Congress
Fiscal Hawk Outlines Strategy for Spending, Deficit Reduction
A few hours before a House vote on whether to defund foreign aid and public broadcasting, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., shared his thoughts on how a heavily indebted America can right its fiscal ship of…
Trump’s Rescissions Package Seen as Key Vote by Heritage Action
Heritage Action has scored President Donald Trump’s rescissions package as its first key vote of the 119th Congress. “Heritage Action applauds the work President Trump and his administration have done to deliver a bold…
Extending the Trump tax cuts is a good idea, but won’t deliver huge economic growth
President Donald Trump and many of his allies in Congress are making grand claims about the economic growth they say will result from the recently proposed "One Big Beautiful Bill." Trump has accused critics of not…
More Deflection On the Riots
Betty McCollum is a Democratic Congresswoman who represents, roughly, St. Paul, Minnesota and its suburbs. One can say, politely, that she has never been noted for mental acuity. But she is a member of the House…
House GOP Face Critical Test on Funding Cuts, Rescissions
House Republicans on Thursday will face perhaps the greatest test yet of whether they mean business about decreasing the size of the federal government. The House Republican Conference will vote on a legislative package to…
GOP Lawmakers Rip Newsom Threat to Withhold Taxes
Republican members of Congress on Wednesday assailed Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s suggesting that it might be time for his state to cut off taxpayer money going to the federal government. Addressing the matter in a…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would boost subsidies for rich farmers
It should be clear by now that, despite the assurances from President Donald Trump and his allies in government, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month—not only won't…
House Panel Examines Solutions to Rise of Antisemitism
Following a number of recent violent attacks in America that appear to have been driven by antisemitism, members of Congress are seeking solutions to the threat of anti-Jewish acts of terrorism. “The Jewish community has…
House, Senate Democrat Leaders Back Newsom ‘Sanctuary’ Policy
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to defend sanctuary state policies against federal immigration-law enforcement, other Democrat leaders are backing him and other sanctuary state governors to the hilt. Newsom has few…
Senate Republicans Lend Support for Sending Troops to LA Riots
Senate Republicans weighed Tuesday in on the riots that have been occurring in Los Angeles, stressing support for law enforcement. The protests in LA quickly morphed into outbreaks of violence against law enforcement,…
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