Political opponents have been quick to suggest that Susan Rice committed a crime in her waning days as national security adviser to President Barack Obama in the way she handled intelligence reports related to those close to the incoming president, Donald Trump. But to have broken federal law, national security experts told The Daily Signal, … Continue reading Did Susan Rice Commit a Crime in Trump Surveillance?
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative activist groups that generally support Republicans but oppose a pro-export, anti-import Republican tax proposal, released a study on Thursday estimating its impact on individual U.S. states, underscoring the party's division over taxes. With taxes at the top of Republican priorities, the two groups, backed by the wealthy Koch … Continue reading Conservatives attack proposed US border tax
By Chris Kahn and James Oliphant NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans generally agree that politicians should not enrich themselves while running the country. Yet most think it is okay for President Donald Trump to do so. Democrats largely support the idea of government-run healthcare. But their support plummets when they learn that Trump once backed … Continue reading Is the sky blue? For millions, that depends on what Trump says.
Amid the spectacle of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, there emerged that rare visitor to the U.S. Capitol: some nuggets of common sense. These nuggets came from Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and from the Supreme Court nominee … Continue reading A Supreme Court Nominee Who Understands the Danger of Power
Statement of Committee for Justice President Curt Levey: While President Trump was admonishing the press about its fake news yesterday, the left-leaning Alliance for Justice published some fake news of its own, titled “The Gorsuch Record.” The Gorsuch opinions and other materials cited by the AFJ report are real, but the conclusions it draws are … Continue reading The 4 biggest lies about Neil Gorsuch, debunked
A group of conservative leaders defended the House Freedom Caucus for sticking to its principles in the debate over the House health care bill on Friday. “I urge the president to rethink these attacks on the Freedom Caucus,” said L. Brent Bozell III, a Republican advocacy leader, during a conference call filled with top … Continue reading Leading Conservative Groups Stand With Freedom Caucus After Trump Attacks
After a week of fallout from the failure to pass the GOP health care bill, disgruntled Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois took to the pages of the New York Times Friday to vent his frustrations. His target? The House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative members that has borne the brunt of media shaming and … Continue reading What This Centrist GOP Lawmaker Gets Wrong About the Freedom Caucus
It made for great copy – irresistibly clickable and compulsively shareable. “Trump’s Budget Would Kill a Program That Feeds 2.4 Million Senior Citizens,” blared Time Magazine's headline. “Trump Proposed Budget Eliminates Funds for Meals on Wheels,” claimed The Hill, in a piece that got 26,000 shares. But it was false. And it wouldn’t have taken long for reporters to … Continue reading Meals on Wheels Outrage Is Based on a Lie
Despite a lifetime of fishing off the New England coast, Eric Reid was like a fish out of water when President Barack Obama grabbed a piece of his livelihood. “I’m just a fish guy but I learned a lot about politics in a big hurry,” said Reid, general manager of Seafreeze Shoreside Inc., a seafood … Continue reading Is the ocean ‘land owned or controlled’ by feds? Antiquities Act lawsuit aims to find out
Less than two weeks since the collapse of Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, lawmakers and White House officials have revived talks aimed at crafting a health care bill that can make it through Congress. But a new pitch from the White House designed to get conservative lawmakers on board, though in its … Continue reading Conservatives Skeptical of White House’s Proposed Changes to Obamacare Replacement Bill
