Veritable droves of right-of-center commentators and would-be eminences are more than happy to sound off ad-nauseam about tax cuts and job creation. Those priorities are spoken about as if they are the only political...
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Leo Thuman
Election Night Recap: GOP, Dems Split Victories as Ky. Gov. Race Too Close to Call
The 2019 elections are just about in the books. Below are some of the biggest story lines after last night. Kentucky Governor’s Race Still Too Close to Call as GOP Sweeps Other Statewide Races The Kentucky...
Thomas Valentine
Do Trump’s GOP Challengers Have Any Policy Ideas (Besides Opposing Trump)?
New rule: If you want to launch a primary challenge against a sitting U.S. president with high party approval ratings, you have to actually say why your ideas are better. Elections provide the best opportunity to inject...
Jonathan Decker
The Swamp Wins Again: New Budget Agreement Explodes Spending
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a new budget agreement that would explode federal spending by an additional $320 billion over two years in a bipartisan vote. Most disappointingly, the budget deal really...
Democrats’ Pro-Abortion Arguments Fall Flat in House Hearing
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing addressing recent pro-life legislation in several states, titled “Threats To Reproductive Rights in America.” In the opening statement, Representative...
More Democrat Governors Refuse to Stand Against Infanticide
Two swing state Democrat governors have chosen to stand for late-term abortion and infanticide in Easter week. If Republicans are smart, they will hammer them on it. First was North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat...
The Wall Is Worth Fighting For
In the past several decades, Democrats have repeatedly walked all over Republicans in virtually every single spending negotiation. With the aid of a willing media, Democrats have successfully pinned blame for any...
Frank Cannon
Obamacare’s Tax-Hike Bomb Will Soon Detonate — Unless Congress Acts Now
Have you received your healthcare premium notice in the mail yet? I did. Next year, I will pay roughly $850 more for the same Obamacare plan that I have this year. No, thankfully, my health has not grown materially...
Jeff Flake Provokes Conservative Anger with Latest Self-Serving Antics
There are legitimate ways for conservatives and Republicans to be critical of Donald Trump. We saw a lot of it during the last presidential primaries, though most on the Right overcame their objections to Trump after he...
Why Democrats Should Be Terrified of #WalkAway Rally’s Success
Last week, I joined thousands of Americans in attending the #WalkAway march in Washington, D.C. Unless you caught President Trump’s tweet in support of the event, you might be unaware of its enormous success due...
Who Will Win the Midterms? Here’s 4 Possible Outcomes
With less than two weeks before Election Day, races all around the country are tightening. The fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh provided the boost Republicans needed to close the intensity gap. What once...
“Mobs vs. Jobs”: Why Trump’s New Slogan Perfectly Sums Up 2018
President Trump reminded us that he is surpassed by none when it comes branding when he recently unveiled his new slogan for the midterms, “Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs.” Is there a more...
Could Democrats’ Antics on Kavanaugh Save the GOP Congress?
The Kavanaugh confirmation fight may be over. But the larger battle is still raging. For months, polls have showed an “intensity gap” between Republicans and Democrats for the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats have been...
Are Democrats’ Attacks on Kavanaugh Backfiring?
This article was originally posted at The Hill. Thursday’s appearance by Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a watershed moment for contemporary American politics. But while many stories...
Senate GOP Takes Right Approach to Kavanaugh Allegations
When news first broke that Professor Christine Blasey Ford had accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of committing attempted sexual assault against her when they were both teenagers — just days before his Senate...
Jon Schweppe
Pro-Common Core Republicans Suffer Big Losses in 2018 Primaries
Although many factors are involved, an encouraging trend for parents and grassroots activists is emerging in this 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary season. Those candidates listening to parents by opposing Common...
Karen R. Effrem, MD
Republicans Unveil Conservative Proposal for Paid Family Leave
Last week, two congressional Republicans introduced a concrete plan for a concept that is gaining ground in the GOP: paid family leave. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri unveiled the Economic...
Who Will Replace Paul Ryan as Speaker? These Are the Contenders.
House Republicans have been in various stages of chaos — both healthy and unhealthy — ever since retaking control of the chamber in 2010. Speaker John Boehner was constantly trying to cut deals with...
Who Will Win the Senate in November? A Glance at Each Battleground Race
With just over 100 days to go before election day, what’s the state of the battleground Senate races? The party which controls the White House usually loses seats in Congress in the first midterm after the presidential...
