Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he wants the state legislature to redraw its congressional districts—a move that could help save Republicans’ House majority in 2026. Abbott released a legislative agenda for a special session of the state legislature set to begin July 21. In addition to…
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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 actions of Jan. 6, 2021, demonstrators at the Capitol. “The president should know if there’s anyone coming up for a nomination through any…
Maryland GOP Congressman Fighting Offshore Windmills Sees Victory on Horizon
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican congressman, is calling for the end to an offshore windmill project that would industrialize the state’s scenic Eastern Shore, a conservative region that depends on tourism and fisheries. Harris has long railed against the project, having represented the 1st Congressional District since…
‘Poverty’ Nonprofit That Smears Conservatives Has Millions in Offshore Accounts, IRS Records Show
Despite its penurious name, the Southern Poverty Law Center has an endowment of more than $700 million, compensates leadership handsomely, and possesses more than $30 million in offshore accounts—likely in the Cayman Islands, its most recent IRS filing reveals. “It’s very odd and frankly raises suspicion that a…
Cryptocurrency Legislation Gains Momentum in Hill Negotiations
Crypto is taking over Capitol Hill. President Donald Trump has repeatedly underlined a friendly regulatory regime for cryptocurrency as a legislative priority, and his administration’s preferred deadline for Congress to act is fast approaching. Early on in Trump’s second term, the administration set the August recess as a…
Congress’ Budget Fights Have Only Just Begun
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 of the “big, beautiful bill”—extending the 2017 tax cuts and funding border security. But the Republican-controlled Congress’ budget fights are far from over….
Vance Rips NYC Mayoral Candidate’s ‘Bizarre Appeals’ to Identity Politics
Vice President JD Vance is criticizing New York City Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of building a coalition of what Vance called “downwardly mobile, college-educated people” and carved-out ethnic blocs by pandering to shared hatreds. “This is a guy who won high-income and college-educated New Yorkers,…
Underemployment: The Statistic That Should Guide College Decisions
When parents and prospective students choose colleges, they come across numerous statistics that can help guide their decision. The most popular is probably the acceptance rate, which reflects how exclusive a school is. Many assume that the lower the acceptance rate, the better the school. Others may compare…
Trump Trade Team Extends Deadline on Tariff Deals
As President Donald Trump’s trade team works to sign new trade deals with foreign countries, the White House is giving trading partners an extended deadline to sign deals before being hit with the heavy tariffs the president introduced in April. The administration had previously set a deadline of…
Modest Cuts, Outsized Outrage: The Truth Behind the Big Beautiful Bill’s Budget Reform
An unspoken rule among the Washington establishment is that once Congress throws money at a spending program that decision should be treated as irrevocable. If a future Congress shows any fiscal conservatism and tries even to address some of its waste and abuse, left-wing lawmakers—and their allies in…