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House Conservatives Target Jobs at Congressional Budget Office
The jobs of 89 federal workers involved in estimating the budget impact of legislation in Congress would be eliminated under a proposal from members of… Read More
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Firing Jeff Sessions Would Send a Chilling Signal to Trump’s Supporters
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had a rough few weeks. He already ran afoul of many conservatives last week when he announced that the Department… Read More
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Scaramucci and Sanders New Voices for Trump’s White House After Shake-Up
President Donald Trump has two chief spokespersons with political and campaign experience, after a long-anticipated shake-up that saw the resignation of White House press secretary… Read More
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Legal Experts Weigh in on Trump’s Right to Be Riled at Sessions, DOJ
Jeff Sessions will likely continue to lead the Department of Justice, despite the public clash between President Donald Trump and his choice for attorney general…. Read More
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House and Senate Set to Protect Consumers From an Overreaching Federal Agency
On Thursday, Republicans in both the House and Senate took a major step toward nullifying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s harmful arbitration rule. In the… Read More
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Republicans Just Made Tax Reform More Difficult
This week, the House Budget Committee released its long-awaited budget. It makes progress in some areas, and falls short in others. One of the places… Read More
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This Conservative Budget Proposal Is a Real Solution to America’s Debt Situation
The Republican Study Committee on Thursday released its fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, titled “Securing America’s Future Economy” (SAFE). This proposal would balance the budget… Read More
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These House Democrats Heard They May Have Been Hacked but Don’t Seem to Care
House Democrats professing moral outrage over the hacking of the Democratic National Committee have apparently remained indifferent to the likely penetration of their congressional computer… Read More
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Trump’s Son in Less Legal Jeopardy Than Son-in-Law Over Russia Meeting, FBI Veteran Says
Even if Donald Trump Jr. helped set up a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer in hopes of learning dirt on Hillary Clinton, the… Read More
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Social Security Reform Is Urgent and Necessary
Late in the afternoon on Thursday last week, the Social Security Administration released its annual trustees’ report. As is often the case when government entities… Read More
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6 Takeaways as Senators Question FBI Nominee Christopher Wray
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next FBI director said he wasn’t aware of Donald Trump Jr.’s email chain about a Russian lawyer that… Read More
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House Conservatives Renew Calls to Cancel August Recess
Members of the House’s most conservative caucus again are calling for leadership to cancel the August recess so lawmakers can work longer on priorities such… Read More
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Sean Spicer’s Press Room Innovations Are Driving Elite Reporters Mad
“When Washington reporters ask hard questions, Sean Spicer turns to Skype.” That was the headline of a front-page article in USA Today last week, capping… Read More
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It’s Unwise for Mayors to Embark on Costly Climate Plans. But It’s Also Their Right.
Since President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, mayors from across the country have announced a renewed commitment to the agreement,… Read More
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The Latest Proof That the Left Opposes Western Civilization
Last week, The Atlantic rendered a great service to those of us who contend that America is in the midst of a civil war between… Read More
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Trump Well Behind in Winning Senate Confirmation of Appointees
The White House is turning up the heat on Senate Democrats for using delaying tactics to block President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, even as… Read More
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Mitch McConnell Acquiesces to Conservatives’ Calls to Scale Back Senate’s August Recess
The Senate will have less time off in August so the lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform, Senate… Read More
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Democrats Hatch Plans A, B, and C to Impeach Trump
It’s a movement that began before President Donald Trump was sworn into office and the drive for impeachment has gone through many iterations. “They don’t… Read More
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Why These Members of Congress Want to Cancel the August Recess
Conservative members of Congress are taking a stand and asking congressional leadership to forego lawmakers’ August recess. “There is only one place that we… Read More
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The Left’s Revealing Freakout Over Trump’s Defense of the West
Western values, Judeo-Christian at base but also to some degree influenced by Greco-Roman views on philosophy and politics, are under threat from within by a… Read More
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The Growing Fight Over Forcing Nonprofits to Disclose Donors
Conservatives in states across the country say that pushes to pass laws requiring nonprofits to report their donors’ private information threaten First Amendment rights. “I’ve… Read More
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No, America Is Not an Oligarchy Run by the Ultra-Rich
The recent electoral race between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District was the most expensive ever for a seat… Read More
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Congress Should Protect Taxpayers, Not Cave to Agricultural Special Interests, in Next Budget
The House and Senate agriculture committees, as evidenced by their recent farm bill hearings and complaints about wanting more handouts, seem to be focused on… Read More
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House Democrats’ IT Suspects Wanted Untraceable Payments, and Millions Disappeared
A Pakistani family under criminal investigation by U.S. Capitol Police for abusing their access to the House of Representatives information technology system may have engaged… Read More
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The American Media Divide Deepens
On Sunday’s “Full Measure,” investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson talked about a just-released survey about the American public’s perception of the media. The eye-opening study reveals… Read More
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How One Man Helped Propel the American Revolution
That the brilliant wordsmith Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence is indisputable, but a lesser-known fact is that the man… Read More
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Conservative Lawmakers Ask Congressional Leadership to Cancel August Recess
A conservative lawmaker is leading an effort in the House of Representatives to ask congressional leadership to cancel lawmakers’ August recess to give members more… Read More
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GOP Senator Proposes Transferring Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funds to Border Wall Budget
One Republican senator is proposing a new solution for sanctuary cities that do not follow U.S. immigration law: Take some of their federal funding and transfer… Read More
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Proposed Law Would Require Food Stamp Recipients to Show Proof of Job Search
A Louisiana congressman introduced legislation that would strengthen work requirements for recipients of food stamps. “By putting certain perimeters or requirements on the program where… Read More
