June 29, 2023 Titan submarine disaster: How the sinking of the Titanic changed congressional hearings forever The model for the first modern, sensational Congressional hearing was the inquest into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
June 29, 2023 The last thing the IRS should be doing right now The IRS tried to ram through a policy change without Congress. The organization wants to spend your money providing tax prep software you can get for free.
June 29, 2023 Army veteran GOP rep says US trying to 'out-pronoun our enemies' in push to end military DEI program Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida lawmaker and Army veteran, passed an amendment to this year's National Defense Authorization Act that would abolish a military DEI committee.
June 28, 2023 Fox News Poll: Voter trust & confidence in institutions hits rock-bottom Confidence in U.S. institutions such as the FBI, Supreme Court and Congress has been on a steady decline since 2017 and is now reaching record lows, according to a Fox News Poll.
June 28, 2023 This Democrat and this Republican agree on a major bipartisan win for American energy Congress and President Biden included several meaningful permitting reforms in the debt ceiling legislation. This was a good start but more needs to be done.
June 28, 2023 I’m a Democrat, and here’s what I think Republicans should do if they want to pass tax reform The Bush and Trump tax cuts added to the national debt and helped the rich. It's time for Republicans to focus on dealmaking to pass tax reform and regain their fiduciary credibility.
June 27, 2023 Top Dem rep appears to violate federal law with late disclosure of million-dollar stock sales Top Democratic Rep. Suzan DelBene reported two sales of Microsoft stock months after she was required to report the transactions in an apparent violation of federal law.
June 27, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu tells visiting US officials he has received an invitation to visit China Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting members of the U.S. Congress that he has received an invitation for an official visit to China. He did not disclose if the trip would take place.
June 27, 2023 Texas rep introduces bill to bar federal bailouts of states that implement reparations Texas Rep. Brian Babin, a Republican, introduced a bill last week to prevent federal bailouts of cities and states that implement reparations programs.
June 27, 2023 Sen. Kennedy calls out intelligence failures before January 6th: 'Start telling the truth' Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., discussed a new Senate committee report on the January 6th riot and the intelligence failures by federal agencies.