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House committee subpoenas Blinken over deadly Afghanistan withdrawal

House lawmakers subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday over his alleged refusal to testify about the Biden administration’s deadly 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. The House Foreign Affairs Committee said Blinken must appear before the committee on Sept. 19 or face contempt charges, the committee said in a letter written by Republican Chairman Michael...

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Michigan becomes a top GOP Senate target as Mike Rogers ties with Dem opponent among older voters

The Senate race in Michigan has emerged as a much bigger Republican pickup opportunity than originally imagined as former Rep. Mike Rogers recently tied his Democrat opponent with a key group, according to a new poll. Michigan Republican strategist Jason Cabel Roe was not initially expecting the Republican traction that Rogers is now seeing in...

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GOP chairman subpoenas Biden officials to appear for sworn depositions on voter mobilization EO

FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is issuing subpoenas to five Biden administration agency officials to sit for sworn depositions after the congressman claimed their respective agencies failed to comply with previous congressional subpoenas to turn over their strategic plans to implement President Biden’s executive order (EO) on Promoting Access to Voting. In March 2021,...

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House committee calls for investigation into potential ethics violations by Biden's education secretary

EXCLUSIVE: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is calling for an investigation into whether Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act in an email blaming Republicans for the failure of the administration’s student loan repayment plan. The committee penned a letter to special counsel Hampton Dellinger Tuesday in reference to a...

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Trump assassination attempt task force chair questions 'frozen' response to shooter after touring site

BUTLER, Pa. – Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly, chairman of the House task force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, on Monday questioned what appears to have been a “frozen” response from law enforcement when they first spotted gunman Thomas Crooks. Kelly’s comments came after his second visit to the site of the assassination...

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Trump assassination task force rebuffs parallel probe: We’re ‘the only task force of jurisdiction’

BUTLER, Pa. – The bipartisan congressional task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Trump last month in Pennsylvania confirmed Monday they will be the only body with jurisdiction in probing the tragedy. The comments from ranking member Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., come after several Republican lawmakers — including one who took part in...

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27 states press SCOTUS to halt Biden ATF’s 'blatant attack' on gun owners, claiming end-run around Congress

West Virginia and Montana led 27 states Wednesday that filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the court to “rein in” the Biden administration’s new frame or receiver rule. The states, through their attorneys general, alleged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ new rule essentially broadening the definition of “firearm” to...

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Future of US security depends on 'spectrum sharing'

While patrolling the Iron Curtain in the 1980s, I saw firsthand the importance of American leadership, the value of strong alliances, and the moral strength that springs from our national values. I also saw something more basic: Our security depends on the United States maintaining an edge in advanced technologies. Our advantage on the battlefield...