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Hannah Bates writes for the Federalist about the source of physical threats against US Supreme Court justices. Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before the House…
Matt Margolis writes for PJMedia.com about a dubious parting gift from the Biden administration. During a blistering Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) was visibly floored after Energy…
Vivek Saxena writes for BizPac Review about the latest evidence of congressional waste. Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonprofit, has published its annual “Congressional Pig Book,” and it’s a doozy.…
Only one day after a favorable vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee, the North Carolina State Senate approved legislation (HB 823) to eliminate the waitlist for the Opportunity Scholarship Program.…
If you’re a supporter of the Opportunity Scholarship and wondering if lawmakers will provide money to fund the expansion approved last session, there is good news coming out of the…
Virginia Aabram of the Washington Examiner reports on dubious elements of Congress’ latest spending plan. President Joe Biden has signed the omnibus spending law, which funds the federal government for…
Joni Ernst and Tom Schatz write for National Review Online about the disturbing return of congressional earmarks. Congress isn’t even waiting to lift the decade-long moratorium on earmarking before starting…
Yesterday we heard in a press conference the Senate’s plan to speed up the budget process with their compromises. They have decided to remove their Medicaid reform and economic development…
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute explains for National Review Online readers why he’s not thrilled about the prospects for fiscal restraint in a new Congress run by Republicans. The…
As Sean Lengell reports for the Washington Examiner, lawmakers seem less interested these days in securing one job that used to be coveted on Capitol Hill. Republican leaders this week…
The US Senate and US House went into recess in late September and are now returning to Washington today to resume unfinished business during the lame duck period. The House…
View in your browser. The big focus of this year’s budget has been on a teacher pay increase and where to find the money to pay for it. The Senate…