Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
David Catron writes for the American Spectator about the legal implications of President Donald Trump’s recent action in Venezuela. It was hardly necessary to consult the Delphic Oracle to know…
Philip Wegmann writes for Real Clear Politics about the potential electoral impact of President Donald Trump’s recent friendly meeting with New York City’s new mayor. When New York City Mayor-elect…
Meghan Blonder writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a high-profile legacy media figure carrying water for congressional Democrats. Good Morning America cohost and former Clinton White House official George Stephanopoulos parroted Democratic…
Chris Queen writes for PJMedia.com about a legal victory for the Trump administration. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has handed a temporary victory to President Donald Trump by keeping…
Editors at National Review Online praise one of President Donald Trump’s battles on Capitol Hill. President Trump has finally begun to lose patience with the House of Representatives’ “SALT caucus.”…
Editors at National Review Online consider a major challenge facing top Republicans in Congress. It was always going to be important to pass the big, beautiful bill, but it matters…
Emily Brooks writes for The Hill about a warning from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday drew attention to Congress’s power over the federal judiciary…
Matt Margolis of PJMedia.com reports one defiant congressional Democrat’s unwillingness to recognize decorum during a presidential speech. If you watched Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening,…
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon highlights one priority of leading U.S. House Republicans. The House is taking up legislation that would slash more than $35 million in annual…
Molly Ball writes for the Wall Street Journal about challenges facing the new conservative governing majority in the nation’s capital. The speaker vote was a crucial early test for Trump’s…
John Hinderaker of the Powerline blog offers tepid praise for Friday night’s congressional spending deal. It could have been much, much worse. The “continuing resolution” that Speaker Mike Johnson initially…
Editors at National Review Online cheered the demise of a plan to ramp up federal spending at the end of the calendar year. Speaker Mike Johnson, to the surprise of…