Defense and National Security

By Jory Heckman Federal buildings officials say the FBI needs a new headquarters building to replace the “obsolete” and “failing” J. Edgar Hoover (JEH) Building in downtown Washington, D.C. But even in a best-case scenario, it’ll take more than a decade for FBI employees to relocate to a new suburban headquarters, according to the Biden administration’s latest plans. The General… Read more »

By Ken Tran A controversial spying law is set to reignite tensions between House Republicans this week as conservative hard-liners and members of the intelligence community fight over the scope of how the law should be overhauled under a time crunch.  The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority Act, also called FISA, is set to expire April 19, meaning time is running short for… Read more »

By Arjun Singh The House of Representatives on Wednesday blocked a bill to reauthorize a controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), dealing a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership. Section 702 of FISA enables the U.S. government to operate large-scale electronic surveillance programs, which have been heavily criticized by… Read more »

By  Elizabeth Elkind  Members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and their allies are drawing lines in the sand ahead of what’s expected to be an intense inter-GOP battle over additional aid for Ukraine. The House of Representatives is expected to take up the issue of Ukraine and supplemental foreign aid the week after next, three sources told Fox News… Read more »

By NTD Video Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) grilled a Biden administration official on Thursday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing over the president’s lifting of sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party-run Institute of Forensic Science, which has been confirmed by the United Nations to have committed atrocities on Uyghurs in China. In 2020, the Trump administration placed the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On March 8, U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-10), introduced two bills to prevent President Biden and Congressional Democrats from grossly misusing the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) to advance “green” energy solutions under the auspice of National Security. The Bullets Not Batteries Act (H.R. 7601) and the Planes Not Panels Act (H.R. 7602) will prohibit… Read more »

By Eva Fu, The Epoch Times U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a U.S. customs officer who used Chinese communist hate propaganda in his official capacity against artists belonging to the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Espousing Chinese Communist Party propaganda, and coercion and intimidation as an official U.S. government action—that’s exceptional,” Rep.… Read more »

By Bethany Rodgers A bipartisan majority of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation voted Wednesday in support of a potential ban on the popular social media platform TikTok, with three representatives dissenting. Lawmakers have been exploring restrictions on the video-sharing app because of concerns about how the China-based company could use data harvested from American users.… Read more »

By Michael Katz Hunter Biden reportedly said Monday that his sobriety is not just important for himself but for the future of democracy in fighting to keep Donald Trump from defeating his father President Joe Biden in November's election. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Monday although he's pleased Hunter Biden is sober, it's ironic that any member of the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Perry (PA-10), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Eli Crane (AZ-02), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Andy Harris (MD-01), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Andy Ogles TN-05, and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement on the purported death of Russian… Read more »