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A trio of domestic airlines have joined forces to criticize competitors in the Persian Gulf that allegedly received billions in government subsidies. And that’s not the only government benefit given to these foreign airlines. The foreign airlines also benefited from billions in loans and loan guarantees from the Export-Import Bank over the years. Three U.S….

Marco Rubio, little more than four years into his first term in the Senate, is back home in Miami today. The Republican is scheduled to announce for higher office again, this time the presidency of the United States, with the city’s storied Freedom Tower as the backdrop. It is a place that became synonymous with Cuban…

1. History Maker Rubio became speaker of the Florida House Sept. 13, 2005—making him the first Cuban-American House speaker in Florida history. 2. Sword Owner  After Rubio officially became speaker, then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush presented him with a golden sword called "Chang"—"the sword of a great conservative warrior." Bush elaborated on what the sword meant:…

What are the most conservative and liberal towns in your state? This map, compiled by Business Insider, depicts the most left-leaning and right-leaning towns in each state based on data provided by the research organization Clarity Campaign Labs. Clarity Campaign Labs surveyed users’ responses to a series of questions on issues like guns, abortion and…

A new study provides insights into which demographics of the American public identify with each political party. In a report called “A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation,” the Pew Research Center explores Americans’ political affiliations by categories such as religion, gender, race, age and education level. The study examines “long-term trends in party affiliation among…

Sen. Mike Lee serves as one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate and is well known for his legal prowess. Today, Lee, R-Utah, addressed an audience at The Heritage Foundation and discussed his new book, “Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America’s Founding Document.” “Our Lost Constitution” focuses on five specific…

Republican leaders on the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday formally demanded that four federal financial regulatory agencies “publicly disclaim” their involvement in Operation Choke Point. “In order to avoid the appearance that your agency is misusing government resources to pursue partisan ends, we request that you publicly disclaim your agency’s past, present and future…

Few people in either party in Washington are happy with the current tax code, so what if we simply started over? That is at the root of a proposal to sunset the current tax code on Dec. 31, 2019. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has introduced the Tax Code Termination Act (HR 27), which would do…