Biden on Wednesday ordered the National Labs to crunch data in the probe
The 17 labs run by the Department of Energy have powerful supercomputers
Officials say they will analyze unexamined data in the COIVD origins probe
The mysterious data trove could consist of signal intercepts or raw intelligence
It could also be of a more scientific nature shedding light on the virus genome
Comes as pressure mounts to uncover the true origins of the pandemic
Lab leak theory, long dismissed by media and academics, now being explored
EXCLUSIVE: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and more than 200 House Republicans called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to direct committee chairs to investigate the origins of COVID-19 and devote congressional investigatory resources to examining claims that the novel coronavirus pandemic stemmed from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and that the Chinese Communist Party “covered it up.”
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise wrote a letter to Pelosi Friday morning
He and 200 colleagues demanded an investigation into COVID origins after Democrats refused to look into China s alleged complicity
Instead of investigation, Democrats have pushed a radical left-wing agenda that has pushed inflation rates to their highest since 1979 Every American family that lost someone deserves answers about the origin of this terrible virus, the letter continued
House Republicans are also set to introduce a bill that will allow the families of American COVID victims to sue China
It would also set up a 9/11-style commission into the origins of the pandemic
A former State Department official who investigated the origins of the coronavirus said President Biden would need to back his new investigation with the threat of sanctions if China is to reveal the truth.
Some progressive lawmakers demand President Biden take a tougher stance against the Israeli government amid escalating violence against the Palestinians; Chad Pergram reports.
The progressive Squad is flexing its muscle and revealing just how slim Speaker Nancy Pelosi s Democratic majority stands in the House.
The left-wing Democrats almost torpedoed $1.9 billion in additional Capitol security funding last week over concerns of giving police more money. The progressives threatened to unravel police reform compromise legislation if it doesn t end qualified immunity. And more Democratic fissures were on display last week over U.S. support for Israel during the deadly 11-day Gaza conflict.