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GOP Leaders Fire Off Letter Demanding Garland Withdraw Memo To FBI About Schools

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On Monday, a group of GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee fired off a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding he “fully and unequivocally withdraw” his memorandum that “target[ed] concerned parents at school board meetings” and was sent to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and federal prosecutors. The group started by referring to Garland’s…

NSBA Apologizes For Working With Biden Administration To Target Parents As ‘Domestic Terrorists’

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The National School Boards Association has apologized for a letter that Attorney General Merrick Garland used to target parents as “domestic terrorists.” “We regret and apologize for the letter,” the NSBA said in a memorandum sent to members on Friday. “To be clear, the safety of school board members, other public school officials and educators, and students is our…

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson introduced bipartisan legislation aimed to protect kids from dangerous App content

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY)– U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican who represents Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democratic from Michigan, introduced a bipartisan resolution aimed at calling on technology companies to help better protect their children from inappropriate content on digital applications, according to a news release from the…

House resolution seeks to create app rating board

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Reps. Mike Johnson and Debbie Dingell have introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House that calls on big tech companies to create a rating board for digital applications to help shield children from inappropriate content. Introduced Friday, the resolution calls on technology and app development companies to establish an industry-run rating board similar to those…

GOP Congress Members Demand Answers From DOJ about Parents’ Free Speech Rights

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House Judiciary Committee Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an ethics review and public report regarding the AG’s memo, which directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Attorneys to use law enforcement to investigate parents who “intimidate” school board members. “This letter is to express our serious concerns about your recent…

Johnson announces federal funds for violence prevention and reduction in Shreveport, Bossier, Natchitoches

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United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that the cities of Shreveport, Bossier, and Natchitoches will receive grants from the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program at the Department of Justice to aid in crime prevention and reduction. “Making sure our law enforcement officers have the resources they need to keep our communities safe is one of my top…

EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Republicans Demand Biden’s AG Explain Memo Involving FBI In Local Schools, Call For Ethics Investigation

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A group of House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding he explains his memorandum directing the FBI to target the growing movement of parents protesting school boards. They also called for an ethics investigation into his decision-making process. The letter, first obtained by the Daily Caller, was spearheaded by…

Newt Gingrich: Bold Big Government socialism vs. timid Big Government socialism

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The power struggle we are watching in the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s spending (and taxing) bill is not between moderates and Big Government Socialists. It’s between timid Big Government Socialists and bolder ones. There are no moderates left in the Democratic Party. In August, every single Democrat in the House and Senate voted to move forward with Sen. Bernie…

GOP Accuses AG Garland of ‘Weaponizing’ DOJ, FBI to Intimidate Anti-CRT Parents — ‘This is Totalitarianism

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Republicans blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday after he directed the FBI to pursue law-abiding Critical Race Theory (CRT) opponents in order to “protect” school administrators and staff, citing concerns of a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” without citing specific cases. In a memorandum issued Monday, Garland stated…

'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans attack Biden's defense of Afghan pullout

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WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. lawmakers tried on Wednesday to pick apart President Joe Biden's defense of his withdrawal from Afghanistan as they attacked his judgment and honesty during a second day of contentious Congressional hearings with Pentagon leaders. Democrat Biden has faced the biggest crisis of his presidency over the war in Afghanistan, which he argued…