Speaker McCarthy Kicks Swalwell And Schiff Off Intel Committee

On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced his formal rejection of two top Democrats from continuing to serve on the House Intelligence Committee. McCarthy’s announcement came in response to a letter from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who recommended Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for the panel that has access to the country’s most sensitive secrets.  Swalwell’s position on the committee became controversial after reports that he had a relationship with a Chinese spy who assisted him in being elected. Then-House Minority Leader McCarthy and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were briefed by the FBI on

Adam Schiff Says He Never Took Classified Documents Home

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During an interview on Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that he never took classified documents to his home. His comments came as the list continues to grow of top government officials who mishandled classified documents by taking them to and leaving them in unsecure locations.  Schiff, a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, made the comments during an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, who asked if he had taken any classified documents home.  “This is what’s so astounding, I think, for all of us on the Intelligence Committee. I never take classified documents to my house,” Schiff said.

20 GOP-Led States Suing Biden Admin Over Migrant Parole Program

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A group of 20 Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration over a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that allows a certain number of migrants to enter the United States from select countries.  The group, led by Texas, says that the “Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department), under the false pretense of preventing aliens from unlawfully crossing the border between the ports of entry, has effectively created a new visa program— without the formalities of legislation from Congress—by announcing that it will permit up to 360,000 aliens annually from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be ‘paroled’

Classified Documents Found At Mike Pence’s Home

One of Vice President Mike Pence’s lawyers reportedly found a dozen classified documents at Pence’s home in Indiana last week. Pence promptly turned the classified documents over to the FBI.  “The classified documents were discovered at Pence’s new home in Carmel, Indiana, by a lawyer for Pence in the wake of the revelations about classified material discovered in President Joe Biden’s private office and residence, the sources said. The discovery comes after Pence has repeatedly said he did not have any classified documents in his possession,” CNN reported. “The FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division have launched a

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