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Congress Falls Short of Accomplishing Goals at 200-Day Mark
President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back to work and deliver on the promises Republicans… Read More
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Anti-GOP Protesters Take Their Message to Congressman’s Front Door
About a dozen protesters, slamming Republicans’ agenda on health care, gathered at the front porch of a Minnesota congressman’s house Wednesday morning to voice their… Read More
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Why Is HHS Contraception Order Still Standing?
After meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 4, I sat in the Rose Garden and listened as the president promised… Read More
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At 200-Day Mark, Trump Still Trails Predecessors in Filling Jobs
Just ahead of President Donald Trump’s 200th day in office, the Senate confirmed dozens of his nominees in a significant sign of a stepped-up pace… Read More
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Conservatives Must Demand Spending Controls in Exchange for Raising Debt Ceiling
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated that the federal borrowing limit must be raised by Sept. 29, or the U.S. could run out of money… Read More
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West Virginia Governor’s Party Switch Shows ‘Momentum’ for Republicans
Republicans now control the governorship and legislature in 26 states, as West Virginia’s governor announced his switch from Democrat during a rally Thursday night with… Read More
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The Fascist Roots of the American Left
In 1925 the Jewish philosopher Theodor Lessing spoke out against the repressive political climate of Weimar Germany. Although Lessing’s explicit target was the cravenness of… Read More
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New Calls for Criminal Investigation of Obama Aides in ‘Unmasking’ Scandal
New calls are coming in for the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into the “unmasking” scandal swirling around a cluster of former Obama… Read More
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Conservative Leader Says Congress Must Make Good on ‘Bold’ Tax Reform
The chairman of a conservative House caucus said Wednesday that he wants tax reform to be so bold and sweeping that IRS employees will be… Read More
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Wasserman Schultz Apparently Planned to Pay House IT Suspect in Pakistan
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., seemingly planned to pay cyber-probe suspect and IT aide Imran Awan even while he was living in Pakistan, if the FBI hadn’t stopped… Read More
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When It Comes to Helping People, Facts Don’t Care About Your Intentions
Haven’t you heard? Conservatives are heartless, cruel, and all other synonyms for “bad” because we don’t care about other people. Which is to say that… Read More
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Here Are 5 Ways the House Is Working to Improve Americans’ Lives
Did you know that the House of Representatives has passed more than 269 bills this year? You won’t hear that story told when you turn… Read More
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Get Involved Locally. You Might Just Save the Country.
While much of the media focuses on lawmakers in Washington clunking heads and getting little done, the common narrative has been that change is a… Read More
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Conservatives to Trump: Short-Term Victories From Killing Filibuster Could Be Costly
America would look quite different without Senate filibusters in the first six years of President Barack Obama’s administration, giving pause to conservatives as President Donald… Read More
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New White House Chief of Staff Is Up to the Task
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is now the new White House chief of staff. Known as the gatekeeper to the president, the chief of staff… Read More
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Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Endangered Species Act to Ease Harm to Farmers, Ranchers
Lawmakers are leading an effort to do away with endangered species regulations that they say hurt farmers and ranchers without benefiting the targeted wildlife. Reps…. Read More
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The Liberal Elite Wants to Manage Our Lives. They Must Be Stopped.
The civil society predates the constitutional order. Its subjugation and transformation by a voracious and an unappeasable administrative state is the true object of the… Read More
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Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill Would Expand Crony Handouts for Cotton Industry
What are Senate appropriators doing to address two new farm programs whose costs are spiraling out of control? They are increasing the costs even more…. Read More
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Treasury Secretary Says Tax Reform Will Happen Within the Year
Tax reform will happen within the year, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says. “We will have success,” Mnuchin said Monday during an event hosted by Freedom… Read More
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Anthony Scaramucci Out as White House Communications Director
Just 11 days after President Donald Trump appointed him, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci is out of that job, the latest in a string… Read More
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Sen. James Lankford Chides ABC News for Careless Use of ‘Hate Group’ Label
In a letter to the head of ABC News, a U.S. senator criticizes the news organization for carelessly editorializing by using the term “hate group”… Read More
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Trump Dumps Reince Priebus After Rocky 6 Months as Chief of Staff
A week after a communications team shake-up at the White House, President Donald Trump announced he was replacing his chief of staff with his homeland… Read More
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Conservatives Say Losing Jeff Sessions Would Be ‘Disastrous’
Conservatives across the country are joining forces to support Attorney General Jeff Sessions following President Donald Trump’s criticism of Sessions’ recusal from the Russia investigation…. Read More
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What Jeff Sessions Thinks About Trump’s Attacks
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he’s hurt by President Donald Trump’s recent criticism, but he’s confident he made the right decision recusing himself from the… Read More
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A Republican Senator’s Warning to Trump: Forget About Replacing Jeff Sessions
In the fall of 2015, when I first spoke on the Senate floor, I gave Nebraskans and every member of this body my word that… Read More
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How the CBO Can Begin to Earn Back the Public’s Confidence
With the ongoing debate over health care reform, the Congressional Budget Office has drawn increased attention from across the political spectrum. in particular, many have… Read More
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Freedom Fest Shows the Liberty Movement Is Alive and Well
While Hollywood actor William Shatner, TV commentator John Stossel, documentary movie maker Dinesh D’Souza, economist Steve Moore, political philosopher George Gilder, and entrepreneur John Mackey,… Read More
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House IT Aide’s Lawyer Is Longtime Clinton Associate
Chris Gowen, Imran Awan’s lawyer, is a longtime campaigner for former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a member of… Read More
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Debunking the EPA’s Fake Accounts of the Gold King Mine Disaster
After almost two years, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General released its report on the Gold King Mine disaster that dumped over a… Read More
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Amid Trump’s Threats, Conservatives Rally Around Sessions
Immigration hawks and law enforcement—two key elements of the coalition that helped elect Donald Trump as president—rushed to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions… Read More
