"We are going to have some legislation that provides a plan that deals not just with individual pieces of infrastructure but a border-wide plan that involves a lot of work from both sides of the aisle and both sides of the Capitol," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas said... Read more The changes being sought by the House Freedom Caucus are reflected in a bill introduced by Rep. Dave Schweikert, R-Ariz., called the Debt Ceiling Alternative Act. Under that bill, the government would only be allowed to issue debt to pay off principal and interest on the debt... Read more There is no need to ratchet down legal immigration when a simple refocus of the immigration system on skill would by itself fulfill most of President Trump's promises on this issue... Read more This week, Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Montenegro. His historic visit signals a new chapter not only in bilateral relations, but also strengthen the overall trans-Atlantic alliance... Read more The Senate confirmed Christopher Wray as the new FBI Director by a 92-5 vote Tuesday, filling the spot left vacant when President Donald Trump fired James Comey in May... Read more "I don't lobby and I don't intend to lobby -- ever," said Corey Lewandowski... Read more In a state where support for Trump among Republicans remains high, Brooks could be in trouble if the attack sticks... Read more Some Democrats have criticized Trump for undermining civilian control of the military by having so many current and recently retired generals in his administration... Read more One particular infrastructure problem remains a puzzle -- well-publicized backups in some municipal sewer systems around the nation... Read more His tenure as White House communications director was as chaotic as it was brief... Read more Sen. Lisa Murkowski had said she planned to use the extended Senate work schedule to move the remainder of Trump's appointees... Read more Republican senators are still working to revive an Obamacare repeal bill even though some in their own party are starting to doubt anything can be done... Read more In less than one day, Gen. John Kelly put everyone on notice that he means business... Read more In a recent article for Townhall, columnist Kurt Schlichter wrote that the putative Senate candidacy in Michigan of “Kid Rock” (stage name of rocker/rapper Robert Ritchie) “should make every normal American smile”... Read more John Kelly begins his first week on the job as chief of staff at a time of great challenge in the White House... Read more Republicans have had seven years to design a better replacement. Yet, when the moment came, congressional Republicans fluffed it... Read more Conservatives have never been big fans of the legacy news media. But, while anger and contempt are understandable responses to this bias, judicial censorship is not the answer... Read more Trump's position on health care has been inconsistent since taking office... Read more
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Judge not the media, lest ye be judged
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