Latest articles

Congress raises alarm on aging military barracks, housing

Lawmakers are upset about deteriorating military barracks and housing conditions, expressing serious concerns about delayed repairs and failing conditions, including mold and nonfunctioning air conditioning and heating units. The issue was amplified this week after Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) threatened to withhold all Army civilian nominations that require Senate confirmation, or the most senior positions...

Jeffries calls effort to kick Pelosi, Hoyer out of hideaway offices ‘petty, partisan and petulant’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday condemned the efforts taken by Republicans to kick two senior Democrats out of their offices in the Capitol. The decision to remove former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) from their offices was “petty, partisan and petulant,” Jeffries wrote in an op-ed for The...

Speaker candidates make their case to a fractured House GOP ahead of next week’s vote

Reps. Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Kevin Hern are making their pitches for speaker to a fractured House GOP conference ahead of next week's vote.

Hunter Biden attorney withdraws from federal gun charge case

An attorney for Hunter Biden, Richard Jones, filed paperwork Friday to withdraw himself from a federal gun charge case involving the president's son.

House Republicans to hold conference meeting on Columbus Day amid speaker fight

The House Republican conference will meet on Columbus Day amid the fight for the speaker's gavel after now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster on Tuesday.

Timeline of Sen Bob Menendez’s indictment with wife alleges yearslong corruption

The timeline of the federal bribery scheme charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, alleges yearslong corruption.

Club for Growth Will Oppose Any Speaker Candidate Who Vows to Abolish Motion to Vacate Rule

One influential conservative spending group is already pledging to oppose any speaker candidate who vows to change the motion to vacate rule.

Fox News’ Bret Baier to Host House Speakership Debate: Report

Three congressmen are currently competing for the speakership after McCarthy’s historic ouster.

A Televised Debate for House Speaker Is an Unspeakably Bad Idea

Televising the House speaker debate is an irremediably ill-conceived plan. Nothing good can come of it. It should not happen.

Controlling College Costs, Continued

The Martin Center is posting a series of conversations on ways to control the cost of college.

All categories

Recent comments

spot_img