In a June 20 essay in the Wall Street Journal, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito denied corruption allegations leveled against him by investigative news outlet ProPublica concerning a fishing trip he took with billionaire Paul Singer 15 years ago. Supreme Court justices do not often write newspaper columns, but when the liberal media are relentlessly tearing down Alito and his colleagues, maybe a response is necessary. At its core, ProPublica’s expose is just another attempt by left-wing media to defame the Supreme Court’s conservative members.
The rapid transition of Florida from a competitive swing state to a solid red state where Republicans are running up the score is not something that should be taken for granted. It provides lessons for Republicans all across the country.
IMPEACHING JOE BIDEN. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said she will bring articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden to the House floor and that she will do it in a way, a parliamentary maneuver called a privileged motion, that will force the House to take a vote on it. Boebert's effort to impeach the president focuses on his mishandling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jerome Powell's testimonies before Congress are usually fascinating not because of the carefully crafted responses given by the Federal Reserve chairman but rather the insight we garner from the questions of our elected representatives. The House Financial Services Committee's semi-annual sitdown with Powell was no different. And it seems that more than two years into the worst inflationary cycle in 40 years, Democrats and Republicans seem to believe that too many job vacancies and too much credit are points in favor of economic stability, not the problems plaguing them.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent two long days in China last weekend, meeting with various Chinese officials (including President Xi Jinping) to arrest the downward spiral in U.S.-China relations. He did as well as anybody could have expected in the circumstances. While Blinken was unable to convince Beijing to reopen channels of communication on military matters, he left with at least some confidence that the Chinese were as interested in stabilizing ties as the Americans were.
Several Pentagon policies meant to protect troops penalized under the Defense Department’s since-repealed COVID-19 vaccine mandate have made it into the House Armed Services Committee’s annual defense policy bill. The panel, which held its markup for the annual National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, adopted five separate GOP-offered amendments on how to treat service members and military...
House Armed Services Committee members exploded along party-lines on Wednesday over several proposed measures that target diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives at the Pentagon during the regular markup of an annual defense bill. Republicans offered amendments to the draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would eliminate the Pentagon's...
House Republicans are turning the federal funding process into a new front in the culture wars. As the GOP-controlled Appropriations Committee prepares its version of the bills that underwrite the work of federal agencies, members are slipping in a wide range of new provisions that seek to undercut federal environmental and diversity policy. That adds...
The U.S.-Chilean tax treaty took a step closer to ratification on Wednesday as the Senate voted overwhelmingly to advance it despite a lengthy period of time for the measure to hit the floor. The Senate voted 97-2 to end debate on the treaty, which dates back to 2012. The treaty has been under consideration for...