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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]