Category: Democrats

Don’t Let Them Eat Cake

Commentary Sugar, of all things, may not seem a very apt symbol of liberty under siege, but who imagined what another commodity, tea, would come to mean to the American colonists in 1773? We read in grammar school how the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and hid themselves on board three ships carrying tea…


Trump Versus DeSantis: Jockeying for GOP Leadership

The first GOP primary may be months away, but the Trump and DeSantis showdown is already a big story, with lots of fire coming from both sides. And there’s even more—like GOP underdogs Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo—joining the fray. And there’s no one better to detail the drama of ambition and rivalry…


[Premiering at 10AM ET] Trump Versus DeSantis: Jockeying for GOP Leadership

The first GOP primary may be months away, but the Trump and DeSantis showdown is already a big story, with lots of fire coming from both sides. And there’s even more—like GOP underdogs Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo—joining the fray. And there’s no one better to detail the drama of ambition and rivalry…


‘Serial Litigator’ Testifies as Congress Debates Wildfire Fixes

Lawmakers split over Rep. Matt Rosendale’s (R-Mont.) Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act, arguing over whether one environmental lawyer who opposes it was a “serial litigator” or a “serial justice warrior.” The FIR Act was one of four bills discussed in this Congress’s first meeting of the Federal Lands Subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee. The Republicans…


‘Serial Litigant’ Testifies as Congress Debates Wildfire Fixes

Lawmakers split over Rep. Matt Rosendale’s (R-Mont.) Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act, arguing over whether one environmental lawyer who opposes it was a “serial litigator” or a “serial justice warrior.” The FIR Act was one of four bills discussed in this Congress’s first meeting of the Federal Lands Subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee. The Republicans…


Bye, Bye, Lori Lightfoot, Goodbye: The Day Chicago Died

The era of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come to an end. The legacy she left included a significant rise in crime, harmful business and school closures during the pandemic, and a mass exodus of residents moving out of the city. Her tenure included racial prejudice against reporters and blatant hypocrisies relating to COVID protocols…


House Democrats Chide Republicans for ‘Politically Interfering’ in Manhattan DA’s Trump Probe

House Democrats criticized their colleagues across the aisle on March 23 over what they suggested was “political interference” in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, amid rumors that Bragg was seeking an indictment, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer…


Key Findings in Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposal

On March 9, the Biden administration unveiled its $6.8 trillion 2024 budget proposal (pdf). Here are key takeaways from the proposal. Most notable is that the proposed budget would increase the national debt to nearly $51 trillion over the next 10 years, saddling American taxpayers with more than $1.3 trillion in annual interest by the…


ATF ‘Acts as a Fifth Column for Gun Control Advocacy Groups,’ Witness Testifies at Congressional Hearing

A congressional hearing on the actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was stopped briefly by the parents of a victim of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who presided over the hearing, said the parents, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, were removed…


Energy Secretary Says ‘Awful Lot of Misinformation’ on Gas Stove Ban

A hearing on President Joe Biden’s proposed budget turned to gas stoves on March 23, as Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her department’s proposed rule on the appliances. “There’s been an awful lot of misinformation that’s been floating around about this,” Granholm told Newhouse. The Department of Energy (DoE) on…