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House Intel Committee Votes to Release Secret GOP Memo

The vote was on party lines, and Democrats charge the document is meant to undermine the Mueller investigation...  Read more

The opioid crisis has moved beyond prescription pills to deadly fentanyl

As of August 2016, fentanyl and its analogs (drugs that mimic chemical structure and therefore effect) are consistently killing more people than either heroin or prescription opioids...  Read more

Infrastructure package could mean a win-win for a divided nation

It's time to start preparing for our infrastructure challenge. A good place to start would be to improve access to the vast amounts of minerals and metals we'll need for the task ahead...  Read more

Trump, GOP wage fraught campaign to investigate the Russia investigators

Devin Nunes' staff has written a memo that outlines what Republicans characterize as proof that the FBI under former Director James Comey used opposition research — which the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee funded — as justification to obtain a surveillance warrant for a former Trump campaign adviser...  Read more

Children's health insurance program not out of the woods

States are facing new problems with the Children's Health Insurance Program, even as Congress passed a six-year reauthorization for the Children’s Health Insurance Program this week, ending a months-long standoff...  Read more

Koch Network Gears Up for 'Challenging Environment' in 2018 Midterms

Americans for Prosperity pledges to spend 60 percent more than in 2016...  Read more

New FBI texts divide Congress over need for second special counsel

That five-month stretch of missing text messages included President Trump's inauguration, the firings of FBI Director James Comey and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and the appointment of Robert Mueller...  Read more

How to fix immigration: Make the green card an expensive but available commodity

Currently, the waiting period for an immigrant from Mexico is eight years. That's just too long. The waiting period drives even good people to the smugglers to get here illegally, because they know jobs are waiting for them here...  Read more

Modernize NAFTA, don't ditch it

As talks over NAFTA continue, it is imperative that they demonstrate consensus can be reached and meaningful progress made...  Read more

GOP gets new marching orders: Sell the new tax law

According to the super PAC focused on maintaining the House GOP's majority, of 69 congressional districts polled, the Republican tax bill is underwater in 52...  Read more

Congress Prepares For Trump to Get Involved in DACA Talks

The White House says it will release a legislative framework detailing Trump's priorities on Monday...  Read more

Bureaucrats, not doctors, are making healthcare so expensive

Rather than simplistic assertions that blame doctors, legislators must tackle healthcare's stultifying bureaucracy consisting of federal and state government agencies, big insurance companies, and, yes, the American Medical Association...  Read more

Righting an Obama-era wrong in Guatemala

Obama-appointed foreign service officers encouraged successful opposition to the Guatemala's largest silver mine, which is wreaking economic havoc...  Read more

'America First' in Davos

How can President Trump take that America-first attitude to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland?  Read more

Democrats see Pennsylvania special election as 'temperature check on Trump'

Conor Lamb is a 33-year-old Marine veteran and former assistant U.S. attorney running for the open seat...  Read more

Here Are the Immigration Proposals Congress Is Considering

The plans vary widely, and the deadline to avoid another shutdown is approaching quickly...  Read more

Trump's next challenge: Making tax cuts great again

President Trump has been touring manufacturing centers to promote his tax and economic plan signed into law late last year...  Read more

Kevin McCarthy, the $20 million majority leader

Heading into what looks like a tough midterm battle this year, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., last year raised slightly more than $20 million — some of which will be shared with other GOP lawmakers with hats in the ring...  Read more