The plan for the looming shutdown showdown with the Senate emerged as a defining issue separating the two Republicans vying to be the next House speaker.
Nikki Haley is returning to New Hampshire this week to solidify her position as former President Donald Trump's chief rival in the 2024 Republican presidential race.
The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives.
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for 20 months now. Iran, through its terrorism partner Hamas, attacked Israel this weekend. China has been threatening to attack Taiwan.
With every passing week and every news cycle, it becomes more and more baffling that we are on track for a 2020 presidential rematch when the top alternative has proven that he is ready for the job.
I must admit that I have struggled to understand Rep. Nancy Mace's (R-SC) unprecedented decision to join seven Republicans and the entire Democratic caucus to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker.
GOP CROWDED FIELD PANIC. The Republicans who most want to defeat former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination have long complained about the size of the GOP field. Dividing the opposition to Trump among so many candidates is a recipe for disaster, they say. And by "disaster," they mean allowing Trump to run away with the Republican nomination. So they want the Republican field to shrink, fast.
The most recent Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians have shocked the civilized world. Terrorists went house to house hunting Jews, murdering them, kidnapping them, and setting houses on fire. Hamas massacred more than 100 Israelis at Kibbutz Be’eri alone. The total death toll, as of this writing, is more than 900 Israelis murdered.
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin used to identify as a conservative journalist. Then, after Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 and won, Rubin transitioned and stated she was no longer a conservative. As of 2021, she shifted her allegiance to the Biden administration and has been a steady advocate of the Democratic president. And given the ideals that President Joe Biden and his administration represent, it can be legitimately argued that Rubin was never really a conservative to begin with.