PoliticsNews
What Chuck Schumer Would Do as Top Senate Democrat
Republicans buoyant about their newfound power in Washington, D.C., still have to contend with a powerful figure in the opposing party. The Senate’s new Democratic… Read More
PoliticsNews
Republicans Maintain Strong Control of State Capitols. Here’s What That Means.
Republicans largely retained their grip over state legislative chambers and governorships in Tuesday’s elections. The Republican takeover of the presidency may have been the biggest… Read More
LawNews
Why Kansas Conservatives Are Pushing Voters to Reshape the State’s Highest Court
It’s typically a no-drama affair. Every six years, Kansans vote whether to retain the state’s sitting Supreme Court justices. The question is the last item… Read More
SocietyNews
The ‘Untold Threat’ Responsible for 40% of Illegal Immigrants
While the debate over illegal immigration tends to focus on how to control and treat those who make it across our nation’s borders, a more… Read More
SocietyNews
How This Red State Is Grappling With Influx of Refugees
Greg Haney is able to capture the change happening in the largest city of this small state better than most. Haney shoots school photographs for… Read More
LawNews
Why Virginia’s ‘Reasonable’ Voter ID Law Could Survive the Courts
Virginia Republicans are making the case that this state’s voter identification law is different than versions in other states that came and failed before it…. Read More
SecurityNews
Conservatives Aim to Block Obama’s Plan for More Refugees
As President Barack Obama used his final address before the United Nations General Assembly to urge world leaders to help protect refugees, Republicans in Congress threatened… Read More
LawNews
Votes of Thousands Who Haven’t Proven Citizenship Could ‘Swing’ Kansas Elections
With the presidential election two months away, a Kansas law requiring voters to show proof of citizenship remains in legal limbo. Late last month, Kansas… Read More
SecurityNews
As Turkey Attack Unfolds, Cruz Faults Obama for How He Talks About Terrorism
As Sen. Ted Cruz convened a hearing intended as a platform to criticize how President Barack Obama talks about Islamist extremism, news broke of suicide… Read More
InternationalNews
After Brexit, Paul Ryan Calls for ‘Special’ Trade Deal With Britain
House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for the United States to engage in a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom once it completes the… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservative Senator Is Trying to Keep Women Out of the Draft
To Sen. Mike Lee, the battle over whether women should have to register for a draft that does not exist is more consequential than it… Read More
SecurityNews
Is It Time to Increase Defense Spending? McCain Proposal Sparks Debate
At a time when the U.S. is in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, while facing the constraints of sequestration, Sen. John McCain is setting… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Governor Predicts Supreme Court ‘Politics’ Will Prevent States’ Outright Win on Obama Immigration Actions
The governor of the state leading the legal fight against President Barack Obama’s executive actions protecting illegal immigrants from deportation predicted today that “the best… Read More
SocietyNews
Protesters, Politicians Spar at Supreme Court Over Obama’s Immigration Program
Mercedes Garcia would be eligible to benefit from President Barack Obama’s 2014 immigration executive actions, with the opportunity to earn quasi-legal status that would allow… Read More
Economy News
With Release of Budget Plan, House Conservatives Push For Steeper Cuts
As the House Budget Committee approved a $1.07 trillion budget plan on Wednesday night, a leading conservative group was set to propose its own fiscal… Read More
Economy News
How This Conservative Freshman Lawmaker Aims to Force Congress to Balance the Budget
As a method to control spending, conservative lawmakers often propose imposing a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution that would require the federal… Read More
LawNews
Conservatives Make Their Case for Criminal Justice Reform
Conservative criminal justice reform advocates are making the case that reducing the prison population, treating drug addiction, and giving a second chance to lawbreakers are… Read More
LawNews
6 Supreme Court Rulings That Could Be Overturned If a Liberal Replaced Scalia
If President Barack Obama or a future Democratic successor were to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with a liberal, a host of prior… Read More
LawNews
What Scalia’s Death Means for Obama Climate Agenda’s Implementation
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death will likely help the Obama administration implement its landmark climate change plan regulating coal emissions. The shift in momentum… Read More
SecurityNews
Why the Freedom Caucus Wants to Declare War on ISIS
Many members of the House Freedom Caucus want to declare war—no, not on their party leadership, but against Islamic State terrorists. While Republicans in Congress have… Read More
PoliticsNews
After State of the Union, Freedom Caucus Gears Up: ‘We Are the Party of Yes’
One member of the House Freedom Caucus called President Barack Obama’s America a “reverse world.” Other members used dark, dramatic descriptors like “dangerous,” “feckless,” “anxiety,” and… Read More
PoliticsNews
Fact-Checking Obama’s Final State of the Union
President Barack Obama looked to the future Tuesday night in his final State of the Union address, touching on issues ranging from health care and… Read More
SecurityNews
How Well Is US Vetting Social Media of Immigrants? San Bernardino Attack Sparks Debate
In the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, a debate has emerged over how social media should be used in the vetting of foreigners… Read More
Energy News
Republicans to Keep Trying to Block Obama’s International Climate Change Deal
Republicans upset with President Barack Obama’s international climate change agreement remain committed to the few options they have to do something about it. “Honestly, I… Read More
PoliticsNews
Freedom Caucus: Top Priority for Spending Bill Is Stricter Screenings of Syrian, Iraqi Refugees
Despite no one believing them, members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus have insisted that their votes could be had on a forthcoming government spending… Read More
SecurityNews
Could Syrian ‘Safe Zones’ Protect Civilians and Deter Refugee Flight? Experts Weigh In
Scarred by the Paris terrorist attacks, Republicans are straddling a sensitive line about how welcoming the United States should be to refugees fleeing war and… Read More
SecurityNews
Terrorism Fears Fuel Debate Over Government Program That Allows US Travel Without a Visa
The Paris terror attacks have jolted Congress to consider ways to make it more difficult for people outside the country to enter the United States…. Read More
SecurityNews
How Will Downing of Russian Plane Impact Campaign Against ISIS?
President Barack Obama on Tuesday used the downing of a Russian warplane as evidence to support the view of the international community that the Kremlin… Read More
SecurityNews
In ‘First Step’ to Address Terrorism Fear, House Easily Passes Bill to Toughen Screenings of Syrian Refugees
Wanting to show assertiveness in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from… Read More
Energy News
Republicans Introduce Resolutions Declaring Obama’s Paris Climate Deal Should Need Senate Approval
Sen. Mike Lee on Thursday introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress” that President Barack Obama should submit an international climate deal expected to… Read More
