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Top Republicans Foxx, Cassidy accuse Biden admin of stalling GAO’s FAFSA investigation

The top Republicans on the House and Senate education committees are accusing the Department of Education of obstructing a government investigation into the botched rollout of a new Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-Louisiana), […]

Four ways Republicans are trying to punish Democrats for Trump conviction

Congressional Republicans furious about former President Donald Trump’s conviction by a Manhattan jury last week are preparing a series of counterpunches to hit back at Democrats. The historic trial caused an uproar among Republicans, and Trump’s allies have raced to his aid, condemning those who contributed to his conviction and putting forth actions to punish […]

What will DC Republicans do now?

The House and Senate will return to work Monday in a city that looks very different than the one they left before the long Memorial Day weekend. During the congressional recess, Democrats reached the Rubicon and, with the help of partisan judges and district attorneys who bent the Constitution, convicted a Republican presidential candidate of […]

Trump verdict supercharges Republicans

Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his New York City hush-money trial has further fueled Republican enthusiasm, with his base rallying around him following Thursday’s historic ruling. Trump’s political allies protested en masse on the radio and on social media, grassroots supporters pulled out their wallets, and the Republican fundraising website WinRed even appeared […]

Trump verdict makes significant number of Republicans less likely to support him: poll

A new poll, conducted shortly after former President Trump was convicted in New York state, finds that significant numbers of Republicans say they are unlikely to vote for Trump in November’s presidential election. One in 10 Republican voters said Trump’s felony conviction for falsifying business records makes them less likely to support him for president, […]

Republicans vow lawfare revenge after Trump’s guilty verdict- Washington Examiner

Republicans are preparing to exact revenge after former President Donald Trump was convicted of criminal charges this week, ramping up their investigations into President Joe Biden and Democrats to even the score ahead of the November election.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) was among the first to decry Trump’s guilty verdict, announcing on […]

After Trump’s Conviction, Republicans Should Do To Democrats What They Did To Him

Either you’re willing to jail Democrats on the same terms they’re using to jail Trump, or you’re merely controlled opposition. The conviction of former President Donald Trump on manufactured charges in a Stalinist show trial this week marks a crossroads for the Republican Party. From now on, the civil war inside the GOP will be […]

Pro-Ukraine Republicans Call Biden Allowing Ukraine to Hit Russia with U.S. Weapons a Half Measure

Pro-Ukraine House Republican chairmen said Friday that President Joe Biden’s authorization for Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to attack specific targets on Russian territory is a half-measure. US officials said President Biden had given Ukraine “limited” permission to attack Russia, Fox News reported. “The President recently directed my team to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied […]

Vulnerable Republicans stay silent on Trump conviction

Vulnerable House Republicans are treading carefully over former President Trump’s shocking conviction, wary of wending their way into thorny debates about hush money, porn stars and the integrity of a once-cherished criminal justice system that Trump has criticized. While Republican leaders and many Republicans, including some on the front lines, rushed to Trump’s defense after […]