Texas state lawmakers finalize new voting restrictions bill
BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO Texas state lawmakers on Saturday finalized a draft of a sweeping elections bill that calls for dozens of new restrictions on voting in the state and makes…
Schumer Will Force Senate Vote on Sweeping Election Reform Bill
By Nick Koutsobinas The Senate will vote on a bill that would dramatically change how elections are run next month. According to a memo sent out by Senate Majority Leader…
Senate Adopts Amendment That Slashes Tariffs on Hundreds of Chinese Imports to US
BY MARK TAPSCOTT An exasperated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) tweeted his frustration late Thursday after the Senate on a 91-4 vote adopted a measure that cuts U.S. tariffs on hundreds…
Paul Ryan Had Some Thoughts on the Future of the Republican Party—Did Anybody Stay Awake?
By Jennifer Oliver O’Connell Thursday night Paul “Skippy” Ryan kicked off the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s A Time for Choosing series in Simi Valley, CA. Ryan is not the most…
Michigan Secretary of State Warns County Boards Against Ordering Audits
BY ZACHARY STIEBER The office of the Michigan secretary of state has told two county clerks that they do not legally have to provide access to voting equipment maintained by…
Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Abortion If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court one day overturns Roe v. Wade.…
A global corporate tax rate would weaken the global economy
by Ross Marchand It’s lonely at the top. Prior to the passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the U.S. had the highest corporate tax rate in the…
Biden’s ATF nominee says some law-abiding gun owners may commit ‘violent crimes’
By Kerry Picket David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives nominee, testified Wednesday that a “law-abiding” gun owner can potentially…
Sen. Cotton Accuses Democrats of ‘Blackmail’ Over Supreme Court Packing Threats
BY MATTHEW VADUM Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton accused Democrats of “blackmail” for threatening to pack the Supreme Court if it upholds a pro-life Mississippi law. Cotton’s single-word tweet consisting…
DC vs. the rest of America — a major political hurricane is building outside the Beltway
By Newt Gingrich Washington reality reflects the fevered conversation over lunch, cocktails, and dinner between the Washington press corps, lobbyists, and government officials. Washington reality reflects the narcissistic self-absorption of…
Texas aims to crack down on protesters who block traffic: ‘That chaos won’t be tolerated’
By Paul Steinhauser A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. And the two…
Bills unanimously pass House and Senate to improve property tax rate transparency
Bethany Blankley, Texas taxpayers will have a new tool available this summer to use during the fall property tax rate setting process after companion bills expanding government transparency passed both…