Speaker Pelosi retains her position by a thin margin. The newest members of Congress took their oaths of office on Sunday as the 117th Congress convened. Overcoming opposition…
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Immigration Restriction Upheld by Ninth Circuit
President Trump’s “public charge” ban ruled permissable. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that President Trump’s executive order to protect American taxpayers from “Immigrants Who…
Read MoreFBI Assists in Investigation of Gas Line Sabotage
3,500 affected by outages during frigid weather in Aspen, CO. Three natural gas locations were breached by vandals last week in Aspen, Colorado, who coordinated what authorities said…
Read MoreDOD Declassifies Chinese Bounties on American Troops
Intelligence unconfirmed, but has potentially global impact. Two senior administration officials declassified an unconfirmed intelligence report that was given to President Trump in a briefing on December 17.…
Read MoreIran Issues Threat to President Trump
U.S. military taking preventive measures in Persian Gulf. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani recently vowed revenge for the airstrike that killed General Soleimani one year ago. In a speech…
Read MoreDOE Extends Liquified Natural Gas Export Authorizations
Five long term authorizations extended through 2050. This past week, the Department of Energy announced the extension of export terms for liquified natural gas (LNG). The authorization extends…
Read MoreNew Chaplain Named for House of Representatives
Speaker Pelosi names a woman to that position for first time. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced she is appointing Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben…
Read MoreOver $2.5 Million in Hard Narcotics Seized by CBP
Field officers discovered over 120 pounds of narcotics at Texas border. Earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo, Texas, apprehended a U.S. citizen who…
Read MoreSecretary of Education Responds to COVID Relief
Applauds funding for education and Second Chance Pell grants. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a statement regarding the signing of the COVID relief package this past week. She…
Read MoreRailroad Administration Announces Automated Braking System
Positive Train Control installed ahead of statutory deadline. Administrator Ronald Batory of the Federal Railroad Administration announced the installation of the Positive Train Control (PTC) system, an automatic…
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