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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
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The House Select Committee on Benghazi, far from intimidated by its critics, is plowing ahead with a heavy schedule. Last week, former CIA Director Gen…. Read More
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On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama laid out his agenda in his final State of the Union. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and… Read More
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President Barack Obama will come before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night to deliver his last State of the Union address. And it’s… Read More
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A new bill would give President Obama the power to strip embattled comedian Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom. “I am sick and… Read More
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House conservatives on Wednesday challenged Speaker Paul Ryan to fulfill his pledge to play offense in 2016, warning their leader that “the honeymoon” period of… Read More
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The House is expected to begin considering the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R. 712), which would address a legal tactic often referred to as… Read More
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WESTERN KANSAS—Tim Huelskamp has the look of a hunted man. Since 2012, the Kansas representative has been crisscrossing back roads, ducking into hundreds of town… Read More
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The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill sailed through the House on Friday by a vote of 316-113. Ninety-five Republicans split with House GOP leadership to… Read More
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp is back in the saddle. Three years after being stripped of his committee seats for disobeying House leadership, the Kansas Republican has… Read More
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As Obamacare’s implosion continues to unfold, Democrat lawmakers have been desperate to postpone some of the law’s most adverse impacts on Americans. Now it appears K… Read More
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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
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John Boehner might be out of a job. But by law, the former House speaker still will enjoy a Capitol Hill office complete with a… Read More
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It’s deal-making time in Washington, and as end-of-the-year funding deadlines approach, lawmakers are scrambling to make sure their priorities and pet projects are funded. Policy… Read More
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Paul Ryan doesn’t want a time machine. Instead, the recently elected House speaker urges Republicans to offer their own legislative agenda rather than try to… Read More
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Sen. Mike Lee got the call to do the introduction honors today as House Speaker Paul Ryan gave his first major address since taking up the gavel. But… Read More
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In order for House GOP leadership to earn conservatives’ support on the omnibus spending bill, conservative lawmakers are pushing for several policy riders to be… Read More
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In broad strokes, it’s simple how a bill becomes law. But in detail, that process can be much more complex. One legislative provision in particular,… Read More
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For months, the House Freedom Caucus has been shaking up Congress. Monday night, the group of conservatives opted to keep that momentum going by re-electing… Read More
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Senate Republicans are about to consider a House bill defunding Planned Parenthood and portions of Obamacare after receiving a green light from the official who… Read More
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A few weeks ago, the House Freedom Caucus was being roundly pummeled by the media, liberal and pseudo-conservative alike. This small band of conservative House… Read More
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On a Monday afternoon in October 2011, West Virginia Democrat Nick J. Rahall II waited at the Charleston airport for a 4:50 p.m. U.S. Airways… Read More
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A year ago, no one would have thought this was possible. The newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has verbally agreed to change the… Read More
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Republicans in the U.S. Senate who are taking aim at filibuster rules in the upper chamber won’t find an ally in House Speaker Paul Ryan,… Read More
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After experiencing the first week of Speaker Paul Ryan’s House, conservatives say they feel right at home. A week into Ryan’s tenure, members of the… Read More
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Democratic lawmakers appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood received more than $81,000 in campaign contributions from the organization… Read More
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Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, is poised to become the new chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, after defeating Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio,… Read More
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The Senate has passed a Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s and Army Corp of Engineers’ water rule that… Read More
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The two representatives jockeying for Speaker Paul Ryan’s old job as chairman of the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee are similar in many… Read More
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Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to move forward with an investigation of Planned Parenthood but also cast doubt on Congress’ ability to end… Read More
