Tag: Republicans

Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Case Filed by Republicans Dismissed by Democrat Judge

Pennsylvania Judge Ellen Ceisler, a Democrat, has dismissed a case about how counties should handle illegally marked mail-in ballots, saying the Commonwealth Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over mail-in ballot claims against 67 individual county boards of elections. Republican plaintiffs seeking to stop counties from curing mail-in ballots would have to litigate in…


Trump Versus DeSantis: Jockeying for GOP Leadership

The first GOP primary may be months away, but the Trump and DeSantis showdown is already a big story, with lots of fire coming from both sides. And there’s even more—like GOP underdogs Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo—joining the fray. And there’s no one better to detail the drama of ambition and rivalry…


[Premiering at 10AM ET] Trump Versus DeSantis: Jockeying for GOP Leadership

The first GOP primary may be months away, but the Trump and DeSantis showdown is already a big story, with lots of fire coming from both sides. And there’s even more—like GOP underdogs Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo—joining the fray. And there’s no one better to detail the drama of ambition and rivalry…


‘Serial Litigator’ Testifies as Congress Debates Wildfire Fixes

Lawmakers split over Rep. Matt Rosendale’s (R-Mont.) Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act, arguing over whether one environmental lawyer who opposes it was a “serial litigator” or a “serial justice warrior.” The FIR Act was one of four bills discussed in this Congress’s first meeting of the Federal Lands Subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee. The Republicans…


‘Serial Litigant’ Testifies as Congress Debates Wildfire Fixes

Lawmakers split over Rep. Matt Rosendale’s (R-Mont.) Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act, arguing over whether one environmental lawyer who opposes it was a “serial litigator” or a “serial justice warrior.” The FIR Act was one of four bills discussed in this Congress’s first meeting of the Federal Lands Subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee. The Republicans…


EXCLUSIVE: GOP Bill to Expand Tax-Free Health Savings Accounts to All Americans

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill that would make tax-free Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) available to all Americans. Currently, most Americans cannot use HSAs due to the stringent rules that govern their use: only those who pay an abnormally high insurance deductible can take advantage of the pre-tax program. In practice, this means…


Key Findings in Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposal

On March 9, the Biden administration unveiled its $6.8 trillion 2024 budget proposal (pdf). Here are key takeaways from the proposal. Most notable is that the proposed budget would increase the national debt to nearly $51 trillion over the next 10 years, saddling American taxpayers with more than $1.3 trillion in annual interest by the…


ATF ‘Acts as a Fifth Column for Gun Control Advocacy Groups,’ Witness Testifies at Congressional Hearing

A congressional hearing on the actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was stopped briefly by the parents of a victim of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who presided over the hearing, said the parents, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, were removed…


House Republicans Say Student Loan Forgiveness Will ‘Mortgage our Children’s Future’

The Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans came under fire from Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), who argued that the president’s plan will “mortgage our children’s future.” The congressman compared Democrat strategies to those of former Marxist leaders and called attention to the urgent need to reduce the costs of college tuition. Last August, President…


Energy Secretary Says ‘Awful Lot of Misinformation’ on Gas Stove Ban

A hearing on President Joe Biden’s proposed budget turned to gas stoves on March 23, as Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her department’s proposed rule on the appliances. “There’s been an awful lot of misinformation that’s been floating around about this,” Granholm told Newhouse. The Department of Energy (DoE) on…