President Trump met with Republican senators Tuesday to discuss tax reform, North Korea and other topics. The meeting was a “lovefest,” except for Sens. Bob Corker (R.-Tenn.) and Jeff Flake (R.- Ariz.), with “several standing ovations,” the president said. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Washington, a political action committee affiliated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “declared […]
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Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced his retirement from the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, which sparked reactions across the political spectrum. CNN published a piece on Flake’s retirement speech headlined, “Jeff Flake’s 9 toughest hits on Trump,” and detailed his criticism of the sitting president. Flake has been a vocal Trump critic, writing a book that […]
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Obamacare in Obama’s mind is far different than Obamacare in reality and practice, apparently. Obama criticized the Republican Party’s efforts to replace his signature health care law and made several claims that do not make muster, one of which is that replacing his law would leave older Americans exposed to danger, per Washington Examiner’s Tom […]
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The liberal media protects its own, meaning the Democratic Party. Sitting New Jersey Democratic senator, Bob Menendez, is on trial for corruption charges related to bribing officials to pave the way for favors for a longtime associate, Saloman Melgen. Melgen has already been convicted for Medicare fraud, but Menendez is in trouble because he allegedly […]
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First, it was Bernie Sanders, but now it’s Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin and Al Franken joining in on the religious litmus test for government officials and judicial nominees. Sanders asked a nominee to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Russell Vought, about his religious views during his hearing. At the time, conservatives were outraged by […]
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Fact-check: True. CNN correctly pointed out that the Democratic Party had used the “nuclear option” in the Senate to get their way, which means that the Democrats lowered the vote threshold from the long-established 60 votes to a simple majority to pass legislation. Now, the Democrats worry that the Republicans will return the favor and […]
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Charles Blow, a columnist at the liberal newspaper The New York Times, again questioned the “legitimacy” of President Donald Trump and tweeted his legitimacy concerns during the U.S. Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Grouch: Can I just say this AGAIN: I can’t believe we’re even holding confirmation hearings for a Trump SCOTUS […]
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The Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Senate have cut back regulations and paperwork in government, per the American Action Forum (AAF): …the Senate was able to disapprove four regulations that resulted in $501 million in regulatory cost savings. According to AAF calculations, as of last week, the per capita regulatory burdens for 2017 now stands […]
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Betsy DeVos, a pro-school choice advocate and philanthropist, has been confirmed by Senate vote to become the next Department of Education secretary to fill President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos. .@VP Pence breaks tie. U.S. Senate confirms #BetsyDeVos to be Secretary of Education, 51-50. https://t.co/xgthuQB51c #BREAKING […]
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The Washington Post’s PowerPost piece outlined how the Democrats in the Senate can stall, but not stop, the confirmations of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, despite the protests of Democratic Party-aligned protesters at Capitol Hill. The following paragraphs from the article outlines the quandary that the Senate Democrats face in trying to stop Trump’s cabinet nominees […]
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10/25/2017 - CNN Praises Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake for Being Anti-Trump
9/22/2017 - Obama Ignored Obamacare’s Failures in Criticizing GOP Efforts to Replace It
9/15/2017 - Media’s Menendez Trial Coverage is Lacking
9/8/2017 - In Latest Controversy, Democratic Senators Ask Trump’s Nominees about Religion
3/27/2017 - CNN: Democrats Worried about GOP Using ‘Nuclear Option’ for Gorsuch appointment, but Democrats Used It First
3/22/2017 - New York Times Columnist Charles Blow Used Gorsuch Hearing to Question ‘Legitimacy’ of President Trump
11/1/2016 - Democrats Pulled Spending in Florida against Marco Rubio
8/25/2016 - Lost Liberal Media Narrative? EpiPen CEO is the Daughter of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin
5/14/2016 - U.S. Senate Republicans Passed More Spending than Obama Requested
5/6/2016 - No Surprise: GOP will have a Tough Time Holding the Senate in November
5/2/2016 - Democrats Try to Tie SCOTUS Appointment to Trump
4/27/2016 - Democrat Upset at Her Own Party for Blowing a Racial ‘Foghorn’ during Primary Race
4/22/2016 - Democrats Stonewall Criminal Justice Reform Bill
3/16/2016 - Reagan’s Attorney General Backs GOP Line on Obama’s SCOTUS Nominee
2/22/2016 - Claire McCaskill, Democratic Missouri Senator, says She Has Breast Cancer
2/4/2016 - GOP Senator Blasts Obama for Quietly Signing TPP Trade Deal
1/8/2016 - Of Course: Obama Vetoes ObamaCare Repeal Bill
12/17/2015 - Obama’s Paris Climate Change Deal is “Just a Bunch of Pledges”
10/30/2015 - Senate Passes Budget Deal, goes to Obama to Sign
9/9/2015 - Democrats Secure Enough Votes in the Senate to Block the GOP on Iran Deal
8/5/2015 - GOP Accuses Environmentalists, EPA of Colluding on New Climate Regulations
8/2/2015 - Senate Homeland Security Chair: Hillary Clinton’s Poor Handling of Classified Info is Dangerous
7/29/2015 - GOP Establishment wants a Slow Process to Tackle Planned Parenthood Funding
5/1/2015 - House GOP passes Budget that targets ObamaCare
4/3/2015 - Democratic Senator Robert Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges
3/27/2015 - GOP-Controlled Senate Passes a Budget
3/27/2015 - Harry Reid to Retire and Not Seek Re-Election
2/6/2015 - Tom Cotton: Terrorists should Rot in Guantanamo Bay
1/31/2015 - How did YOUR Senator Vote on Keystone XL?
1/30/2015 - Senate passes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
12/15/2013 - The Post-Filibuster World: Senate confirms First Nominee
11/22/2013 - Harry Reid Goes “Nuclear”, wants to dismantle Filibusters
10/2/2013 - Government Shutdown? Democrats reject GOP bid to keep Parks Open
10/1/2013 - Government Shutdown? 59% of Gov’t Workers head to Work
9/25/2013 - Obama in Panic Mode: Don’t Defund ObamaCare, he warns
9/25/2013 - #MakeDCListen: Texas Senator Ted Cruz Takes a Stand during Marathon Speech
9/17/2013 - Obama: I Won’t Negotiate with Congress on Debt Ceiling
9/5/2013 - Senate Committee passes Syria War Resolution
7/17/2013 - Liz Cheney to run for GOP Senate Seat
7/16/2013 - U.S. Senate Showdown on Nuclear Option
6/30/2013 - Senate still pushes “Immigration Reform” bill
6/14/2012 - NBC’s Matthews to Elizabeth Warren: “Let me help you with this”
6/30/2011 - POLITICO buries Senate Democratic obstructionism on budget
