H.R. 7726 was introduced in February as a two-word change to federal law. The version the House passed 217-207 in June carries a provision that makes an entire state ineligible for child care funding over a paperwork error rate.
Illinois already lets parents opt their kids out of school mental health screenings. Miller's bill would require a separate signed permission slip for every one — and she calls the screenings 'invasive.'
A 2017 video resurfaced in 2022 showing Bailey minimizing the Holocaust. The ADL and leaders of both parties denounced it. A week later Bailey claimed Jewish community support — and Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois disputed his account.
Seven people were killed at an Independence Day parade and the shooter was still at large. Bailey went live to 111,000 Facebook followers and told Illinois to move on. When the state banned assault weapons, he went to court to strike the ban down.
In July, Bailey's running mate told WBEZ, 'We're not talking about abortion.' This week, at a rally hosted by an anti-abortion lobbying group, he said Pritzker is 'willing to murder millions of babies.'
A governor, an attorney general, a state bill and a 50-member congressional caucus have all mobilized against a Sharia takeover. In Arkansas it traces back to a hate group's blog post and a small subdivision that's been there for two decades.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found ICE is paying contractors millions to scan social media around the clock, then using subpoenas to unmask Americans who criticize the agency. Nobody has been charged. That may be the point.
H.R. 899 is one sentence long. But abolishing the Department of Education is only the loud part of the plan — the quiet part is a new, uncapped federal tax credit that drains public school money into private and religious schools.
On July 23 the House voted 214-208 to order U.S. forces out of Trump's unauthorized war with Iran. These 185 Republicans we track voted no — the second time the House has told the president to stop, and the second time they tried to stop it from saying so.
