Residents of Host City Defeat Super Bowl Censorship Ordinance
It’s no secret that local governments are willing and eager to give the owners of sports teams huge amounts of taxpayer money to build new stadiums. But Glendale, Arizona, the site of this year’s Super Bowl, took catering to the NFL and its owners to a new level. The city passed an ordinance that gave […]
Boebert Leads the Way, Introduces the Defund Planned Parenthood Act
With federal taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood exploding in recent years, one conservative in Congress is taking a stand to stop a practice most Americans oppose. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would prohibit federal tax dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, redirecting those funds to community health centers. “The […]
US House Representative Attacked in DC Apartment Building
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was reportedly assaulted in her Washington, D.C. apartment building Thursday morning. The assault, which occurred in the building’s elevator around 7:15 a.m., left her bruised, according to a statement by Rep. Craig’s chief of staff, Nick Coe. “Rep. Craig defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise […]
US Looking to Prototype Hypersonic Missile Defense
Even as the Kremlin grapples with the reality of losing up to 250,000 young men killed and wounded in the past year and Beijing weighs the pros and cons of a full-scale invasion of Taiwan, threats to the U.S. homeland persist. As last week’s Chinese spy balloon saga reaffirmed. At the same time, technological leaps […]
First Hearing on Politicization of Government Kicks Off, Former Twitter Exec Admits Biden Laptop Story Didn’t Violate Policies
Welcome back to Hill Happenings, your source for the most and least talked about stories on and around Capitol Hill. In a nutshell – these are the stories we won’t miss – even if others have. Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Holds First Hearing One great benefit of having Republicans in control […]
Second Republican Councilman Found Dead in as Many Weeks
Authorities in New Jersey found the body of a deceased Republican politician on Wednesday. First responders found Russell Heller, R-Milford, dead in his car from a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide. The Daily Wire reports: Authorities said that Russell Heller, a 51-year-old Republican city council member in Milford, was fatally shot in the parking lot of […]
Fox News’s Peter Doocy Announces Birth of First Child
There is a lot to be excited about at Fox News. Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy and Fox Business reporter Hillary Vaughn announced their first child’s birth on Thursday. Doocy and Vaughn, who have been married since 2021, confirmed to People magazine that their daughter, Bridget Blake Doocy, was born on Feb. 1. […]
Woke News Outlets Reverse Former Claims to Attack Utah’s Youth Transgender Surgery Ban
In a new piece, BuzzFeed News reports that making surgical treatments for trans children illegal is a vile denial of human rights and all that is good. Back in September, BuzzFeed News told its readers that even claiming that there were surgical treatments for trans children was a vile denial of the truth. One of those two statements must […]
Democrat Senator Hospitalized
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (D) was hospitalized Wednesday evening while participating in a Democrat retreat. According to Sen. Fetterman’s office, he was taken to George Washington Hospital after feeling “lightheaded” but did “not show evidence of a new stroke.” “Towards the end of the Senate Democratic retreat today, Senator John Fetterman began feeling lightheaded. He […]
Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe Suspended, Leadership Role in Doubt
James O’Keefe is on paid leave from Project Veritas after a leaked memo accused the face behind the conservative watchdog of being “outright cruel” to his subordinates. The organization’s board is considering his removal. The Daily Caller explains: In an internal message to staff, the organization’s executive director, Daniel Strack, said that O’Keefe is taking […]
GOP Wants End to Taxpayer-Funded Abortions at VA
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