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CHINA WATCHBill Introduced to Ban Student Visas to Chinese Nationals
By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square
U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-WV, filed a bill on Friday to ban Chinese nationals from receiving student visas. “Every year we allow nearly 300,000 Chinese nationals to come to the U.S. on student visas. We’ve literally invited the CCP to spy on our military, steal our intellectual property, and threaten national security,” he said.
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITYMcConnell’s Comments on Gabbard Nomination
“The nation should not have to worry that the intelligence assessments the President receives are tainted by a Director of National Intelligence with a history of alarming lapses in judgment,” Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said. “Tulsi Gabbard failed to demonstrate that she is prepared to assume this tremendous national trust.”
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GUNSHouse Democrat Pushes Bill Requiring Liability Policy to Buy or Possess Firearms
By Tim Clouser, The Center Square
Under a bill proposed Monday, the legislative majority is pushing to require proof of “financial responsibility” before purchasing or possessing a firearm by requiring certain liability policies.
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THE RUSSIA CONNECTIONU.S. Representative Who Backed Aid to Ukraine Removed from Committee Chairmanship
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has removed the chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee who has been an outspoken supporter of assistance for Ukraine.
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JAN. 6 ATTACKConspiracy Theory Debunked: FBI Was Not in on the Jan. 6 Attack
By Brett Rowland, The Center Square
The FBI had 26 confidential sources at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, but the FBI was not in on the attack and no undercover FBI agents were on the National Mall that day, contradicting conspiracy theories about the attack.
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TERROR FINANCINGSupport Dwindles for Cracking Down on Nonprofit Terror Financing
By Christina Lengyel, The Center Square
The overwhelming bipartisan support a plan to revoke tax exemptions for nonprofits deemed supportive of terrorist organizations once enjoyed has dwindled as critics worry about constitutional overreach.
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PLUM ISLANDBipartisan Effort to Make Plum Island a National Monument Advances in Congress
Plum Island, off the north-eastern coast of Long Island, has been, since 1954, home to a high-security biolab researching pathogens threatening humans and animals. The lab has been relocated to Manhattan, Kansas. A bill calling on the Department of the Interior to consider adding Plum Island to the National Park system is advancing in Congress.
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GUNSSenator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data with Political Operatives
By Corey G. Johnson
In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its “covert program” to collect information on gun owners for political purposes.
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IMMIGRATIONWhy Is Immigration Reform So Contentious?
The issue of immigration reform is one that both Republicans and Democrats have sought to address for years with little success. The reason, sys one expert: Immigration is a very complex issue and there has not been sufficient political will to fix it.
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WILDFIRESCongressional Staff Learn to Fight Wildfires with Legislation
By Rob Jordan
Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment recently hosted a first-of-its-kind “boot camp” in which congressional staffers got a crash course from experts in climate, forestry, fire science, utilities, insurance, and other wildfire-related topics.
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MASS DEPORTATIONTrump Could Do a Mass Deportation. We’ve Done It Before.
By Patrick G. Eddington
Historical examples suggest that enacting forced relocation, internment, and deportation is nowhere near the longshot many experts believe. In a second term, the biggest challenge for Trump’s mass-deportation agenda would likely not be legal — the courts cannot be counted on to stand in his way— but logistical and monetary.
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SECRET SERVICEGrassley, Cortez Masto Want Senate Confirmation of Secret Service Directors
By Kim Jarrett, The Center Square
Lawmakers filed a bill that would require Senate confirmation of Secret Service directors and impose a 10-year term limit. The heads of the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and Customs & Border Protection are already confirmed by the Senate.
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EXTREMISMCongress Probes Federal Funds for Antisemitic Indoctrination, Terrorism
By Alan Wooten, The Center Square
Congress’ probe into rising antisemitism on college campuses includes letters to the leaders of 10 prominent universities. The ten universities were advised of investigations from six House committees.
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CHINA WATCHChina's Growing Threat to U.S. National Security in the Crosshairs of Congress
By Casey Harper, The Center Square
While the Chinese Communist Party’s possibly imminent invasion of Taiwan could spark a war in the region, experts and lawmakers in Congress on Thursday said that the Taiwan issue is just one part of a broader Chinese strategy countering the U.S.
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EXTREMISMBipartisan Members of Congress, Jewish Professors Oppose Antisemitism Bill
By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square
A coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers, nearly 700 Jewish professors, and others oppose an antisemitism bill sent to the U.S. Senate arguing it’s unconstitutional and doesn’t adequately address antisemitism. Opponents argue it would criminalize Christian beliefs about Jesus.
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