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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Back VA Push To Revoke Biden-Era Healthcare Rule
September 04, 20255:30 PM
Republican representatives and senators are set to submit a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in support of rescinding the Biden-era rule, the Daily Caller has learned Republican Reps. Michael Cloud of Texas and Chris Smith of New Jersey, along with Republican Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, expressed their support for the VA’s proposed rule rescinding the Biden administration’s “Reproductive Health Services” rule, a congressional spokesperson told the Caller.
The Biden-era rule “allows abortion on demand at VA facilities in violation of federal law,” according to the letter obtained by the Caller. “Returning VA practices to following the law in 38 CFR 17.38 is the proper course of action for this law-abiding Administration under President Donald J. Trump.” Quill – Letter...
CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear program that would take years to overcome, a U.S. official said Sunday.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence, said Ratcliffe laid out the importance of the strikes on the metal conversion facility during a classified hearing for U.S. lawmakers last week.
Details about the private briefings surfaced as President Donald Trump and his administration keep pushing back on questions from Democratic lawmakers and others about how far Iran was set back by the strikes before last Tuesday’s ceasefire with Israel took hold.
“It was obliterating like nobody’s ever seen before,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News...
Argentine lawmakers back Milei probe in Libra crypto scandal
"description" data-v-a9acf736> Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies voted to launch an investigation into President Javier Milei on allegations he promoted the Libra memecoin scam. Lawmakers in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies backed an investigation into President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) cryptocurrency scandal.
According to an April 8 report by local news outlet Buenos Aires Times, deputies in the lower house voted 128 to 93 in favor, with seven abstentions. The same proposal previously failed to move forward in the Senate.
The news follows Milei promoting the LIBRA memecoin on social media. With the Argentine president leveraging his credibility as a government official and his 3.8 million followers, the token quickly reached $5, briefly touching a market cap of $4 billion.
Milei has since faced accusations of wrongdoing, with critics claiming that LIBRA was a rug-pull scam...
US Lawmakers Pass Bill to Restrict Biotechnology Firms with Ties to China
Technology tamfitronics WASHINGTON DC, USA — A California-based biotechnology company specialising in genetic testing is among the businesses that could be barred from working in the U.S. market due to their ties to China, signaling a growing conflict between health innovation and a bipartisan effort in the US Congress to curtail Beijing’s global influence.Complete Genomics, which helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer, is facing exclusion after the U.S. House passed the BIOSECURE Act this week. The act prevents federal funds from benefiting Chinese-linked firms, including Complete Genomics and four other companies. The legislation, which passed with a 306-81 vote, is part of a broader legislative package aimed at countering China’s influence, particularly in technology sectors.Radoje Drmanac, Complete Genomics’ founder and chief scientific officer, voiced frustration over the bill’s impact.“It’s just a loss for the...
