A pair of lawmakers are calling for the Biden administration to sanction a group of Syrians believed to be responsible for a near decade-old massacre of civilians in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon. “Even as we struggle to cope with our own national tragedies, as co-chairs of the Friends of a Free, Stable, and Democratic Syria Caucus here in Congress, we write to call your attention to another horrific massacre that occurred thousands of miles away,” read the letter from Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-I... Read more

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Congress unanimously passed the Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992, which eased the path for highly skilled scientists and engineers from some former Soviet bloc countries to come to the United States. The message was clear: The world’s best and brightest want to live in open societies, not under dictatorship. The Cold War taught us that exploiting brain drain is a smart and righteous strategy. But now, some in the GOP have forgotten that lesson. T... Read more

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., voiced support for raising the minimum age to buy firearms on Sunday following a spate of mass shootings committed by adults younger than 21. "I think that raising the age of gun purchase to 21 is a no-brainer. If you look at the Parkland shooting, you look at Buffalo, you look at this shooting, these are people under the age of 21," Kinzinger told ABC News. "We know that the human brain develops and matures a lot between the age of 18 and 21. We just raised, without... Read more

Representative Adam Kinzinger called out his fellow Republicans on Sunday for being "scared to death" to talk about gun control following the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school earlier this week. Calls for gun control have been renewed after 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos opened fire inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two teachers, last Tuesday. Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, criticized his own party's response to the mass shooting durin... Read more

Dear editor, The U.S. House of Representatives recently vote on a bill to provide more baby formula as quick as possible and hire additional, permanent FDA inspectors at baby formula plants in order to ensure safety of their products for infants no and in the future. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, parent of a toddler, voted in favor of the bill. Congressman Darin LaHood voted against the bill. Without baby formula, infants starve and may die. It is absolutely essential. Congressman LaHood, however,... Read more

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Wednesday that it was "good for the country" that Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) lost his bid for reelection. The big picture: Cawthorn, who had dogged by numerous scandals in recent weeks, lost the GOP primary for North Carolina's 11th district to state Sen. Chuck Edwardson Tuesday. What he's saying: "It's good for the country," Kinzinger told CNN's John Berman. "It's good for the party. It's good for the 11th District of North Carolina." "D.C. has become ki... Read more

Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., are condemning Republican House leadership for promoting or failing to denounce extremist ideologies — such as the “great replacement” conspiracy theory — that police say motivated the alleged gunman in Saturday’s deadly shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., where 10 people were killed. Almost all the victims were Black. “The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism,” Cheney tweeted on Monda... Read more

Representative Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, blasted the "great replacement theory" promoted by some GOP lawmakers and commentators, contending that it's "getting people killed" in the wake of the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting on Saturday. The "great replacement" is a right-wing conspiracy theory that claims white people and their dominance in society will be eradicated through immigration and higher birth rates among minority groups. Some on the right, such as Fox News host Tucker ... Read more

A national baby formula shortage is leaving a number of parents — including some lawmakers on Capitol Hill — scrambling to find a way to feed their babies. “The cost of it has certainly gone up and the availability has kind of forced us online,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), a father of three young children, including one born this past November, told NotedDC. “Globally, there are supply-chain challenges and FDA approval issues have also affected it,” he said, adding members who are parents of ... Read more

The former president of Ukraine is urging Canada to get behind a U.S. representative's initiative to authorize American military force to defend the embattled eastern European country if Russian forces escalate to chemical, biological or nuclear attacks. Petro Poroshenko, who was president from 2014 to 2019, made the remarks in an interview with CBC News. On Sunday, Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, introduced a resolution that would, if passed, authorize U.S. President Joe Bid... Read more