Payton Anderson

House Backs ‘Parental Rights’ Bill on Gender Identity Disclosure

The House of Representatives voted 217–198 along party lines to pass a bill denying federal funding to schools that withhold…

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TSA Worked Without Pay as Shutdown Fallout Returns to Capitol Hill

At a House committee hearing earlier today in Washington, D.C., members revisited the impacts of the record-long shutdown that left…

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China-Linked Scams Are Draining Americans’ Bank Accounts. You Could Be Next.

Yesterday, members of the House of Representatives discussed possible responses to the growing threat posed by China-linked scam networks targeting…

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House Republicans Back Bill Narrowing Title IX to Biological Sex

Republicans in the House of Representatives are rallying behind Representative Jodey Arrington’s (R-TX) Title IX Clarification Act, which would alter…

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Lock It Up: New Firearm Storage Safety Bill Aims to Prevent Mass Shootings

Representative Christian Menefee (D-TX) is leading the charge on promoting responsible firearm storage with a new bill that would prevent…

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Pete Sessions Moves to Open Healthcare Market with Tax-Credit Option

Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) is urging fellow members of Congress in Washington, D.C., to support a bill that would provide…

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VOTE Act Seeks to End Polling Site Confusion Ahead of Midterms

Representative Julie Johnson (D-TX) is continuing to combat voter disenfranchisement in Texas after her bipartisan Voter Outreach for Transparent Elections…

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August Pfluger, Seth Magaziner Push to Refocus and Reform DHS Intelligence Unit

Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI) are working to strengthen oversight and improve intelligence sharing within the Department…

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Bipartisan Dignity Act Promises Border Security Without Sacrificing Compassion

Earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) reintroduced a bipartisan bill that…

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Congress Presses Pentagon on Financial Transparency, Accountability

With the administration asking for a record-breaking defense budget of $1.5 trillion, members of Congress are skeptical that the Department…

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