Philip Wegmann, a former reporter for The Daily Signal, covers the White House for RealClearNews.
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Two members of the House Freedom Caucus—Reps. Andy Harris of Maryland and Trent Franks of Arizona—are considering whether or not to jump into the race… Read More
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Freshman Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., wants to be chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and he’s hawking his brand of “effective conservatism” to make his… Read More
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As members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill Tuesday, Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., announced his bid to become the next chairman of the Republican Study… Read More
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On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama promised to fundamentally transform the United States of America. After nearly eight years as president, he has… Read More
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To meet current obligations, the government will need $10 billion more next year, forcing Congress to make new cuts, according to lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget office. … Read More
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While away from Washington on August recess, House Freedom Caucus members are rethinking their relationship with the Republican Study Committee. Some are considering whether to… Read More
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The next fight looming in Washington is all about scheduling, and conservatives already are struggling for control of the congressional calendar. The aim of their… Read More
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Biological sex will no longer determine restroom accessibility in thousands of federally operated facilities across the country. A new regulation from the Obama administration allows… Read More
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Arguing that internet freedom and the constitutional power of the purse are at risk, a coalition of more than two dozen civil society groups and… Read More
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While Republican leadership insists that the next president will nominate the ninth justice to the Supreme Court, a cadre of Republican senators is pushing a… Read More
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The IRS has not stopped targeting conservative groups seeking nonprofit status, a federal appeals court has ruled in deciding to reinstate a lawsuit against the… Read More
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Proving that green politics don’t strictly slant red or blue, House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway spent two days touring the district of his Democrat counterpart,… Read More
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While lawmakers are away from Capitol Hill on August recess, the two largest conservative caucuses in Congress are working to keep a lame-duck spending bill… Read More
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Recently unearthed documents reveal that the FBI knew the IRS was unfairly targeting groups because of their conservative politics two years before Congress even heard… Read More
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Leaked emails seem to suggest that the Democratic National Committee maintains cozy relationships with mainstream media outlets but takes a more caustic approach with publications it… Read More
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CLEVELAND—Because of the Republican National Convention, Joseph Oluwamuyibe is living in his car. Every day, he wakes up around noon and drives to the nearest… Read More
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CLEVELAND—The Republican National Convention might be Donald Trump’s celebration, but the GOP remains House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s party. Campaigning as… Read More
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CLEVELAND—A dramatic effort to change the GOP’s stance on LGBT issues ended with a whimper Monday as the Republican National Convention kicked off officially. The… Read More
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The House Freedom Caucus has launched a pressure play against Republican leadership in an effort to force a vote on impeaching John Koskinen, commissioner of… Read More
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Less than a week before the Republican National Convention kicks off, the GOP platform committee was racing into the night Tuesday to finish its work… Read More
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CLEVELAND—Delegates to the Republican National Convention accuse staffers and fellow delegates bankrolled by billionaire political activist Paul Singer of using duplicitous tactics in an attempt to… Read More
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CLEVELAND—Early Monday morning when Boyd Matheson proposed radically shortening the Republican Party’s platform, reporters in the press pen snickered. As the platform committee dragged into… Read More
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CLEVELAND—After fending off attempts to change the Republican Party’s official position on LGBT issues and traditional marriage, a coalition of social conservatives cautiously celebrated an… Read More
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Tommy Valentine still lives at home, hasn’t graduated from college yet, and barely looks old enough to buy a beer. But the baby-faced 22-year-old with… Read More
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Waiting on a routine flight from Sacramento back to Santa Barbara, Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., discovered he was a terrorist. Or at least that’s what… Read More
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When the Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court in the fall of 1991, he was still new to the flowing black robes that… Read More
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Conservatives’ campaign to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has yielded hearings but little else. As the congressional calendar slips by, some accuse House Republican leaders… Read More
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A visibly irritated Speaker Paul Ryan chastised Democrats on Thursday morning for hijacking the House floor, and promised to bring the legislature back to regular… Read More
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After more than six years of Republican pledges to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan today rolled out a plan to deliver on… Read More
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To put Washington’s fiscal house in order, an organization inside the conservative Koch network is pushing Congress to skip a budget and move straight to… Read More
