legal Director of Everytown for Gun Safety will testify.
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew testifies on “How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms” to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23.
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan on Wednesday demanded answers from a former New York special assistant district attorney who led a probe to scour “every facet” of former President Donald Trump’s finances. In his letter to Mark Pomerantz, Jordan requested his cooperation with the committee’s oversight of New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s […]
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a special Congress commission, holds a hearing on China’s Global Influence and Interference Activities from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET on March 23.
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel defended his company’s decision to drastically increase the cost of the COVID-19 vaccine in a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on March 22. Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ranking Member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) both thanked Bancel for his company’s work to push out […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-Pa.), joined by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) of the House Freedom Caucus, host a joint press conference at 2:30 p.m. […]
The Senate voted on March 21 to advance a repeal of two U.S. authorizations for military action against Iraq. The upper congressional chamber voted on the motion, 67-28, to begin debate on a bill that would undo the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs). The first authorization allowed the United […]
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel testifies at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 21 to U.S. Senate Health Committee on “Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?” Christopher J. Morten, associate clinical professor of Law at Columbia Law School; Dr. Ameet Sarpatwari, assistant professor of Medicine at […]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.) on March 21 suggested the Democrat-controlled Senate should create its own China-focused committee, not unlike the select China committee that the Republican-controlled House inaugurated this session. “I would hope that the Senate would create a similar committee,” he said. McCarthy made the comments alongside his colleagues Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on recruiting challenges facing the U.S. military at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 22. The Under Secretary of the Army, Gabriel O. Camarillo; Under Secretary of the Navy, Erik K. Raven; and performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Kristyn E. Jones will […]
President Joe Biden signed on March 20 a GOP resolution overturning a Washington, D.C., crime bill. The GOP-controlled House and Democrat-controlled Senate both passed the resolution on a bipartisan basis and Biden expressed that he would sign the bill, pitting himself against progressives and his own belief that the District of Columbia should be a […]
Republican members of the House of Representatives are using a party retreat in Orlando, Florida, to hone in on new details in a multi-faceted investigation of Joe Biden’s family’s business transactions, including the possible flow of Chinese money to the Biden family. Ahead of the House Republican retreat, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is demanding answers from a New York district attorney reportedly planning to arrest former President Donald Trump on March 21. The district attorney in question, Alvin Bragg of Manhattan, is reportedly planning to arrest the former president over an alleged “hush money” payment during the 2016 election. Trump […]
Democrats and Republicans reacted after former President Donald Trump announced his looming indictment and asked his supporters to “protest” and “take our nation back.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused Donald Trump of being “reckless.” “The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: doing so to keep himself in the news and to foment […]
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on March 18 ordered Republicans to investigate whether federal funds were used in the reported looming indictment against former President Donald Trump. “Here we go again—an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump,” […]
Congress will hold its first bipartisan hearing with top federal financial regulators into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank at the end of the month, the House Financial Services Committee announced Friday. Martin Gruenberg, chairman of banking regulator the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision […]
President Joe Biden on Friday denied claims that an associate of his son Hunter Biden transferred over $1 million to members of the Biden family received from a Chinese energy firm. Biden’s response came after the GOP-led House Oversight Committee released information from financial documents showing that Robinson “Rob” Walker dispersed funds to Biden’s family members after […]
