Philip Wegmann
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Sen. Josh Hawley Slams GOP Leadership for Showing in Midterms
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., blames Republican Party leaders for the GOP's falling short in the midterm elections. → Read More
Judiciary Committee Set to Grill IRS Tax Chief
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is slated to come before the Judiciary Committee Wednesday. There, he’ll make his case for why he should keep his job. → Read More
House Republicans Divided Over Spending Bill Strategy
While most members who spoke at the Friday meeting spoke in favor of a short-term continuing resolution, the party still hasn’t decided on a way forward. → Read More
How Liberal Judges Seized Control of Federal Courts
“We don’t have a judiciary anymore for most of our circuits,” former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says. “We have politicians who wear robes.” → Read More
Conservatives Push to Ground Lame Duck
“Do we want leadership negotiating right before Christmas like they have these last two years?” Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., asks. → Read More
Justice Department Knew of IRS Scandal but Kept Quiet
“This is par for the course and, frankly, the stench is overwhelming,” says Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. → Read More
Republicans Reject Obama’s Elkhart Narrative
When President Barack Obama first visited Elkhart, Indiana, in 2009, the county’s unemployment rate had spiked to 18.9 percent—the highest in the country. → Read More
Feds Balk at Using Ebola Funds to Beat Zika
U.S. health officials convinced other nations to counter Ebola, a spokesman says, and “cannot afford to risk those commitments by redirecting funds.” → Read More
How This Freshman Wants to Finish the War on Poverty
More minister than politician, Rep. Mark Walker is preaching a new message and calling for a new tone when it comes to the GOP’s answer to poverty. → Read More
Freedom Caucus Calls For Impeachment of IRS Commissioner
Members of the Freedom Caucus will go to the House floor today to call for impeachment. → Read More
Mark Walker Says Left Is Exploiting Bathroom Bill Controversy
He says it's part of a liberal strategy for political gain. → Read More
Conservatives Look for Creative Ways to Slash Budget
House conservatives remain at odds with Republican leadership over higher spending. Some lawmakers say a creative solution could end the impasse. → Read More
Bill Blocks Big Brother From Nation’s Inbox
If your emails are over 180 days old, the government considers them abandoned online and up for grabs. The Email Privacy Act would change that. → Read More
Grassley Accuses Democrats of Supreme Court ‘Charade’
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman makes the charge as Republicans and Democrats tear into each other over the next Supreme Court nominee. → Read More
Mike Lee: D.C. Politicians Trying to Take Advantage of Flint Crisis
They're not letting a crisis go to waste. → Read More
Ties on the Supreme Court? No Problem, 2 Justices Say
"We will deal with it," one of the eight surviving Supreme Court justices says of proceeding with a vacant seat after the death of Antonin Scalia. → Read More
Conservatives Push Back on Boehner-Obama Spending Levels
House conservatives say the first way to show how Republicans differ from Democrats is by ditching an old Boehner-Obama budget that increases spending. → Read More
West Virginia Turns to Prayer as Obama’s 'Clean Power' Looms
“The vast majority of the problem comes from President Obama and his EPA’s war on coal,” Senate President Bill Cole, a Republican, told The Daily Signal. → Read More
Task Force Considers Push Against Presidential Overreach
Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, wants Congress to reassert its constitutional authority and challenge executive actions. → Read More
Senate Confirms Obama Nominee Who Called Reagan a Bigot
The Minnesota Supreme Court justice renounces the style but not the substance of her remarks 26 years ago. → Read More