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Roll Call:  House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren led a hearing Wednesday on finalizing implementation of a law that would allow congressional staffers to unionize. It also happened to be among the first measures she ever voted for. “One of the first votes I cast as a brand new member of the House of Representatives — it was late on my very first day in that Congress — was to… Read more »

From Legal Newsline:  There would already be a black female U.S. Supreme Court justice had President Joe Biden accepted the first one that a Republican president selected nearly 20 years ago, according to a Georgia congressman. “If Joe Biden really wanted to have the first black female Supreme Court justice, he shouldn't have blocked the one that Bush proposed,” said… Read more »

MDJ:  Federal lawmakers who represent Cobb County condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Thursday. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, said in a statement that the invasion was a premeditated war of aggression that violates Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law. “I support the efforts already underway to bolster Ukraine’s defense forces, including the provision of… Read more »

Washington Examiner:  Outside of Washington, Republicans take pride in supporting police officers and shielding them from calls to defend their departments. But in the U.S. Capitol, tensions are rising between Capitol Police and members of the minority party. Some Capitol Police changes were implemented in response to security failures that allowed a mob to breach the U.S.… Read more »

Newsmax:  Republican lawmakers are blaming Democratic leadership for politicizing the job of the Capitol Police following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Several GOP members wrote Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton last week to discuss "diminished trust" in Capitol security due to policies implemented by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Seemingly isolated incidents that… Read more »

Epoch Times:  U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Inspector General (IG) Michael Bolton is being challenged to address what three Republican members of the House Committee on Administration describe as the “politicized campus security” of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “Since January 6th, the Majority has politicized campus security, fomenting distrust among Republicans… Read more »

American Military News:  Lockheed Martin’s Marietta plant could be one of two nationwide to build the LMXT aerial fuel tanker plane, pending a contract award from the U.S. Air Force. Speaking from the hangar where the aircraft will one day be constructed, Gov. Brian Kemp said the selection could create up to 1,000 new Lockheed jobs atop more than 5,000 already employed in… Read more »

Breitbart:  Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is using the U.S. Capitol Police as her “private intelligence agency” to investigate lawmakers. Nehls, a former law enforcement officer, spoke to Breitbart News after he said in a statement that the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) entered Nehls’ congressional… Read more »

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Fox News:  Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Fresh questions are being raised about what American scientists and federal health officials knew about the origins of the coronavirus and whether conflicting evidence was suppressed and hidden from the public. On Tuesday night’s episode of Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News dove into the early days of the coronavirus… Read more »