When it comes to defunding the police, Vanita Gupta, Joe Biden's choice for Associate Attorney General, was for it before she was against it. She is simply unqualified for the No. 3 position at the U.S. Justice Department. Published April 14, 2021
"This bill is the single most dangerous bill this committee has ever considered," thundered Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz at Wednesday's hearing of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Published March 29, 2021
Why is Xavier Becerra, President Biden's nominee to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services, receiving endorsements for that position from groups that want to do away with the Second Amendment? Published March 11, 2021
President Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline has destroyed tens of thousands of jobs, and angered some of his strongest supporters. Published February 22, 2021
One lesser-noticed race featuring a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent may actually end up being the campaign that keeps the Senate in Republican hands Published November 2, 2020
For decades now, the American Bar Association has tarnished the value of its ratings of judicial nominees by engaging in partisan politics rather than providing accurate assessments of conservative-leaning nominees. Published November 20, 2019
According to a RealClearPolitics archive of presidential election polls, each of the three leading Democratic candidates for president — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — would defeat President Donald Trump in the popular vote if the election were held tomorrow. Published June 5, 2019
Ten years ago today, a new American political movement announced its presence by hosting "Tax Day Tea Parties" all over the country. 1.2 million activists participated, many of whom were attending the first political event they had ever been to. It was the birth of a new crusade for liberty, and it had serious consequences for the politics of our nation - just ask Barack Obama, whose legislative agenda was stymied for the last three-quarters of his presidency by the opposition of the Tea Party and the men and women it helped elect to the Congress. Published April 15, 2019
President Trump and House Republicans are facing their own "Read my lips" moment - and how they respond may well determine whether or not the President is reelected and House Republicans can regain the majority in the 2020 elections. Published December 20, 2018
Will the Department of Justice or the Federal Election Commission investigate, prosecute and hold accountable those responsible for attempting to bribe or extort Sen. Susan Collins? Published September 13, 2018
It's fitting that our nation's Founders, as they were drafting the Constitution — one of the most original works in human history — were thinking about the need to protect creative works and inventors' rights to own the fruits of their own ingenuity. Published July 30, 2018
Political journalists have the unsavory penchant for not allowing facts — or, in some cases, a lack of facts — to get in the way of a good story. In the case of the manufactured scandal surrounding what U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew (if anything) about the alleged abuse of student athletes at Ohio State University 30 years ago, the mainstream media outlets have lost sight of two things glaringly absent from the narrative — credible witnesses and any kind of concrete evidence. Published July 11, 2018
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Wayfair v. South Dakota on internet sales taxes ushers in new questions about e-commerce, federalism and even the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause. The ruling also makes clear that it is time for Congress to take up the issue to protect our nation's vibrant internet economy. Published July 4, 2018
President Trump can cut taxes, build the wall, rebuild the military, pull us out of disastrous agreements such as the Paris climate accord and the Iran nuclear deal, and he can make America great again in many ways. But nothing he does will transcend or outlive his impact on the U.S. Supreme Court, beginning with the service of Justice Neil Gorsuch. Published April 10, 2018
Seeing is believing; and I have seen Hollywood's account of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's infamous tragic accident at Chappaquiddick and his "indefensible" actions (Kennedy's word, not mine) in the aftermath. Published April 4, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fond of saying, "There's no education in the second kick of a mule." By his standard, conservatives have been kicked by that mule way too often. Published March 30, 2018
When Americans hear the phrase "America first," it's a safe bet they don't think of being in 12th place - in anything, but especially not in an area as vital to our American identity as innovation. Published March 22, 2018
On the heels of the successful passage of President Trump's tax reform that lowers taxes for tens of millions of America's working families, the president is making the surprising move of pushing for a tax increase in the form of tariffs. Published March 9, 2018
Upon close examination, "Fix NICS," in its current state, does not fix the problem at all -- in fact, it exacerbates existing problems and creates plenty of new ones. Published February 28, 2018
With the upcoming spending bill, Republicans have two options. They can deliver on their campaign promises to rein in spending, or they can double down on the Democrats' failed fiscal policies. Published February 23, 2018
