Category: GOP

Why Does the GOP Elite Scorn Its Own Base?

Commentary It is one of the most bitter and tragic ironies of our contemporary politics that the leadership of one of America’s two major political parties, the Republican Party, utterly despises that party’s very own voting base. The GOP elite’s scorn for its own voters has, at this point, been a long time in the…


Biden Admin’s Solar Funding Fuels China Human Rights Abuses: GOP Letter

Top Republican lawmakers are warning the Biden administration that funding for green technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act will likely worsen human rights abuses in communist China. GOP lawmakers warned in a letter (pdf) that parts of the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act aimed at increasing dependence on green energy sources would drastically increase the import…


Still Against the ‘Dead Consensus’

Commentary In the aftermath of the Republican Party’s recent midterm elections debacle, right-liberal sharks are circling. These devoted acolytes of what a prominent 2019 First Things manifesto called the American Right’s “dead consensus” think they see blood in the water. Indeed, the “dead consensus” praetorian guard has apparently decided that now is the time for…


Capitol Report (Nov. 28): White House Weighs In on Civil Unrest Inside China; Sec. Austin Says US National Security at Risk

The White House responds to anti-lockdown protests in China. But it notably refuses to say one thing. Former Fox News executive and author of the new book “The World We Wish” joins us to weigh in on the civil unrest unfolding all across China. The Pentagon warns lawmakers they’re threatening national security—by slow-walking a budget for…


The GOP’s Hunter Biden Probe Is Legit

Commentary As a tactical concern, the House GOP’s decision to open an investigation into Biden family corruption is questionable. It promises limited political return. It would serve Republicans, and the country, far better if the House focused on a hyper-politicized Justice Department that targets the political opposition, labels concerned parents “domestic terrorists” and ignores violence…


Can Republicans Make Congress Great Again?

Commentary There’s no sugarcoating the disappointing results of the midterm elections. Even with one of the worst-performing presidents in modern times, Joe Biden, and even with 2 out of 3 voters saying the country is headed in the wrong direction, Republicans couldn’t make the sale to independent voters. But the overall dismal number of House…


LIVE NOW: Putting America First Means Putting It Above Politics

With lackluster election results, republicans are pointing fingers at each other and playing the blame game. But there are more important issues at stake—like how we renew and revitalize our nation and reconnect to our neighbors and fellow Americans. The way forward, says writer and veteran Lafayette Lee, is through the wilderness. In this inspiring…


Putting America First Means Putting It Above Politics

With lackluster election results, republicans are pointing fingers at each other and playing the blame game. But there are more important issues at stake—like how we renew and revitalize our nation and reconnect to our neighbors and fellow Americans. The way forward, says writer and veteran Lafayette Lee, is through the wilderness. In this inspiring…


[Live NOV18 11AM ET] Putting America First Means Putting It Above Politics

With lackluster election results, republicans are pointing fingers at each other and playing the blame game. But there are more important issues at stake—like how we renew and revitalize our nation and reconnect to our neighbors and fellow Americans. The way forward, says writer and veteran Lafayette Lee, is through the wilderness. In this inspiring…


LIVE at 11AM ET: Putting America First Means Putting It Above Politics

With lackluster election results, republicans are pointing fingers at each other and playing the blame game. But there are more important issues at stake—like how we renew and revitalize our nation and reconnect to our neighbors and fellow Americans. The way forward, says writer and veteran Lafayette Lee, is through the wilderness. In this inspiring…