(Bethany Blankley) Regional Economic Models Inc. projects enactment of STEP Act would result in GDP loss of $824 billion and private investment decline of $612 billion over a 10-year period.
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Meadows Says Former President Trump, Team Making ‘Plans to Move Forward in a Real Way’ for 2024 Run
(Joseph Weber) Whether Trump decides to run for president in 2024 arguably biggest, most pressing question within the Republican Party.
No Critical Race Theory in Pennsylvania Schools, for Now
(Christen Smith) State Department of Education says schools won’t incorporate CRT but is encouraging “diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts” in all districts.
Cruz: DHS Blocking Cuban Refugees from Entering U.S. Because They ‘Tend to Vote Republican’
(Nicholas Ballasy) The Biden administration is “being utterly shameless,” Cruz said. “We’re on a path to have over 2 million people crossing our southern border illegally this year.”
Pro-trump Groups Raise $5.7 Million for Arizona Election Audit Effort
(Sophie Mann) Groups connected to supporters of former President Trump have raised over $5.7 million for the 2020 presidential election audit in Arizona’s Maricopa County, according to the firm conducting the audit.
Cotton Wants Coca-Cola to Explain Positions on New Georgia Election Laws Vs. China ‘genocide’
(Joseph Weber) Cotton, like the former Trump administration, has accused China of genocide, an allegation the country has denied.
China’s Latest Conquest in America Is Buying up Farmland. Will Washington Stop It?
(Natalia Mittelstadt) Beijing has bought up 200,000 acres already, and Rep. Dan Newhouse said there is bipartisan support for legislation to slow it down. But Democrats are trying to excise mention of the CCP in the bill’s language.
Five High-Ranking Cuban Military Leaders Die in a 10-day Span
(Nicholas Sherman) The Cuban government has not provided details on the deaths of the military leaders.
Democrats May Slip Amnesty into Infrastructure Bill, Ex-trump Aide Warns
(Natalia Mittelstadt) Democrats would “like to add 20 to 30 million people to the voter rolls because they can’t convince Americans about their viewpoints,” said John Zadrozny.
Trump Endorses Paxton over Bush in Fight for Texas Attorney General
(Nicholas Sherman) George P. Bush has received a lot of criticism for supporting President Trump.
Select Committee on January 6 Holds Inaugural Hearing, Live Updates
(Sophie Mann) The committee is holding its first hearing Tuesday following a number of heated partisan exchanges last week.
Washington Protesters Rally at Cuban Embassy Against the Dictatorship, Say Biden Supports Communism
(Nicholas Sherman) The rally comes weeks after Cubans took to the streets in Cuba to protest the communist dictatorship.
McCarthy Says Gop Will ‘do Our Own Hearings’ as Alternative to Pelosi’s Jan. 6 Select Committee
(Nicholas Ballasy) The special committee on the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol that Speaker Pelosi former meets Tuesday for the first time.
Connecticut University System Throws Professor under the Bus for Challenging 1619 Project
(Greg Piper) Leaders conspicuously left out Jay Bergman’s academic freedom and tenure rights in responding to controversy.
Tucker Carlson Was ‘Unmasked’ by NSA, Internal Investigation Finds
(Natalia Mittelstadt) This comes after the NSA’s denial of surveilling Tucker Carlson.