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February 7, 2023

Ahead of Biden's address to Congress, fierce debate on Twitter: 'Hard to say the State of the Union is strong'

Twitter users engaged in heated debate over the state of the nation and the administration's record in advance of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

February 6, 2023

NYT slams Republicans when they block Democrat judges, praise Democrats when they block GOP judges

The NYT editorial board published various op-eds over the past eight years taking different positions on "blue slips", a Senate procedure that empowers the minority party to block nominees.

February 6, 2023

Congressional leaders to get top-level briefing on Chinese spy flight fiasco

Congressional leaders are poised to receive a top-level briefing on the intelligence gathered from the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down this weekend.

February 6, 2023

Democrats' spending threatens Americans' high standard of living

The real issue is whether Americans are ready to pay more taxes and have less spending money in order to finance European-style government benefits.

February 5, 2023

House Republicans to get briefing on Biden, Trump, Pence classified documents this week

Congress will receive a briefing on the contents of classified material found at the homes of President Biden, frmr. President Trump and fmr. Vice President Pence this week.

February 5, 2023

Joe Biden must address the crises he created at this year’s SOTU

Over the past two years of single-party Democrat rule, every American suffered from surging prices at the grocery store and the gas pump, skyrocketing crime, and a southern border crisis.

February 5, 2023

Rep. Mike Rogers offers succinct GOP assessment of Chinese spy flight

House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers blasted President Biden for his handling of the Chinese spy balloon incident Sunday, demanding answers from the White House.

February 5, 2023

Meet the congressional comeback kids: GOP lawmakers who left the House and returned to positions of power

Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; Pete Sessions, R-Texas; and Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., begin the 118th Congress on powerful committees and with advice for freshman members.

February 5, 2023

Trillion-dollar coin, 14th Amendment: Dems, academics float radical options for Biden in debt ceiling standoff

Democrats in Congress and liberal academics are pushing ideas to address the debt ceiling without needing to hear Republicans' concerns.

February 4, 2023

Reps. AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene tiff over Twitter after Omar vote: 'Be an adult and actually debate me'

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene took to Twitter to trade words and accusations, following a resolution that removed Rep. Ilhan Omar from her committee.