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Smith on new report form: 'The Ways and Means Committee is delivering on our commitment to hold government accountable'

The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Jason Smith, has established an online form to allow Internal Revenue Service (IRS) personnel to report "any inappropriate behavior" by IRS workers.


Smith on the idea that China would become a democracy: 'That fantasy has been shown to have been demonstrably naive, at best'

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) recently spoke on the floor of the House about China, saying both the American business and political communities are becoming too tolerant of the communist state's human rights abuses.


Sundberg: FBI continues investigation 'as we approach two years since the attack on the Capitol'

The Federal Bureau of Investigation remains "committed to finding, investigating and bringing to justice those responsible for" the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol.


Analyst: Coinbase's job cut is reflection of 'challenging environment'

Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of crypto trading platform Coinbase, said in a blog post on Tuesday that in response to both macroeconomic factors and the fallout from the collapse of FTX, the company will lay off about 950 employees.


Williams: DOJ protects 'the civil rights of all individuals, including those repaying their debt to society in prison'

A former corrections officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility and his supervisor face charges of assaulting an inmate, then falsifying reports to cover up the incident.


Shideler: Banning TikTok on government devices 'not world-changing'

Kyle Shideler, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism director at the Center for Security Policy, believes governors should do more than ban TikTok from state-owned devices and divest their states' pension funds from Chinese companies.


Pidluzny: Scrutiny of U.S.-China scientific partnerships 'necessary and long overdue'

Jonathan Pidluzny, Director of the Higher Education Reform Initiative at the America First Policy Institute, is calling for a closer look at collaboration between American academic programs and Chinese students and scholars.


Peters: PFAS Runoff at Airports Act provides 'fiscally responsible means to reduce PFAS contamination'

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) said a bill he wrote that aims to lower the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at commercial airports has now passed the Senate and been sent to President Biden to be signed into law.


McMorris Rodgers 'deeply concerned' about China buying U.S. agricultural land

A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) says that the Congresswoman supports legislation that would prohibit Chinese entities from buying farmland in the U.S. in the interest of "national and food security."


Vilsack: Rural Partners Network will 'help these important but often overlooked communities' in North Carolina

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the expansion of the Rural Partners Network to communities in North Carolina.


Moore: 'Agreement reflects our strong, long-standing relationship with the National Wild Turkey Federation'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the National Wild Turkey Federation signed a new, 20-year national master stewardship agreement.


Miles: Georgia woman sentenced for 'aiding in the illegal prescription of large amounts of drugs'

A former clinic owner in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting she laundered money for a notorious “pill mill” doctor who illegally dispensed drugs.


Judge blocks ending Title 42 immigration restriction; Biden to appeal

The Biden administration reportedly plans to appeal after a federal judge blocked the president’s attempt to end the Title 42 immigration policy, citing the “harm that will result” by a potential flood of immigrants.


Moy: 'These defendants will now face the consequences for their coordinated investment fraud scheme'

Two people have been sentenced by a federal judge for their part in a “pump-and-dump” securities fraud scheme.


Phillips: 'It's an honor' to serve as new Maritime Administration administrator

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the appointment of retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips as the 20th administrator of the Maritime Administration.


Monaco: Fiji, FBI yacht seizure 'should tell every corrupt Russian oligarch that they cannot hide'

Fijian police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized a 348-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.


Waldon: Illinois professor 'hid more than $100,000 of foreign assets'

A professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has been convicted of concealing a foreign bank account from the Internal Revenue Service.


Rollins: California man charged for 'hateful and bigoted activity' against Merriam-Webster

A California man has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with threatening anti-LGBTQ violence against Merriam-Webster Inc.


Polite: 'Cryptocurrency-based fraud undermines financial markets worldwide'

The CEO of Mining Capital Coin, a cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, has been charged with orchestrating a $62 million investment fraud scheme.


Mendelson: Long Island contractor 'ignored its legal responsibility' and 'cost a worker their life'

A New York contractor has been issued nine citations and more than $1 million in penalties after an investigation into an employee’s fatal fall.