Democrats’ Boycotting Hearings on Illegal Immigration Indefensible
All 15 Democrats on House committees held last week’s open-air hearings on the crisis at the southern border held in Texas for the express purpose of focusing Congressional and public attention on out-of-control illegal immigration. I boycotted the meeting. To make matters worse, the March 15 hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee in Far, […]
Virginia Board of Education to hold hearings in Roanoke, Abingdon, Farmville on new SOL standards
This is a compilation of educational overviews from around the Southwest and Southside. Virginia Board of Education Holds Public Hearing to Collect Comments on SOL Revisions The Virginia Board of Education is holding public hearings on a rotating basis throughout the state. Proposal of revised learning standards for history and social sciences in 2023. Each […]
Partisan rift widens on immigration policy, as seen in two House hearings
Republicans and Democrats antagonously launched the new Congress’ first major immigration policy conference, with little agreement on even the most basic facts on the issue. The two parties are currently clashing twice on the legislative stage in hearings convened by the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Despite their pleas, they […]
At Dueling Border Hearings, New House Majority Pushes Partisan Narrative Over Facts
In January, Republicans took control of the House. After the long battle for Speaker of the House was settled, the new majority wasted no time in holding multiple hearings on the current situation on the southern border. Unfortunately, the hearings held by the Judiciary and Oversight Committees have focused less on understanding and addressing the […]
Meet Maricopa County’s new top prosecutor, the ‘rock of stability’ in the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings
Maricopa County, Arizona, Last week, a new county attorney, Republican Rachel Mitchell, was elected. Rachel Mitchell is a veteran prosecutor, a native of Arizona, who was selected by Republicans as investigative defense counsel for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. In that role, Mitchell questioned Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual […]
Republicans hold first in a series of hearings on Biden’s handling of the US-Mexico border
CNN — Republicans are expected to denounce President Joe Biden’s border policies on Wednesday, the first in a series of hearings on the issue since taking control of the House. During the Biden presidency, Republicans repeatedly criticized the government On the handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, where an influx of immigrants is straining federal resources.Critics […]
