He served as a senator from Utah for 42 years. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Utah history, passed away Saturday at age 88, in Salt Lake…
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Congressional Group Seeks to Keep Title 42 in Place
President Biden is determined to end it. A bipartisan group from the House and Senate has endorsed legislation to keep Title 42 in place, at least until a…
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Administration Replacing Acting ATF Director
Gary Restaino tapped by President Biden. President Biden’s administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from his position and replacing…
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Congress Expresses Concern over Indo-Pacific
Several federal legislators visit Taiwan. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the general acceptance of it by China, has prompted concern among many in Congress about the…
Read MorePresident’s ATF Nominee Has Broad Support
White House says he has a “proven track record.” President Joe Biden has nominated Steve Dettelbach to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. He has…
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Energy Secretary Welcomes Defense Program Deputy Administrator
Senate confirms Dr. Marvin Adams. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm welcomed Dr. Marvin Adams as Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs in the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security…
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Additional COVID Funding Delayed by Senate Recess
Negotiations stall over Title 42. The Senate has left town for two weeks for its spring recess without acting on the $10 billion deal on pandemic relief. The White…
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Senate Unanimously Approves Trade Bills Countering Russia
Addresses trade relations and Russian oil imports. The Senate unanimously passed two bills on Thursday that have been in the works for weeks. The first permanently ends normal…
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Bipartisan Bill Asks for Title 42 Ending Delay
A plan is needed to avoid a massive border surge. Eleven senators introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday requesting President Biden’s administration to delay the end of enforcing the…
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Senate Confirms Jackson to Supreme Court
She will be sworn in after Justice Breyer retires at the end of the current term. In a 53-47 vote, Ketanji Brown Jackson, a 51-year-old appeals court judge…
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