Capitol Hill

Speaker’s Choice for Key House Committee Sparks Backlash

Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia who has criticized conservatives and is campaigning actively against the House Freedom Caucus chairman, is Speaker Mike Johnson’s choice for a newly vacant seat on the powerful Rules Committee. Scott’s selection Wednesday infuriated conservatives on Capitol Hill. The Daily Signal spoke with several lawmakers and staffers whose reactions […]

Initial Report on Jan. 6 Riot ‘Just the Beginning,’ Chair Says

The chairman of a House Administration subcommittee on oversight says an “Initial Findings Report” on the Capitol riot over three years ago, released Monday, “is just the beginning.” Since early 2023, Rep. Barry Loudermilk‘s subcommittee “has been investigating the failures at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, which House Democrats failed to do […]

Sensible Solutions to 3 Causes of Government Shutdown Standoffs

We’re in a new year, but the headlines from Capitol Hill feel old. Once again, Congress has been debating its annual spending bills. And once again, a fiscal deadline looms: There will be a partial government shutdown on Friday unless Congress passes something in time. Considering that the gross national debt is now more than $100,000 for […]

FBI Had 200 Undercover Assets at US Capitol on Jan. 6

A member of Congress investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol estimates the FBI had 200 undercover assets both inside and outside the building. “We believe that there were easily 200 FBI undercover assets operating in the crowd, outside the Capitol, embedded into groups that entered the Capitol or provoked entry of […]