LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The House passed a spending measure Thursday that includes funding for a portion of President Donald Trump’s border wall with a vote largely along party lines. The funding was included as a part of a “minibus,” which packaged together four appropriations bills aimed at funding the Department of Defense, the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The House voted Wednesday to adopt an amendment to the defense spending package that defunds painful dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs. By a voice vote, the House adopted the amendment introduced by GOP Rep. Dave Brat and Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, which states that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday at Code Conference that Democrats can take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 mid-term elections. Despite Democrats experiencing heavy losses to Republicans nationwide during the 2016 elections, Clinton is undeterred, asserting that her party can take control of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democrats in California hope to channel rage against President Donald Trump into control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections by taking the heavily conservative Orange County. Democrats in traditionally red congressional districts are getting more engaged than ever before as a result of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Top Democrats in the House are calling on the administration to release tapes of conservation between former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump if they exist. Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and John Conyers of Michigan — the ranking members of the House Committee on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin spoke with advisers to evaluate his options in regards to a senate run in Utah, with shot at victory suddenly seeming more likely than before. Earlier on Wednesday, House Oversight Chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) announced he will not seek re-election to the House when…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Republicans in the House made the first step in approving the American Health Care Act Friday, as it passed the first rules vote that allows the bill to move to a full vote later this afternoon. Votes remained along party lines: 236 Republicans voted in favor, and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed legislation that would stop regulations requiring federal contractors to report any and all labor violations. The joint resolution, proposed Monday by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, makes use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, which allows Congress to overturn executive…
By Juliegrace Brufke The House Freedom Caucus’ repeated calls for more conservative members to be placed on powerful committees have finally being answered. Arizona Rep. David Schweikert is slated to become the first member of the conservative contingent selected to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means — arguably the most influential panel in…
By Publius Ethics are a great concern for those watching the incoming Trump administration. According to critics, the incoming administration leaves much to be desired. There has been constant criticism regarding Trump’s separation from his business empire, and his charitable organization, The Trump Foundation. There have even been allegations of pay-for-play. With all of this in…