Tag: Republicans

House GOP Turns Up the Heat on Push for Oil, Gas Permitting, Regulation Reform

Republicans are mining what they hope is a rich vein of public sentiment favoring fossil fuels with a sled of legislation introduced since January that seeks to unbridle domestic oil and gas producers from regulatory restraints allegedly being exploited by the Biden administration in pushing “rush to green energy policies.” Those proposals include a 17-bill…


Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation Prohibiting IRS From Conducting Financial Surveillance on Private Citizens

Thirty-one of the Senate’s 49 Republicans are co-sponsoring a proposal to nullify a Biden administration proposal by banning the IRS from conducting surveillance on the financial affairs of virtually all individual Americans. The lead co-sponsors of the “Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act” include Sen. John Boozman and Sen. Tom Cotton, both from Arkansas, as well…


Trump Vows to Mass Fire ‘Warmongers’ If Reelected

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to fire “warmongers” in the U.S. State Department and the military if he is elected back to office in 2024. In a video posted on Twitter by his campaign team and his son Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday afternoon, Trump said, “World War III has never been closer than…


DeSantis Has ‘Decades Ahead of Him’ When He Can Be President: Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, does not believe that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should run for U.S. presidency in the 2024 elections and insists that former president Donald Trump remains the best Republican candidate. “DeSantis doesn’t need to [run for the 2024 presidential race],” Palin said in an interview with Newsmax. “I envision…


Republicans Seek Investigation of Unauthorized Release of Air Force Records

Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) are calling for an investigation after being notified that their Air Force records were “inappropriately requested” and released during their midterm election campaigns. The congressmen, according to a Politico report, were among 11 individuals who had their military personnel records improperly released by the Air Force Personnel…


Nikki Haley Brings a New Face to Freedom

Commentary The Republican Party’s newest presidential candidate, former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, introduced herself by showcasing her roots as a child of immigrants. Haley’s family, originally from India, immigrated to the United States in 1969 and settled in a small, segregated town, Bamberg, South Carolina, where she…


Nikki Haley Is Done Waiting

Commentary On Feb. 15, former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. The Washington Examiner spoke with Haley after the announcement. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Washington Examiner: What did today feel like? Nikki Haley: Truly, I love…


Nuclear Power: A Now-Embraceable 3rd Rail of Bipartisan Accord in Energy Debate

Behind long-dredged but deepening trenches, Democrats lobby for renewables—wind, solar, biomass—and Republicans rally for fossil fuels—oil, gas, coal—with both sides claiming their polar policies plot the best ways forward to a national future secured by reliable, affordable domestic energy. Between both lines, but not drawing partisan fire, shimmers nuclear energy, the one power neither party…


DeSantis Discloses Timeline of 2024 Decision

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday indicated that he still has unfinished business in the coming months before he could officially enter the 2024 presidential race. The “two big things” he has at hand are a book tour promoting his upcoming memoir, “The Courage to be Free,” and the 2023 legislative session spanning from early…


Kari Lake Confirms She’s Taking Election Lawsuit to Supreme Court

Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake indicated she is still planning to take her election-related lawsuit to the state Supreme Court after an appellate court tossed her suit last week. “If they think we are going to surrender when something was stolen from us, they are messing with the wrong Americans,” Lake told supporters during an event…