PoliticsNews
Texas GOP Senate Primary Race Gets Ugly Early
The most contentious Senate contest of 2026 is shaping up to be between two Republicans. Since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared his run to… Read More
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Johnson Rakes in $32 Million in Q1
House Speaker Mike Johnson has raised a whopping $32.2 million in campaign funds during the first quarter of the year since Republicans swept into the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Mislead Public About Benefits of GOP Tax Cuts
It’s Tax Day in the United States. “Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15,”… Read More
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Second Time’s the Charm? Rogers Takes Another Shot at Michigan Senate Race
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Monday announced his 2026 run for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat of retiring Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. Rogers, a… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
A Budget Battle That Could Determine Speaker Johnson’s Future
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is staking his political future on one daunting task—delivering a budget reconciliation bill that will satisfy both houses of… Read More
SocietyNews
Sen. Schmitt Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday
Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, should have its own federal holiday, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., wrote in an… Read More
PoliticsNews
Leading by Example, Freshman Senator Introduces Term Limits Resolution
Freshman Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., is already taking aim at the Washington establishment by teaming up with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a fellow Pennsylvania Republican, to… Read More
Commentary
Trump’s Tariffs Are Only the Start. Congress Must Now Cut Taxes and Regulations.
President Donald Trump announced historic tariffs on April 2—“Liberation Day”—to ensure that America is no longer “looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered” by other nations. On Wednesday, the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Texas AG Paxton Announces 2026 GOP Primary Challenge Against Sen. Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced this week his long-expected 2026 Senate primary challenge against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Both politicians cast long shadows… Read More
PoliticsNews
About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners
Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes… Read More
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House Narrowly Passes Trump-Backed Budget Plan on Party-Line Vote
House Republicans pushed through a Trump-backed budget framework on a 216-214 vote Thursday, providing a boost to the president’s legislative agenda. Democrats voted against it… Read More
EducationCommentary
New Senate Proposal Moves the Ball on Closing Down Department of Education
Will the U.S. Department of Education end with a bang or a whimper? So far this year, President Donald Trump’s executive orders have arrived with… Read More
News
Former Hunter Biden Business Partner Says President’s Son Leveraged Family Name
Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, said in a new interview what he told Congress last year: Hunter’s business role when they… Read More
LawNews
Washington State Sheriff Rips Sanctuary Policies That ‘Shield Repeat Offenders’
Criminal organizations and human traffickers are using liberal cities’ and states’ sanctuary policies to their advantage, says Sheriff Dale Wagner of Adams County, Washington. … Read More
PoliticsNews
Ethics Complaint Claims Booker Improperly Linked 25-Hour Talkathon With Fundraising
While Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., spoke for 25 hours on the Senate floor last week, a series of emails with contribution links and links to… Read More
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Ex-Facebook Employee Set to Testify on Parent Company’s Relations With China
Sen. Josh Hawley has called Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook employee, before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism to testify Wednesday on the company’s… Read More
PoliticsNews
Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?
The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden’s State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing… Read More
LawNews
Arizona’s Biggs Introduces Resolution to Support Trump on Deportation of Alien Gangbangers
A border state congressman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize and declare members and affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Set to Vote on Bill to Revoke Biden-Era Overdraft Regulation
A Senate bill that would rescind a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on overdraft protection is headed for a vote in the House of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan
Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative Republicans to… Read More
LawNews
Bill Prohibiting Union Time on Taxpayers’ Dime Would Extend Trump EO to Entire Federal Workforce
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced companion versions of the No Union Time on the Taxpayers’ Dime Act on April 7…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
AOC Hitched First-Class Ride to ‘Fighting Anti-Oligarchy’ Rally
“If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” is a proverb that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has apparently taken to heart when it comes to the… Read More
EconomyNews
As Tariffs Tank Markets, Economy Craves Tax Cuts
More carrots, please. Feeling flogged by sticks, Wall Street greeted President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” with a bellowing Bronx cheer. On Wednesday, Trump unveiled 10%… Read More
News
House Leadership, Luna End Deadlock Over Proxy Voting
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to allow new parents to take leave while… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump-Backed Budget Resolution Clears Senate Hurdle on Party-Line Vote
Republicans in the Senate succeeded in passing a Trump-endorsed budget resolution on a straight party-line vote of 51 to 48 at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday…. Read More
PoliticsNews
AOC Wallops Schumer in Potential 2028 NY Senate Primary, Poll Finds
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would trounce Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Party Senate primary, according to a poll conducted… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Backs Senate’s Budget Plan: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump threw his support to the Senate’s budget plan Wednesday, as he called on Republicans to unify and pass a bill that would… Read More
PoliticsNews
Grassley Teams With Democrat on Senate Bill to Claw Back Tariff Authority From President
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced legislation with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to bring back congressional authority… Read More
EnergyNews
Senate Follows House in Killing Biden Reg Imposing Curbs on Energy Use of Walk-In Coolers
Senate Republicans voted to repeal a Biden administration regulation pertaining to walk-in freezers and coolers Thursday, in a move they say will save small-business owners… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrat Fundraiser ActBlue Faces Hill Scrutiny of Its Operations
Top Republican House leaders have formally requested that ActBlue, one of the Democratic Party’s largest political action committees, turn over documents related to its governance… Read More
