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Ted Cruz introduces legislation to prevent the U.S. Federal Reserve from creating a digital currency to avoid financial surveillance and government control over Americans' financial information.

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul grilled Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel on Wednesday over whether the shot is safe for teen boys, citing an increased risk of myocarditis.

During an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi stated that the problems in the banking industry are the inevitable result of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve where “things are going to start to wobble and break and it’s going to feel uncomfortable.”

Congressional Republicans are busy trying to uncover the origin of COVID-19, which has killed more than 1.1 million Americans.

A form of heart inflammation, myocarditis, increased 130% in 2020 when comparing myocarditis diagnoses from 2016 to 2020.

"We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics," Biden said in the statement. "I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing."

The Republican governor admitted he has concerns about the bill.

The Farmer-Citizen Movement gained 17 Senate seats.

President Biden on Monday vetoed his first bill — blocking a Republican-led effort to restrict pension funds from making investment decisions based on factors such as climate change.

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill banning transgender surgeries and hormone therapy for minors.