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House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a $14.3 billion aid package for Israel, which apparently needs the money in its war with Hamas. The bill proposes to make an equivalent $14.3 billion cut to IRS funding in order to offset the expense.

It will next head to the Senate where there's a 99% chance it dies a swift death, and a 1% chance the Democrat-controlled chamber will pretend to debate over it, just killing it more slowly.

The measure was passed by (more…)

Democratic mayors from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York are feeling the financial pressure as their cities have been swamped with hundreds of thousands of migrants bussed in from the southern border. These mayors have asked President Biden in a letter, urgently requesting federal support and resources, citing the (more…)

Authored by Jonathan Turley,

Like many, I have been highly critical of the statements made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) accusing Israel of bombing the hospital in Gaza and other inflammatory comments.

However, I also opposed the effort to censure Tlaib on free speech grounds. I was impressed by the comments of Speaker Mike Johnson on the measure and the 23 GOP members who took the unpopular step of voting against the measure even though they disagreed with her (more…)