Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., grilled a medical expert who opposes the lab leak theory for COVID-19’s origins during a hearing on Tuesday. Paul questioned Dr. Robert Garry, a professor at the Tulane School of Medicine, during his appearance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The senator criticized Garry for a lack of “open-mindedness” when it comes to the origins of COVID-19. “So, just in the last few minutes,...

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., admitted he owns at least nine vehicles in his attempt to hit back at the Senate Republican campaign arm, which called out the Montana farmer for driving a certain type of vehicle around Washington, D.C. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) sent out a press release regarding the Montana farmer that was titled “BOMBSHELL: Jon Tester drives a Prius.”  Tester reacted in a heated...

Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., blocked a Democratic attempt on Tuesday to force a vote in the Senate on a bump stock ban, which would restore the federal rule recently struck down by the Supreme Court.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., revealed on Sunday that Democrats would attempt to force a vote on legislation to ban bump stocks, which are firearm accessories that assist in firing weapons in...