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January 12, 2023

House Republicans Condemn Abortion Extremists' Violence
by Ben Johnson
Attacks against pro-life churches and pregnancy resource centers bear the eerie "echo of the KKK's burning cross on the lawn" of churches that supported civil rights, a Republican congressman said as the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning 100 such attacks nationwide on Wednesday.
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House GOP Will Investigate Government 'Weaponization' against Citizens
by Joshua Arnold
The U.S. House voted 221-211 along party lines Tuesday to establish a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government under the auspices of the House Judiciary Committee. The committee will investigate the Biden administration for improper investigations, collusion, data collection, and other civil liberty violations, so naturally all the Democrats voted against it.
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Arkansas Lawmakers Seek to Define Drag Shows as 'Adult-Oriented Businesses'
by Dan Hart
As newly elected Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is sworn into office with an increased supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature after November's midterm elections, Arkansas lawmakers are seeing 2023 as a prime opportunity to pass a bill protecting minors from sexually explicit drag shows by defining them as "adult-oriented businesses."
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First Week Flurry Made Possible by GOP's Sweeping Rule Changes
by Suzanne Bowdey
For all of the false starts, the House's new leadership team is more than making up for lost time. With last week's drama in his rearview mirror, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is hitting the ground running with an armload of bills - all thanks, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) says, to the Republicans' decision to stand up and fix the process.
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Study: COVID-19 Accelerated Trends of Religious Decline
by Kenneth Chan

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