Members of the House Freedom Caucus on Friday outlined the conditions necessary to attain their vote for a raise on the national debt limit, including setting a cap on discretionary spending for 10 years, stopping President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, and pulling back the $80 billion approved late last year to expand the Internal Revenue Service.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, is hoping to send illegal migrants to college for free, with taxpayers footing the bill that could cost around $1.2 million in the first year.
Following the train derailment in Ohio last month, there was something of a groundswell among some Republicans calling for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was among those calling for that, while a group of House Republicans introduced a resolution, later withdrawn, calling for Buttigieg to step down.
House Republicans have called the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to testify on political interference by the Biden administration in its Covid-19 vaccine and booster approval process.
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews testified about being ignored and disregarded before a suicide bomber attack during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the loss of American lives and has sparked outrage and condemnation towards the Biden administration.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has threatened to launch an "information campaign" in the US against Republicans in response to calls for action against cartels smuggling fentanyl across the border, urging Mexicans and Hispanics not to vote for them unless US lawmakers change their treatment of Mexico.
