Seattle radio talk show host Jason Rantz discusses Inauguration Day riots in cities like Portland.
FIRST ON FOX: The top Republicans on the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees are urging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to develop plans to deter the increasing number of assaults targeting federal law enforcement officers and government facilities in the U.S., Fox News has learned.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, wrote to Mayorkas Wednesday to express their concerns.
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The House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing discussed recent proposals to strengthen the authority of inspectors general and place some limits on acting officials.
With trust in the federal government at near-record lows just 20% of U.S. adults trust the government to “do the right thing,” according to Pew Research Center House lawmakers examined legislative reforms Monday that might help restore public confidence.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing coincided with the recent introduction of several pieces of legislation that would strengthen inspectors general, enhance whistleblower protections, and increase transparency into government programs and personnel.
Arrests in US Capitol Attack Surpass 430
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WASHINGTON - U.S. federal agents have arrested more than 430 people in connection with the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, a senior Justice Department official said Thursday, adding that the number of arrests continues to grow.
The 430 arrests represent more than half of an estimated 800 supporters of former President Donald Trump who breached the Capitol to try to prevent Congress from declaring Joe Biden winner of the November presidential election.
The attack, which left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer, and resulted in more than 100 other officers being injured, triggered one of the largest criminal investigations in U.S. history.
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The executive order sought to stop furtive rulemaking through guidance documents.
Agencies are making progress on undoing an executive order from President Trump that sought to prevent “unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats” from creating “backdoor regulations.”
In October 2019, Trump issued an executive order that required most agencies to publish guidance documents online and established a process for public comment and interagency review of those documents, except in certain circumstances. Independent agencies were exempt from the order. The law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC noted at the time that for years courts have been concerned with agencies’ use of guidance documents to justify their enforcement proceedings. However, the Trump administration took a uniquely hostile approach to the civil service.
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Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, said that during his campaign for Sen. Ron Johnsonâs seat heâs prioritizing places that have been neglected by the major political parties.
âThe biggest thing is showing up,â Lasry said during an interview with the Baraboo News Republic Thursday afternoon in the lobby of Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells. Thatâs why some of the first county-level political groups he visited â virtually â at the start of his campaign were from Sauk and Barron County, he noted.
âWeâre going to make sure that weâre going to places that Democrats and Republicans have neglected, because I think what people are looking for is feeling ⦠that they have a voice in government and that someone who is in the Senate is actually working for them and is a voice for them in D.C,â he said.