Congress

‘Don’t Look at Her, Look at Me!’

Sen. Josh Hawley believes President Joe Biden’s “green” policies may be fueled by dark money — and the Missouri Republican took one official task over it. Hawley engaged in a contentious exchange with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday over alleged meetings with “foreign dark-money groups that actively fund left-wing environmental initiatives,” the senator said […]

Watch: Sen. John Kennedy on Fire, Torches Climate Professor

While too many senators on the right haven’t been willing to call out radical wokeness, the obnoxiousness with which these activists have their defended their alarmist claims might have just pushed some senators over the edge. Or, at least one, Republican Senator for Louisiana John Kennedy. During a hearing on Wednesday regarding certain environmental topics, […]

Chip Roy Chides ‘Week-Kneed’ GOP Peers: Use Power of Purse

For Rep. Chip Roy, it’s a frustrating conversation that happens all too often with fellow lawmakers on his side of the aisle.  “‘Chip, we have a razor-thin majority. We just have to win the White House; we just have to win the Senate,’” the Texas Republican recalled in a speech Tuesday.  When he hears colleagues […]

Rift in GOP Widens Amid Foreign-Aid Package Controversy

The Republican establishment doesn’t know it yet, but last weekend was a watershed moment for their party. On April 20, House Republican leadership facilitated passage of a foreign-aid package that sends roughly $60 billion to Ukraine, $26 billion to Israel and Gaza, $8 billion to Taiwan, and exactly zero dollars to the southern border. The […]

Can You Guess the Most Unpopular Leader in Congress?

It’s no secret that Congress is highly unpopular with the American people. For years, it consistently has ranked near the bottom of U.S. institutions. This month’s Gallup/Newsweek poll put its disapproval at 80%. But how about its leaders? Veteran pollster and TV host Scott Rasmussen, president of RMG Research, surveyed 2,000 registered voters last week […]

House Passes Ukraine Bill, but Johnson Might Lose Speakership

The House passed a four-bill $95 billion foreign aid package over the weekend that includes $60 billion in additional aid for Ukraine. The bill could cost House Speaker Mike Johnson his job.  The aid package passed in a 311-112 vote with the unanimous support of Democrats and 101 Republicans voting in favor of the bill. […]