PoliticsCommentary
The Rise of Gingrich in the Reagan Revolution
The Republican House was divided against itself: President Ronald Reagan, his Crazies, and much of the muscular New Right on one side—the GOP establishment, moderate… Read More
LawNews
2 Former Wasserman Schultz IT Aides Indicted for Conspiracy Against US
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted two former information technology aides of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.—Pakistani-born Imran Awan and his wife Hina Alv—on four… Read More
Health CareNews
How House Conservatives Plan to Revive Obamacare Repeal, and Why It Could Work
It’s time to “put the screws” to Republican lawmakers who promised to repeal Obamacare, one House member says, and that’s why he supports reviving a… Read More
PoliticsNews
Congress Falls Short of Accomplishing Goals at 200-Day Mark
President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back to work and deliver on the promises Republicans… Read More
PoliticsNews
Anti-GOP Protesters Take Their Message to Congressman’s Front Door
About a dozen protesters, slamming Republicans’ agenda on health care, gathered at the front porch of a Minnesota congressman’s house Wednesday morning to voice their… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Did the Democrats’ IT Scandal Suspects Get Here?
Here is a radical proposition: The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects. Their entrance and employment… Read More
SecurityNews
Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought to Keep From Police Was IT Aide’s, Not Hers
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said in a newspaper interview that she never actually saw a laptop that she fought to block U.S. Capitol Police… Read More
PoliticsNews
Wasserman Schultz Apparently Planned to Pay House IT Suspect in Pakistan
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., seemingly planned to pay cyber-probe suspect and IT aide Imran Awan even while he was living in Pakistan, if the FBI hadn’t stopped… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Here Are 5 Ways the House Is Working to Improve Americans’ Lives
Did you know that the House of Representatives has passed more than 269 bills this year? You won’t hear that story told when you turn… Read More
LawNews
4 House Republicans Seek Answers on FBI Probe of Clinton Emails
As President Donald Trump calls for the Justice Department to probe the actions of his vanquished opponent, Hillary Clinton, four Republicans on the House Judiciary… Read More
PoliticsNews
House IT Aide’s Lawyer Is Longtime Clinton Associate
Chris Gowen, Imran Awan’s lawyer, is a longtime campaigner for former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a member of… Read More
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsCommentary
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
SecurityCommentary
House’s Refusal to Reassess Military Bases Will Lead to Unnecessary Costs
In passing its version of the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the House of Representatives shot down the Pentagon’s plans to make more… Read More
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsCommentary
The Left Spent at Least $32 Million on 4 Special Elections. And They Still Lost All of Them.
Sometimes, politics boils down to narratives. This was the case in Tuesday’s special election in Georgia, where Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Heavily Funded Democrat Falls Short as Georgia House Seat Stays Republican
Republican Karen Handel soundly defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in Tuesday’s closely watched, historically expensive race for the congressional seat once held by GOP superstar Newt… Read More
PoliticsNews
White House Pushes Trump Priorities Before Congressional Recess
As some Republicans in Congress are calling on leadership to allow the legislative branch to work through the August recess, the White House touted President… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
If a Trump Supporter Had Shot a Democrat
What would have happened if a Trump supporter had shot a Democratic congressman and other Democratic Washington officials? The answer is obvious. The New York… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘The Oversight Man’ Explains Why Washington Doesn’t Change
Just a couple of months ago, investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson profiled Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Resolve Tangled Relationship Between Congress and Homeland Security
With homeland security being such a national priority, one would expect Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to have a well-organized relationship. Unfortunately, that… Read More
PoliticsNews
Why Conservatives Put Trust in Trey Gowdy as House’s Corruption Fighter
Conservative leaders say they’re confident the new chairman of a House of Representatives panel that targets corruption will dedicate himself to reviewing executive branch actions,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Shameful Response of the Left to Attempted GOP Massacre
Maybe I’m just too naïve. I’d expected that liberals would eventually turn to talk of gun control after Wednesday’s violent, horrible shooting targeting GOP lawmakers. This… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump, Ryan Emphasize Importance of Unity After Shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise
President Donald Trump called for unity after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot and wounded Wednesday morning when a man opened fire at… Read More
PoliticsNews
House GOP Whip Steve Scalise Shot at Congressional Baseball Practice
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was shot and wounded early Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia, when a man opened fire at Republican lawmakers and staff… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Price of Power
A new report … says you can put a price on success … when it comes to Congress. The report by Issue One exposes the secretive… Read More
