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Kevin McCarthy Finally Defies the Right

September 30, 2023 right, Kevin, finally, defies, McCarthy0 comment

For weeks, Speaker Kevin McCarthy seemed to face an impossible choice as he haggled over spending bills with his party’s most hard-line members: He could keep the government open, or he could keep his job. At every turn, McCarthy’s behavior suggested that he favored the latter option. He continued accepting the demands of far-right Republicans to deepen spending cuts and dig in against the Democrats, making a shutdown at tonight’s midnight deadline all but a certainty. [Read: Why Republicans can’t keep the government open] With just hours to go, however,…

IRS commissioner tells agency employees of right to directly inform Congress about their concerns

July 8, 2023 Commissioner, Directly, inform, Congress, about, Their, right, Agency, employees, Tells, concerns0 comment

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told employees in a new memo about their constitutional and statutory right to make protected disclosures to Congress. The Washington Times stories: White House

Get to Know Nikki: Nikki Haley Is Just as MAGA as the MAGA Right Wing

February 18, 2023 Nikki, Haley, just, right, know, wing, MAGA0 comment

Today, former Trump administration Cabinet official Nikki Haley announced her run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. As she launches her campaign, Haley is talking about her personal background and attempting to distinguish herself from what promises to be a Republican field that is slanted to the far right. But a look at the evidence suggests that Nikki Haley is just another MAGA hardliner masquerading as a mainstream Republican to try to appeal to more-moderate primary voters. Here’s a look at just three of Haley’s most defiant “just as MAGA”…

You heard right, the next potential government shutdown is coming into view

January 17, 2023 View, heard, shutdown, coming, Potential, Next, into, right, government0 comment

With Republicans in charge of the house and Democrats the Senate, you can bet on sharp disagreements over the budget. In fact, it’s not too early to worry about an impasse leading to a government shutdown. To get a look into this possibility, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Mitchell Miller, WTOP’s Capitol Hill Correspondent. Interview transcript: Mitchell Miller It really is, Tom. It’s incredible that we’re here in January and already talking about it. And it’s very serious discussions taking place right now. And that is all of…

House-Passed ‘Right to Contraception’ Bill Creates Problems, Doesn’t Solve Them

October 29, 2022 solve, creates, Problems, contraception, HousePassed, right, Bill, them, Doesn't0 comment

The Left has pushed a radical pro-abortion agenda across the country ever since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to correct a grave error by overturning Roe v. Wade and abortion on demand. In the states, the Left has responded to the high court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization by promoting taxpayer-funded abortion “tourism,” flouting state abortion laws, and seeking to enshrine so-called abortion rights in state constitutions. At the federal level, the Biden administration announced executive actions to promote abortion and abortion travel, particularly under the…

Romney Was Right About Putin

February 27, 2022 Romney, about, right, Putin0 comment

On October 22, 2012, Mitt Romney sat across a table from President Barack Obama for the final debate of the presidential election. The theme of the night was foreign policy. Obama’s campaign had been working all year to cast Romney as out of touch and inexperienced, and when the moment came, the president deployed what seemed like a devastating putdown. “A few months ago, when you were asked what’s the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia. Not al-Qaeda. You said Russia,” Obama told him. “And the 1980s are…