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US, China standoff over Olympic athlete drug testing prompts new House GOP probe

FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is jumping into the fight between the U.S. and China’s dispute over the global agency charged with regulating athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs. “We, the undersigned members of Congress, are writing to express our grave concern regarding recent developments involving the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its...

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'Putting down a rabid dog': Stefanik demands NY official resign over Trump shooting remark

EXCLUSIVE: House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is demanding that a local elected official in her district resign after reportedly comparing former President Trump to a “rabid dog” after he was shot. Christine Paige, a member of the Potsdam Town Council, has faced bipartisan backlash over her comments, which were first reported last month...

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Trump push to dismantle Education Department met with enthusiasm in House GOP

Rep. Thomas Massie is suggesting that Republicans could dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) if the GOP wins control of both Congress and the White House in November. “Would [former President Trump] follow through with it? Honestly, I think it depends on who controls Congress and who his Cabinet secretary is,” the Kentucky Republican told...

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Trump-backed Rep. Celeste Maloy wins GOP nomination in Utah's 2nd district

Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah won Tuesday’s Utah Republican primary election for the state’s 2nd congressional district. Maloy faced off against her combat veteran challenger Colby Jenkins. Maloy will take on the Democratic nominee come November. Utah’s 2nd district, which includes cities such as Cedar City and St. George, has been a reliably Republican voting district...

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Connecticut Republican snags nomination to face off against longtime House Dem

Republican congressional candidate Michael Goldstein won the primary for Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District and now faces an uphill battle in November matched up against longtime Democrat Congressman Jim Himes. The primary saw two Republican candidates vying for the nomination: physician ​​Michael Goldstein and former financial executive Bob MacGuffie. MacGuffie, a former local Tea Party leader...

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'Is this a joke?': Rashida Tlaib furious at Blinken for celebrating Geneva Conventions anniversary

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is heckling the State Department for commemorating the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on Tuesday, accusing the Biden administration of facilitating Israel’s alleged violations of the historic peace agreement. “Is this a joke?” Tlaib wrote on X regarding a statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to mark the occasion. “You...

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Trump shooting task force demands documents from top Biden officials in probe kickoff

The House of Representatives is kicking off its formal probe into the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Monday. The bipartisan Trump shooting task force sent a pair of letters announcing its investigation will now supersede several other ongoing House investigations into the matter and asking for all information sent to those committees about...