Congressional Black Caucus Demands DOJ Response on Police Accountability

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members on Thursday revealed they had written to the Department of Justice to demand data regarding the status of President Biden’s executive order on police accountability. That May 2022 executive order—Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety—calls for establishing a national law enforcement database. […]

House Ethics Committee Moves Forward with Santos Investigation

The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY). In a statement, Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-MS) said, “[T]he Committee unanimously voted on February 28, 2023, to establish an Investigative Subcommittee.” He went on to say that the subcommittee would probe “whether Representative George Santos may have: […]

DOJ: Capitol Police Can Sue Trump over January 6

The Department of Justice on Thursday declared that former President Trump can be held liable in court for the actions of the mob during the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection and attempt to overturn the 2020 Presidential election. Two U.S. Capitol Police officers were joined by 11 Democratic House members in seeking to sue Trump […]

U.S. Unveils New Cybersecurity Strategy

The Biden Administration Thursday unveiled a new cybersecurity strategy that urges tighter regulation of existing practices and stronger collaboration between the government and private sector. “Our rapidly evolving world demands a more intentional, more coordinated, and more well-resourced approach to cyber defense,” the White House said in a press release. “We face a complex threat […]

Biden Administration Offers $1.2 Billion to Shore Up Nuclear Power Plants

The Biden Administration Thursday said it was allocating a new round of $1.2 billion in aid to shore up distressed nuclear power plants. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the new $1.2 billion allocation. The money is part of a $6 billion investment in in the Civil Nuclear Credit Program as part of the Bipartisan […]

White House Targets Pandemic Relief Fraud

The Biden Administration on Thursday requested Congressional approval of more than $1.6 billion to target “a historic degree of outright fraud” within Covid pandemic relief programs.  A White House fact sheet on the topic blamed fraud and identity theft on “[p]ast underinvestment in basic government technology and the crush of demand during the pandemic, combined with ill-considered […]

Putin Claims “Terrorist Attack” Inside Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called a deadly drive-by shooting in the southern border region of Bryansk a “terrorist attack.” Putin made the charge during televised remarks after the governor of Bryansk said in a Telegram post that saboteurs had killed one person and wounded a 10-year-old child when they fired from a moving […]

Blinken and Lavrov Meet for First Time Since Invasion of Ukraine

PHOTO: Blinken and Lavrov in Geneva, December 2, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, met briefly Thursday at the Group of 20 (G-20) event in India—their first face-to-face since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago. The State Department said that during their exchange, Blinken stressed […]

Liz Cheney to Teach at University of Virginia

The University of Virginia announced Wednesday that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is joining the faculty as a professor.  “With democracy under fire in this country and elsewhere around the world, Liz Cheney serves as a model of political courage and leadership. Liz will send a compelling message to students about integrity. She’s a true […]

U.S. Intel Cannot Link “Havana Syndrome” to Foreign Adversary

A U.S. intelligence report Wednesday found that it’s “very unlikely” that a foreign adversary or energy weapon was the cause of the malady known as “Havana Syndrome.” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said in a statement that the events—officially referred to as “Anomalous Health Incidents”—were probably the result of other factors such as “preexisting […]

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