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Philip Wegmann Opinion: GOP Right Flank Tests McCarthy’s Ability To Negotiate on Debt
Kevin McCarthy walked out of the West Wing with a kind of optimism that perhaps only a politician enjoying a second lease on public life can understand.
The new House speaker had just met with...
Philip Wegmann: As Others Wait, Nikki Haley Readies 2024 Presidential Campaign
Republicans with Oval Office dreams have learned to think twice about challenging Donald Trump, hoping for a magical moment when the former president has his guard down and their candidacy can be launched without...
Bill Scher Opinion: Fear of Trump Paralyzes GOP’s Potential Candidates
A lot of Republicans are reportedly interested in running for president, yet no one besides Donald Trump has been brave enough to start running. According to Politico, the hesitation is mainly because everyone wants...
Susan Crabtree Opinion: Ronna McDaniel to Navigate GOP Through Deep Divisions
Ronna McDaniel secured a solid victory to serve an unprecedented fourth and final term leading the Republican National Committee (RNC). But a more difficult task lies ahead: unifying a fractured party disappointed by the...
Philip Wegmann Opinion: GOP House Promises Strict Oversight of Ukraine Aid
Sen. Angus King sat across from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an unannounced trip to that country earlier this month and debated keeping quiet.
The independent senator from Maine thought to himself, “Do I dare...
A.B. Stoddard Opinion: The Party of Mitch
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is all that is left of what was once the Republican establishment. Sure, there are still some GOP voters who agree with McConnell, and he has like-minded lieutenants serving...
Andrew Wilford Opinion: States Raising Taxes On the Rich Should Expect a Line At...
It’s an old aphorism that if you tax something, you get less of it. Seven states are at risk of finding out exactly how that truism applies to wealth tax legislation introduced in each...
Marc Ang: Media Focused on Misinformation, Left-Wing Talking Points in Covering Chinese New Year...
The mainstream media once again displayed its glaring bias after the horrific Lunar New Year murders in Monterey Park. But sloppy journalism and loose relationships with facts added to the embarrassment, not only for...
Isaac Orr Opinion: Sunshine Might Be Free But Solar Power is Not Cheap
Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only examine a small...
Philip Wegmann Opinion: In New Book, Pompeo Denies Plotting Trump’s Removal
No, Mike Pompeo never plotted to remove the president from power. And if any members of the White House cabinet had hushed conversations about that possibility after Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob paralyzed...
Daniel Savickas Opinion: President Biden’s Tech Vision Will Hamstring Innovation
President Biden rang in the new year with an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses.” In it, the President spells out the supposed abuses of...
Tom Harris Opinion: Biden Administration Finally Admits Its Mistake in Canceling the Keystone XL...
At long last, the Biden administration is admitting what experts have always known: reckless energy policies have disastrous consequences. This time, the Department of Energy quietly released a report highlighting the positive economic benefits...
