Dozens of train cars operated by Norfolk Southern carrying toxic chemicals derailed from their tracks on February 5th, and more details about the impact of the accident continue to be unearthed by the day. The potential environmental impact of this train derailment could be much greater than reports currently indicate. Train derailments can have significant environmental impacts, especially when hazardous materials are involved. The train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio last week was transporting a number of hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that is a carcinogen. The Daily Wire reported the following today: “Vinyl chloride is described by…
Author: Victoria Snitsar Churchill
Victoria Snitsar Churchill
Victoria Snitsar Churchill is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing. Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The Daily Signal. As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV. Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair. After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys overpriced brunch on Sundays with her husband.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to block two Washington, D.C. laws. One that gave illegal immigrants the right to vote and another that rewrote the District’s criminal code with new, “soft on crime” penalties. Although most of their caucus opposed the back-to-back votes, a significant number of Democrats sided with Republicans in support of overturning the changes to the criminal code and election laws. Nevertheless, the resolutions must pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and then be signed into law by the president. Per NBC News: The moves may be partially symbolic since both would have to pass…
The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Thursday a lawsuit against the pistol brace rule announced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) earlier this year. https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1623787009574686721?s=20&t=JqUEPLhWOa4_IjQLGhuCzg Fox News has reported the following today: “In a federal lawsuit being filed in North Dakota Thursday, the NRA argues that ATF’s new rule is “arbitrary” and vague to the point of being an “abuse of power.” “The bureau is declaring that they will effectively decide on a case-by-case basis whether a firearm is subject to the NFA. Every American gun owner is in danger of potentially facing felony charges at the…
Welcome back to Hill Happenings, your source for the most and least talked about stories on and around Capitol Hill. In a nutshell – these are the stories we won’t miss – even if others have. Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Holds First Hearing One great benefit of having Republicans in control of the House of Representatives is their authority to create special committees. One such committee created this year is the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which holds its first hearing today at 12:30 PM, just as today’s edition of Hill Happenings…
Twitter under Elon Musk is indeed a place more friendly to conservatives. Musk changed Twitter’s policy Tuesday, which now allows for more diverse viewpoints to be expressed on the platform without radical censorship. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1623014136258117633?s=20&t=LzR12nxg4TY9P1K65LoO-g The official congressional Twitter account of Montana Senator Steve Daines was suspended early on Tuesday after the account’s profile photo was changed to one of Daines and his wife at the end of a hunt with one of their kills. https://twitter.com/SteveDaines/status/1623049867416182789?s=20&t=MM-aM3ck-odLmcKo-Y5kBA While the account was suspended, Daines’ cause was championed by several other prominent members of Congress, including Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Roger Marshall of…
A group of conservative Senators is fighting back against the ATF’s recent move to ban pistol braces on firearms. Introduced Tuesday, the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, is “legislation that fights back against the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) recently announced federal registry for firearms with stabilizing braces.” RELATED: ATF Attacks Gun Owners’ Pocketbooks with Pistol Brace Ban The lead sponsors of the legislation are Senator Roger Roger Marshall, M.D. of Kansas, and John Kennedy of Louisiana. A House compliment to the bill has also been introduced by Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia’s 9th Congressional District. Other original…
Maryland’s former Republican Governor Larry Hogan has frequently been included in the growing list of 2024 presidential contenders in recent weeks, and he seemed to add fuel to that speculation during a Fox News appearance. During an interview with Fox’s Neil Cavuto, Hogan shared the following about his track record: “We’ve been really successful 30 miles outside of Washington where everything appears to be broken… I’m in one of the bluest states in the county with a 70% progressive legislature and I got them to cut taxes 8 years in a row by 4.8 billion and I had the biggest…
Former Clinton running mate and Virginia’s incumbent U.S. Senator Tim Kaine officially has another Republican challenger. Constitutional lawyer Jonathan Emord of Clifton, VA formally announced his campaign for U.S. Senate today, after first forming an exploratory committee back in September of 2022. A media release issued by Emord’s campaign listed his stances on several of the most prevalent issues facing Virginians – and all Americans – today including record inflation, education, border security, and vaccine mandates. Much of Emord’s legal career has focused on combatting federal government overreach, particularly by the FDA. Outside of his legal work, Emord has penned…
The race to become America’s 26th constitutional carry state is heating up. Legislation to enact constitutional carry has just been introduced in Florida by Republican House Speaker Paul Renner. https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1620103811766386688?s=20&t=d_G1tfGjjeInIutQrex2Yw A complimentary bill has also been introduced in the Florida Senate by State Senator Jay Collins. https://twitter.com/LydiaNusbaum/status/1620085821528481792?s=20&t=NG2ysa0-UPGc47e3_oeyxg As previously reported in American Liberty News, Florida Governor and top rumored 2024 Presidential contender Ron DeSantis supports the measure and publicly confirmed the legislature’s intent to pass a constitutional carry bill this year at a press conference last December. READ NEXT: DeSantis Reaffirms Support for Constitutional Carry This year’s bill, introduced as…
The Republican National Committee has picked the individual who will lead the party for the 2024 electoral cycle. Ronna McDaniel has been reelected chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. The race was a bitter battle between the current chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, her top challenger Harmeet Dhillon and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1619069412585119768?s=20&t=K6DC_VX6N08pgNvzwfErEA Dhillon was thought to have growing support in recent days after first announcing the challenge to McDaniel late last year. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis showed support for Dhillon’s platform point of moving the RNC out of DC during an appearance on Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk’s…