Let’s support candidates fighting the establishment
Let’s support candidates fighting the establishment I’ve had my fill of “establishment Republicans.” John Boehner, God bless you, but I hope you take Mitch McConnell and... Read More ......
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Blessings and thanks
Blessings and thanks This is a copy of a letter I recently received: Dear Sir, Found your wallet in Publix parking lot. All is there and I hope you find relief. All I ask is that you pay it forward....
View ArticleKentucky bourbon the proof of bipartisanship? Neat.
WASHINGTON The bourbon was flowing and, at least in one Washington ballroom, a spirit of bipartisanship broke out Tuesday night, courtesy of Kentucky’s distillers. A 42-gallon oak barrel filled with a...
View ArticleGOP is devolving into a political fight club: Eugene Robinson
Just when you think the Republican Party can’t possibly be more chaotic and disorganized, another internal brawl breaks out. Except for opposition to President Obama, what do these people have in...
View ArticleNew boss same as the old boss? Republicans still stymied in Senate
WASHINGTON When Republicans held only the House of Representatives, their efforts at lawmaking always died in the Democratic Senate. They thought everything would change if they could win the Senate,...
View ArticleConservatives rejoice after Boehner resigns as speaker
WASHINGTON – The news of House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation brought hundreds of religious conservatives to their feet to cheer – and one after another, much of the Republican Party’s presidential...
View ArticleObama’s request to combat militants draws Congress’ support
WASHINGTON — Bending for once to the will of the White House, Republicans and Democrats coalesced today behind President Barack Obama’s call to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State...
View ArticleBoehner slams some Republican hard liners as ‘false prophets’
WASHINGTON >> House Speaker John Boehner warned Sunday against “false prophets” in his own party making unrealistic promises, saying his resignation had averted a government shutdown this week...
View ArticleBoehner survives rebellion by GOP conservatives
WASHINGTON The Republican-controlled 114th Congress was sworn in Tuesday with John Boehner surviving a challenge to his speakership from dissatisfied lawmakers from his own party. While the first day...
View ArticleGOP tries to avert shutdown as right spoils for Planned Parenthood fight
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican leaders returned to Washington this week with no clear plan for extending government funding later this month that risks shutting down federal agencies amid a...
View ArticleBoehner slams some GOP hard liners as ‘false prophets’
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner warned Sunday against “false prophets” in his own party making unrealistic promises, saying his resignation had averted a government shutdown this week but not...
View ArticleBoehner’s leaving, will McConnell be next target of the right?
WASHINGTON — Now that House Speaker John Boehner has decided to quit Congress, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has become the new Public Enemy No. 1 of dissatisfied conservatives. “Next guy in...
View ArticleBoehner's departure raises question: Can House GOP be led?
WASHINGTON — The gulf between tea party conservatives and establishment Republicans has grown so wide that it just swallowed up the speaker of the House, and may threaten the entire Republican Party...
View ArticleAbortion bills advance, setting up a showdown
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans said Thursday that they would take up legislation outlawing all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and the House voted to move forward with a bill that would end...
View ArticleOn day 2, Senate Democrats vow aggressive battle against Republican agenda
WASHINGTON — Democrats were adjusting grudgingly to their new and reduced role in the Senate on Wednesday, displaying some surliness and a lot of suspicion, saying they would not be silent or passive...
View ArticleSenate Democrats vow to battle Republican agenda
WASHINGTON — Democrats were adjusting grudgingly to their new and reduced role in the Senate on Wednesday, displaying some surliness and a lot of suspicion, saying they would not be silent or passive...
View ArticleGOP hopes to calm Congress with votes today on budget deal, Ryan
WASHINGTON — The House was poised Wednesday to approve a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans were set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the new speaker, milestones GOP leaders...
View ArticleHow the GOP establishment plans to steal your election
After the earthquake election of 2014, in the wake of a historic mandate against the Obama agenda – from “executive amnesty” for millions of illegal aliens to Obamacare – it seems as if the Republican...
View ArticleEstablishment GOP accused of failing America
Since voters gave the GOP control of both houses of Congress in November 2014, Republicans have funded President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, confirmed the highly partisan Loretta Lynch as...
View ArticlePress Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 5/2/2016 (President of the...
(Source: President of the United States) James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I hope...
View ArticleRail industry support follows Rep. Denham’s ascent in House
WASHINGTON In two years, Rep. Jeff Denham of California has gone from a Republican backbencher to a key subcommittee chairman and in a league with higher-ranking and senior members of Congress when it...
View ArticleR.I.P., GOP: How Trump Is Killing the Republican Party
Indianapolis, Indiana, May 3rd, 2016, a little before 8:30 p.m. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz strode onstage beneath a gorgeous stained-glass relief in the city's Union Station. The hall was doubling as a swanky...
View ArticleThe latest from Election Night: Repubs Scott, Walker win re-election
Florida GOP Gov. Rick Scott wins re-election Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation, won re-election Tuesday after turning back former...
View ArticleSenate averts shutdown fears; fights over nominees
WASHINGTON — Their power ebbing, Senate Democrats launched a last-minute drive Saturday to confirm roughly 20 of President Barack Obama’s nominees, and several Republicans blamed tea party-backed Texas...
View ArticleQ&A: Ryan weighs speaker post, conservatives still a puzzle
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan says he doesn’t want to be the next House speaker but he’s thinking it through – even as the Republican establishment pressures him to just do it. For that to happen, the...
View ArticleHow American Politics Went Insane
It’s 2020, four years from now. The campaign is under way to succeed the president, who is retiring after a single wretched term. Voters are angrier than ever—at politicians, at compromisers, at the...
View ArticleNov. 4 preview: Statewide offices
Here is a look at the contested statewide races on the Nov. 4 ballot in Texas: Governor Republican Greg Abbott Age: 56 Occupation and/or main source of income: Attorney General of Texas City of your...
View ArticlePress Briefing by the Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 11/6/2014 (President of...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:57 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all....
View ArticleAll times eastern Web Shows Fox News channel Fox Business Network Login Welcome, Profile Logout Fox News Sunday Home Full Episodes Transcripts Power Player Podcast About the Show GOP agenda for 2015:...
View ArticleRepublicans still stymied despite Senate control
WASHINGTON — When Republicans held only the House of Representatives, their efforts at lawmaking always died in the Democratic Senate. They thought everything would change if they could win the Senate,...
View ArticleRemarks by the President in a Press Conference (President of the United States)
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary East Room 2:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Have a seat. Today, I had a chance to speak...
View ArticleCruz thrives on animosity of colleagues
Ted Cruz has been branded a “wacko bird” by a Senate colleague and a “jackass” by the former speaker of the House of Representatives. A GOP consultant labeled him a show horse, and a strategist for a...
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