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A bill that would require voters to submit photo identification at the polls passed its first vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives on March 1. The legislation, House Bill 75, requires voters to present either a Wyoming driver’s license, or identification card, tribal identification card, valid U.S. passport, U.S. military card, or Medicare insurance […]

International borders remain closed for another three months as Australia’s emergency travel ban has been extended until June 17. Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the extension yesterday, citing the overseas situation as the main reason. “The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) has advised the Australian Government the COVID-19 situation overseas continues to pose an

A memo outlines a plan by Republicans to re-take a majority in the House of Representatives by 2022. And in other news, Democrats are pushing HR1 election reforms through the House. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll be discussing these stories and others, and answering questions from the audience. These stories

WASHINGTON—The Senate voted 84-15 on Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to head the U.S. Commerce Department, the agency that repeatedly sparred with China during the prior administration. Raimondo, a Democrat tapped by President Joe Biden, will oversee the Commerce Department and its bureaus, which have about 46,000 employees. The department includes the

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, criticizing her selection of Russell Honore to lead the review of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The letter, signed by 17 GOP lawmakers, questions Honore’s impartiality given his disparaging statements about the U.S. Capitol Police and members of

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised alarm over what he saw as “a pattern of a systemic decision” from the Biden administration to “embrace” communist China. “So far, every action, every nomination that we have seen from the nascent Biden administration, insofar as it concerns China, has lessened the scrutiny, has lessened the sanctions, has lessened

Survivors of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gathered in Canberra on Feb. 27-28 for the inaugural “Victims of the Communist Regime of China” conference, where attendees called for the rapid adoption of Magnitsky style legislation in Australia to limit human rights abusers from enjoying the spoils of their crimes. At the conference, the need for Magnitsky legislation

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveils her new wealth tax proposal. Find out how it works and what high-ranking person thinks it isn’t feasible. New York is allowing wedding receptions to take place again, but the restrictions will have you thinking twice about going to the party. Mississippi wants to phase out its individual income tax,

The Senate voted 95-4 on Tuesday to confirm Cecilia Rouse to serve as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA). Rouse, 57, is an economist. She worked as the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University until January and previously served on the CEA during the Obama and Clinton

President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as the Senate gears up to pass his $1.9 trillion relief package. Democrats in the Senate aim to pass the bill through budget reconciliation, which means they could pass it without Republican support. The Biden administration wants to bring deportees who have been separated