One of the worst mistakes political movements can make, at least in a constitutional republic, is the error of overkill. In that light, it would be monumentally stupid for House Republicans to rush into an impeachment inquiry regarding President Joe Biden.
GOP presidential candidates excoriated President Biden over his administration's deal with Iran to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian funds to help facilitate the release of five American prisoners. The Republican candidates slammed the agreement as providing money to a country supporting terrorism, noting the news emerged on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The...
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is poised to cut economy-wide carbon emissions by up to 43 percent relative to 2005 levels, according to the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on the 2022 climate and infrastructure law. The report, released Tuesday, indicates the IRA cuts economy-wide emissions between 35 and 43 percent below 2005 levels...
When a friend heard that I was returning to Washington to lead an organization dedicated to strengthening the concept of Republicans and Democrats working together in the nation’s best interests, she asked a question on a lot of people’s minds. “Isn’t bipartisanship dead?” Sadly, my friend’s point of view is not uncommon in today’s highly polarized...
Judge Steve Jones's opinion makes clear that Mark Meadows failed to do what every White House chief of staff must do — namely, make sure that each member of the White House staff remembers that they are there to serve the American people, not just the president.
The poverty rate in the United States rose by 4.6 percentage points in 2022, according to new data from the Census Bureau, in its first increase since 2010. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which measures income and benefits plus government programs such as tax refunds and food stamps, rose to 12.4 percent in 2022. The data also...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will seek to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden based on the House GOP’s investigations of his family's foreign business dealings and the prosecution of his son Hunter Biden. “Today, I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,”...
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie blasted New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) over her suspension of the right to carry firearms in Albuquerque last week, citing a public health emergency. Christie, also the former governor of New Jersey, said Grisham should be “reprimanded” for the attempt to limit gun rights. “She’s not going to...
A group of New Hampshire lawmakers are pressing David Scanlan, the Granite State's secretary of state, to reject ongoing attempts to keep former President Trump off the 2024 ballot using the 14th Amendment. “President Donald J. Trump is once again at the forefront of political attacks, this time by those who are attempting to disqualify the...
Peter Navarro, who served as an economic adviser to former President Trump, said Monday in an interview on Newsmax that he would appeal his conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress. “We're gonna win this fight, that's why God created the appeals court,” Navarro told Newsmax anchor Eric Bolling. Navarro, who was convicted last...