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    Congress to Probe CAIR

    While it remains unclear whether the Council on American‑Islamic Relations will testify, a House Judiciary subcommittee is set to hold a hearing Tuesday examining how CAIR and similar organizations are promoting Sharia law and other efforts lawmakers say are “incompatible with Western civilization” in the United States. “Sharia law has no place in the United…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Pro-Choicers Recognize That Abortion Is Too Evil to Even Describe 

    A recent clip of Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, questioning a pro-abortion law professor in a congressional hearing over the FACE Act has gone viral over the last week.   In the clip, Rep. Gill—who gained notoriety last year by confronting the CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher, with a variety of her prior radical statements about race—asked American University Washington College of Law professor Jessica Waters if…
    John Gerardi
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    ‘I Did My Homework’: Zeldin Slams DeLauro During Explosive EPA Hearing

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin brought a fiery exchange against a progressive climate control hawk who forgot to do her homework, suggesting his defense was “BS.” Zeldin appeared before the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday to testify and defend the EPA’s 2027 budget. He soon got into a heated argument with…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Vital House Surveillance, Farm, Immigration Bills Stall in Committee

    The House of Representatives’ attempt to pass legislation on foreign surveillance, homeland security funding, and agricultural policy on a tight deadline has already screeched to a halt, with Republican intraparty disagreement on all fronts. The House Rules Committee, a leadership-controlled panel that determines the conditions of debate for bills on the floor, went into recess…
    George Caldwell
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    Cory Mills Questions Mace as She Doubles Down on Expulsion Attempt

    Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal that Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to expel him from the U.S. House of Representatives as a deflection from her own personal controversies. “We do know for a fact that she’s currently under attack,” Mills said. “Her ex-fiancé had to file a restraining order for…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    How a Democrat Allegedly Used DEI and Bureaucracy to Commit Fraud and Attain Power

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., on Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on April 23. In the past few weeks, Rep. Greg Steube was leading the charge to bring to the House…
    Bradley Devlin
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    BREAKING: International Olympic Committee Adopts New Policy on Transgender Identity and Women’s Sports

    The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it would restrict women’s sports to biological females, as determined by a genetic test. The policy will go into effect for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games onwards. The IOC adopted as the standard a test for the gene associated with the sex-determining region Y protein, also known…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Markwayne Mullin a Step Closer to DHS Confirmation After Hearing

    With his Wednesday confirmation hearing, Sen. Markwayne Mullin got one step closer to leading the Department of Homeland Security.  Mullin, R-Okla., engaged in a difficult balancing act in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, attempting to cool tensions with fellow senators while refusing to yield ground to Democrats’ demands. “I don’t get…
    George Caldwell
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    Sparks Fly Between Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin at DHS Confirmation Hearing

    Sens. Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin got into a heated exchange on Capitol Hill Wednesday as Mullin refused to apologize for previously calling the Kentucky Republican a “freaking snake.” “I’m not apologizing for pointing out your character,” Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, told Paul. Mullin testified before the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on…
    Virginia Allen
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    Democrats Take Heat Over ‘Fake Sympathy’ for Angel Families in Noem Hearing  

    Democrats “issue fake sympathy” to the families who lost loved ones to crimes by illegal immigrants, Rep. Brad Knott claimed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “I’m going to apologize for my colleagues. They issue crocodile tears,” the North Carolina Republican told a group of Angel families sitting behind Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘I Can’t Tell You’: The Seemingly Simple Question Tim Walz Struggles With in Capitol Hill Fraud Hearing

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz previously said a court required the state to continue paying one of the charities at the center of a massive fraud scandal. But the state court denies making such an order. Asked on Capitol Hill Wednesday who is lying, Walz said, “I can’t tell you.” He blamed it on a misinterpretation by…
    Fred Lucas
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    Graham’s Demands to Be Committee Chairman Raise Questions

    Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., announcement on Saturday that he “fully” expects to be the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2027 swiftly triggered debate among conservatives. “I fully expect to be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2027 after Republicans retain control of the U.S. Senate,” Graham wrote. “As Chairman, my top priority…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Oversight Committee Calls Walz to Testify on Suspected Minnesota Fraud

    THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. House Oversight Committee called on Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify regarding alleged fraud throughout the state.  Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., called on Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 10.  “American taxpayers demand and deserve accountability for the…
    Andrew Rice
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