All summer long, Republicans have been touting their success in passing spending bills. The problem? There are no Republican policies in them. The bill the Senate passed earlier this week—which combines three spending bills into one package and extends government funding through December 7—fails to address any Republican policy priorities. It somehow manages
Is the pro-life movement on Capitol Hill dead? If it is, it’s congressional Republicans who have killed it. Funding for for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) —where nearly all federal pro-life policy resides—will pass a Republican Congress this month without a single new pro-life policy attached to it. Specifically, the bill
Senate Democrats unleashed a flurry of coordinated rhetorical assaults this week against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. At its center were their shopworn tropes about how Kavanaugh, a white man, is a racist, affiliates with white supremacists, and wants to see women die in the streets. The charges fell flat. The
The Senate adjourned this week amid self-administered backslaps for “working hard during August” (they worked a grand total of 6.5 days) and donning self-congratulatory laurels as they praised themselves for implementing “major Republican priorities.” But for anyone paying attention, the Senate’s latest “work” session had all the characteristics of the 115th Congress: wildly
On the early evening of July 16, 2018, 20-year-old rising college sophomore Mollie Tibbetts went for a run. In the tiny town of Brooklyn, Iowa, this wasn’t unusual. With only about 1,500 residents, Brooklyn is a town in the middle of America’s heartland where “not a lot of big things happen.” Enter Cristhian
After earning plaudits for canceling their August recess to work, the Senate came back into session this week for the first time since August 1. They gaveled in to vote at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and had ended votes for the week by Thursday afternoon at 2:00, less than 24 hours later. For
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), predictably, is getting all kinds of flak for his recent trip to Russia in which he promoted dialogue between the two countries and invited the Russian equivalent of a foreign relations committee to the Capitol for an official visit. From the New York Times to Vanity Fair to pundit
Though Republicans in Congress are trying desperately to pretend otherwise, immigration policy has never been more in the spotlight. As I wrote last week, a new Gallup poll shows that it is the top issue on the minds of Americans—so much so that it’s the largest percentage of people identifying the issue in
Congress has been busier than usual over the past few weeks as members rush to pass their spending bills before heading home for the August break. But this year’s appropriations process has been about as inspiring as the previous year of this Republican Congress. Which is to say, it’s been a big dud.
Subpoenas do not come with the option of regrets. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. For Lisa Page, however, one half of the infamous pair of “FBI Lovers”, the option is apparently there. Just hours before her required appearance before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss her role in the FBI’s
