Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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GOP Lawmakers Seek Answers on Pentagon’s Redaction of China Funding Details
Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Elise Stefanik are seeking the lifting of redactions on spending data about research on pathogens with pandemic potential.
How Speaker Johnson Is Navigating a Restive House Republican Conference
‘I think he has handled the day-to-day, the tense, difficult, and sometimes unpredictable environment in a very good, metered way,’ one lawmaker says.
Transparency Advocates Respond to Senator’s Demand for FOIA Audit at NIH
Sen. Roger Marshall is demanding a full audit of FOIA requests at the National Institutes of Health.
Sen. Marshall Demands Full Audit of FOIA Requests at National Institutes of Health
Senate committee convenes hearing to examine competing claims on the origins of COVID-19.
Drugmakers’ Secret Royalty Payments to Fauci’s NIAID Jumped After Pandemic: Report
Anthony Fauci heads to Capitol Hill Monday to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic.
House Panel Opens Probe of NIH Officials Allegedly Evading FOIA on COVID Origins
Evidence is mounting that US public health officials intentionally misled the public regarding source of COVID-19.
The Missing Context Behind Speaker Johnson’s Staff Departures
New faces are joining Mike Johnson’s team of assistants as he navigates choppy political waters in Congress.
House Panel Supports Revising Law That Protects Social Media Companies
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was meant to keep pornography off the internet, but Section 230 has had the opposite effect, advocates say.
Majority of Likely Black Voters in House Battleground Districts View Democrats as More Extreme Than GOP: Survey
Minority voters’ perceptions of America’s two major political parties may be in a period of realignment that could reshape the future of the country.
Architect of Senate GOP Comeback Plan Reveals Two Decisive 2024 Picks
Republicans are optimistic about taking control of the Senate in 2025 as the party seeks to pick up vulnerable Democratic seats.
