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Hawley demands Office of Management and Budget expedite implementation of TikTok ban on government devices

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, demanding the swift implementation of the TikTok ban on government devices, as required by his recently passed legislation, the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act.” “I write to urge the Biden Administration to expeditiously implement the recently […]

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Democrats in Congress condemn Biden administration expansion of Title 42

(Missouri Independent) – Nearly 80 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the White House expressing their “great concern” that the Biden administration is walking back on its promise to restore migrants’ access to asylum. In the letter, they also condemned the administration’s expansion of a controversial policy that immediately turns away migrants at the […]

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U.S. House GOP takes aim at fake pills containing deadly fentanyl sold on social media

(Missouri Independent) – On a June 2020 morning, Amy Neville entered her son’s bedroom to wake him for an orthodontist appointment. Fourteen-year-old Alex didn’t wake up. He died of fentanyl poisoning after taking a counterfeit pill he bought from someone he met on Snapchat, Neville told GOP lawmakers Wednesday during a roundtable discussion of the […]

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Wave of mass shootings prompts Biden to call yet again for assault weapons ban

(Missouri Independent) – Following a mass shooting on the eve of the Lunar New Year in which 11 people in a predominantly Asian neighborhood in California were killed, President Joe Biden again urged Congress to pass legislation banning assault weapons. Communities across America “have been struck by tragedy after tragedy, including mass shootings from Colorado […]

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Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

(Missouri Independent) – Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company.  At least 32 members of Congress — all Democrats, including U.S. […]

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White House defends delay in revealing classified documents at Biden private office, home

(Missouri Independent) – The White House on Tuesday defended sitting on information about Obama administration classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s private residence and a think tank, saying officials are attempting to balance working with the Justice Department and sharing information publicly. “We understand that there’s a tension between the need to be cooperative […]

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U.S. Attorney General names special counsel for classified docs found in Biden’s garage

(Missouri Independent) – The White House revealed Thursday morning that more classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered outside of secure government facilities, this time in the garage at his Wilmington, Delaware home. The files have since been turned over to the U.S. Justice Department, which opened a special counsel investigation […]

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U.S. House GOP plan calls for federal spending cuts, conditions on debt limit increase

(Missouri Independent) – U.S. House Republican leaders during a closed-door meeting Tuesday shared more details of the secret agreements Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with conservative lawmakers last week to secure the votes he needed to hold the gavel. The so-called handshake deal, displayed on slides during the GOP weekly conference meeting, if adhered to could […]

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Biden administration to rapidly expel more migrants at the border, add legal pathways

(Missouri Independent) – President Joe Biden last Thursday announced dual immigration strategies that would increase expulsions of migrants who attempt to cross the Southern border, while also expanding opportunities for migrants from several countries to legally enter the United States. But the sweeping new immigration plan brought condemnation from advocates who said he should not […]