WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement released the following testimony by Joseph M. Humire, executive director of the Center for a Secure Free Society, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens": * * * Chairman Higgins, Ranking Member Lee, and distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for your leadership on this issue and f  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by John F. Sargent Jr., former specialist in science and technology policy at the Congressional Research Service, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Assessing the Threat to U.S. Funded Research": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, and distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this issue  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-901) on the Renewing Efficiency in Government By Budgeting Act of 2024 (H.R. 7867). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 7867, the "Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act" or "REG Budgeting Act", amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4), to require federal reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on March 20, 2025: * * * Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities Executive Orders By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to enable parents, teachers, and communities to best ensure student success, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Our Nation's bright future relies on empowered families,   more