Concerns over the Chinese-owned social media platform’s impact on national security led to the Senate unanimously passing a bill to prohibit its use on government equipment. Late Wednesday, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) passed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act. TikTok is a covert propaganda platform for the Chinese Communist Party. Hawley said Thursday that the company poses a serious threat to national security and should be banned from all government-issued equipment until it is compelled to cut all relations with China. In light of security concerns, many American states have banned TikTok from all state-owned computers and mobile devices.…
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The United States has seen a record number of migrants enter the country since early 2021. The three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) helping migrants at the southern border of the United States have been asked by a group of House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, to keep records and communications related to their operations as part of an investigation into the flow of illegal immigrants into the interior of the United States. They were concerned about “the expanding role [NGOs play in driving the terrible rise of illegal aliens crossing the southern border,” Republican members, including Gooden, wrote to…
ery to us. It has only one airport. It’s hard to get out of town because there aren’t many available planes. We also have a few bus terminals, but it’s now quite challenging to book a trip for the same day. “The reason was laid forth by D’Agostino. D’Agostino claims that public services previously reserved for the local homeless population are being diverted to help the newly arrived migrants. He also mentioned that the city is considering busing migrants to larger cities like Dallas, where they may get flights or catch buses to their eventual destination. D’Agostino disclosed that he…
On Wednesday evening, the Senate of the United States voted to adopt a bill that would prevent the Chinese social media app TikTok from being used on government computers in the United States. The No TikTok on Government Devices Act, introduced by Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, was passed with unanimous assent. ByteDance Limited and its affiliates would be outlawed under the proposed laws, as would any services or updates to the Chinese social media app they produce or deliver. As long as the responsible agency “develops and documents risk mitigation procedures for such usage,” the statute makes an exception…
Election paperwork submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday revealed that a state legislator from Virginia, who served time in prison for contributing to the delinquency of a child and later married his 17-year-old victim, is running in a special election to replace a congressman who died late last year. After the Loudoun County rape and subsequent efforts to provide explicit sex education to elementary school students, Democrats in Virginia resisted the image that they were too lenient on the sexualization of minors. In light of this, the announcement that state Senator Joe Morrissey will run to replace retiring…
For prosecuting “a suspected CCP spy,” Senator Blackburn said it’s “a pity” that Democrats want to reject Biden’s nomination. Three Senate aides told Fox News Digital that a judge nominated by President Biden is stuck in the Senate Judiciary Committee because the judge prosecutes an alleged Chinese spy. This prosecution has caused concern among at least one Senate Democrat, who fears that the judge’s actions reflect “anti-Asian” racism. According to Biden’s aides, Hawaii Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono is holding up the confirmation of Biden’s candidate for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, attorney Casey Arrowood, who worked as…
Two soldiers are being questioned after photos of them dressing their service dogs as BDSM leaked online. Images of one of the officers, who resigned from the Army only last week, wearing one of the dog masks, have surfaced online. Two gang members were revealed to be commissioned officers after their identities were revealed in a long chat broadcast by a second Twitter account. On Tuesday, the Army released a statement promising to examine the claims. U.S. Army Pacific is aware of material published on social media revealing activities while in uniform, according to Major Jonathan Lewis, a spokeswoman for…
Parliamentary voting on the government’s long-term budget agreed to on Tuesday night must be completed by December 22. Legislators are debating a continuing resolution that would keep spending at its current level through December 16. (CR). House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a joint statement announcing the framework agreement (D-CT). Hill gives more detail than what was included in the initial press release. The Appropriations Committee Chairman, former Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, said earlier this week that lawmakers had “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to conclude…
A year-long “omnibus” funding package that would expire at the end of the current fiscal year in September 2023 is now being negotiated by senators, who aim to include over 7,500 earmarks totaling $16 billion. On Tuesday night, many legislators made public statements suggesting that a comprehensive framework agreement had been reached. There are over 7,500 earmarks worth $16 billion spread among 2023 appropriations bills produced throughout the year, Bloomberg Government reported earlier in the day. According to Bloomberg Government, the 2023 appropriations bills have 3,123 earmarks with a total value of $7,780,973,000 from the Senate and 4,386 earmarks with…
According to Newsom, it is the federal government’s “responsibility” to address the issue of illegal immigration since the federal government “owns” the problem. On Monday, Gavin Newsom, the Democratic contender for governor of California, said he was worried that President Joe Biden’s proposal to overturn Trump’s border policy would “destroy” the state. The deportation scheme outlined in Title 42 by Trump will be scrapped if Biden is elected. The current state of affairs is “not functional and is poised to break in a post-42 world,” as Newsom put it on Monday, so “we need to take some accountability and ownership.”…
The United States will invest $55 billion in Africa to improve the continent’s economy, healthcare, and security, the White House announced on Monday. When President Joe Biden met with African leaders on Tuesday, he was anticipated to provide further details on the benefits package. Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, told the press on Monday that the United States would contribute $55 billion to Africa over the next three years to help with “the significant challenges of our day.” However, despite the widespread perception that the United Government is trying to force its will on African governments, Sullivan claims that…
Conservatives in the House of Representatives claimed it had “spilled over” into the public. Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee have given evidence suggesting that an event at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology may have been the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus. FOX News was the first to report the breaking news. The leak, which happened late on Wednesday, originated in the minority staff report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The executive summary claims “there are indications that SARS-CoV-2 may have been tied to China’s biological weapons research program and spilled over to the human…
Although the math on Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) path to Speaker of the House may be stacked against him, he still has the support of certain members. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) made it clear to reporters after Tuesday’s Republican Governance Group (RG2) meeting that McCarthy had both her and the majority of the Republican caucus. She said, “There is no Plan B,” indicating that she was entirely behind McCarthy’s bid for the presidency. This backing contrasts the resistance from Republicans, some of whom have made it clear they won’t be supporting McCarthy. The new Congress will consist of around 50…
After enacting the most severe contractionary policy in a decade, the Federal Reserve decided to raise the target federal funds rate by 0.5 percentage points. The Federal Open Market Committee has now raised rates four times this year, with today’s increase being the most recent (June, July, September, and November). The current interest rate objective is between 4.25% and 4.50%. The Committee’s decision on the future pace of raising the target range will consider the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments, as stated by the…
Rep. Virginia Foxx is drafting legislation to restrict the involvement of child protection services in disputes over transgender youth. On Tuesday, North Carolina Republican Representative Virginia Foxx introduced legislation to protect parents who refuse to allow their children to undergo social or medical gender transitions from having custody of their children terminated. Foxx, a prominent member of the House Committee on Education & Labor, recently told Fox News Digital, “Parents have the right and duty to keep their children safe.” It also includes making choices about life-altering medical interventions. Foxx argued that deciding not to provide a kid with gender…
