PoliticsCommentary
Defend the Taxpayer. Pass the Rescissions.
For far too long, both parties have allowed waste, fraud, and abuse to fester in nearly every corner of the federal budget while hardworking Americans… Read More
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Senate Faces Litmus Test With Chance to Codify DOGE
The Republican-controlled Senate faces a major litmus test this week of whether it is willing to cut federal government spending going forward. This week, Senate… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Senate Must Pass White House Rescissions Package
For far too long, leaders in Washington have wasted hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on woke and weaponized programs, including outright propaganda that only… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Ohio’s Bernie Moreno Joins Senate Leadership Team
Last week, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, joined the leadership team of Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., where he will serve as a deputy. This… Read More
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The Senate’s Crossroads on Trump Nominations
Senate Republican leadership is facing pressure to increase the pace of confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees now that the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Time to Act Is Now. The Senate Must Pass the Rescissions Package.
The time has come for Congress to address the unchecked expansion of the administrative state. The federal bureaucracies have created a new class of nameless,… Read More
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Going Rogue?: GOP’s Tillis Threatens Not to Confirm Some Trump Nominees
North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, in an interview released Wednesday, threatened to vote down any of President Donald Trump’s nominees if they excuse the… Read More
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Green New Deal Democrat Spars With Trump’s Weather-Related Nominees
In the wake of the recent Texas flash flooding that has claimed at least 119 lives and left scores of others still missing, two of… Read More
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Trump’s $9.4B Spending Cuts Package Facing Deadline in Senate
The Senate this week is considering whether to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package of $9.4 billion in federal funding, with a deadline looming in less… Read More
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Texas Democrat Weighs Long-Shot Senate Bid
A little-known Texas state representative, James Talarico, is said to be considering a run for the Democrat nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from the… Read More
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Moving on Up?: Georgia Congressman Collins Eyes Senate Bid
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., who was the lead sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, is considering a Senate run against Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., next… Read More
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Get Ready for a Shutdown Showdown in Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have delivered on the biggest legislative promises of the Republican Party with last week’s passage… Read More
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Dems Eye Senate Pickup Opportunity in Bruising Texas GOP Primary Battle
The 2026 Senate race in Texas will be another dramatic showdown, with Democrats again eyeing a major pickup opportunity amid Republican infighting. On Tuesday, Democrat… Read More
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Rocky Road Ahead for ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ After Senate Triumph
After the Senate’s narrow 51-50 passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Tuesday, with Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote, Republican senators celebrated… Read More
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Senate Passes Big, Beautiful Bill in Tie-Breaking Vote
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a 10-year fiscal package that would serve as the vehicle for fulfilling… Read More
EconomyNews
88% of Seniors Won’t Pay Taxes on Social Security If One Big, Beautiful Bill Passes, Analysis Finds
More than 51 million seniors would pay no taxes on Social Security income under the proposed “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” according to a new report… Read More
News
Who Are the Potential House GOP Holdouts on Senate Budget Bill?
With Senate Republican leadership hoping to send its version of the GOP budget reconciliation bill back to the House for final approval before Friday of… Read More
PoliticsNews
What Sen. Tillis’ Retirement Could Mean for GOP
Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he would not be seeking reelection, just one day after President Donald Trump threatened to support a primary challenger… Read More
LawNews
Heritage Action Endorses Senate’s Big Beautiful Bill
Heritage Action, which has 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, came out swinging for the U.S. Senate’s budget reconciliation bill in a press statement released Monday. … Read More
SocietyCommentary
Senate’s ‘Conditional’ AI Moratorium Is a Trojan Horse
Tucked inside the Senate’s 940-page reconciliation package is a controversial provision that would discourage states from enforcing almost any law related to artificial intelligence or… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Clears Senate Hurdle Amid Republican Defections
The Senate is in the midst of up to 20 hours of floor debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after Senate Democrats had… Read More
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Budget Bill’s Ban on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Draws States’ Ire
Some Republican officials are sounding the alarm about a provision tucked into the Senate budget reconciliation bill that would potentially eviscerate state regulation of artificial… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Senate Republicans Need to Step Up and Deliver on Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in Washington, D.C., this week about the One Big, Beautiful Bill, as the Senate goes through the “Byrd Bath”… Read More
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Move to Bar Medicaid Funding of Trans Surgeries Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian, Drawing GOP Wrath
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—would not prevent taxpayer funds from going to transgender surgeries,… Read More
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Senator Demands Parliamentarian’s Firing Over Ruling on Medicaid for Illegals
Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for the firing of the Senate parliamentarian Thursday over her ruling against a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act… Read More
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Top Trump Administration Official Discusses Rescissions Package
Trump administration Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testified before a Senate panel on Wednesday about defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and… Read More
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Ex-Senator Seeks to Return to Hill After 13-Year Hiatus
Former Republican Sen. Scott Brown has jumped into the Senate race in New Hampshire, seeking to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen, 78, in… Read More
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Thune Confident Budget Bill Remains on Track for Senate Passage
Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared determined on Tuesday to keep the budget reconciliation bill on track to be passed in the Senate by July… Read More
SecurityNews
‘This Isn’t Just Crime. It’s Terror,’ Senate Panel’s Hearing on Mexican Cartels Is Told
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on international drug cartels emphasized that the organizations are effectively engaged in sophisticated terrorism. The hearing, “The Thin Blue… Read More
SecurityNews
Republicans Press for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Shield
In the wake of Israel’s and the United States’ successful interception of Iranian missile strikes, Senate Republicans are renewing their push for a “Golden Dome”… Read More
