By Michael Barone Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said that all politics is local. And it mostly was, in his time: He was first elected to the Massachusetts legislature’s lower house in 1936 and became its speaker in 1949, and was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1952 and became its speaker […]
By Cal Thomas After much criticism from conservative quarters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided, at least for now, to withdraw plans for its proposed study of how media organizations gather and report news. The expressed goal of the survey was to determine if the “critical information needs” of the public are being met. In […]
By Timothy P. Carney Our President is battling in court against nuns who don’t want to pay for birth control — and the President’s supporters in the media are calling the nuns theocrats for fighting back. The Little Sisters of the Poor don’t count as religious enough to be exempt from President Obama’s mandate that all […]
By Philip Rucker and Paul Kane, Washington Post At the headquarters where Republicans are plotting their takeover of the Senate, camouflage netting hangs from the ceiling and walls. Military surplus sandbags are piled up around operatives’ desks. And an ex-Marine named Ward Baker rattles off statistics that add up to trouble for Democrats.
By Byron York When controversy erupted over the FCC’s media-study/article/2544410″>now-suspended plan to question journalists in newsrooms around the country, some conservative critics saw a grossly unconstitutional attempt to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Others saw a grossly unconstitutional attempt to press the Obama administration agenda on a broad range of issues.
By Susan Crabtree A senior Health and Human Services official was so frustrated last May over the White House‘s “disarray” on health care before the launch of Obamacare insurance exchanges that he warned of needing a “come to Jesus meeting” with his counterparts.
By Katie Pavlich Yesterday Republican Senator Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor to address the ongoing crisis in Venezuela and to push back against Democratic Senator Tom Harkin’s praise of Cuba after visiting the country and touting its healthcare system.
A new Texas poll shows a not very close contest in the Republican U.S. Senate primary and a comfortable early general election lead for the GOP governor. Chris Christie’s ratings continue to fall in New Jersey. And live television viewing is collapsing like a house of cards. This is HuffPollster for Monday, February 24, 2014. […]
Texas Insider report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Fort Worth, TX–February 24, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company recognized Texas State Representative Linda Harper-Brown today with the Bell Helicopter Legislative Leadership Award. The award honors elected officials who have been avid supporters of the aerospace and defense industries and who have fostered an environment of […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (DALLAS) – Conservative Republicans of Texas have endorsed Morgan Meyer, conservative Republican candidate for Texas House District 108, the seat being vacated by Dan Branch, which includes the Park Cities, Uptown, Downtown, Old East Dallas, Bluffview and Preston Hollow.
Babin for Congress 1996 paid a $20,000 Civil Penalty By Tom O’Halloran Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Nominating the wrong candidate in the GOP Primary for Texas Congressional District 36 could end up handing the seat to the Democrats … and in my opinion, Brian Babin (right) is the wrong person. Since when did it […]
His service on behalf of America is unmatched Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today issued the following statement thanking Rep. John Dingell, the longest serving member of the House of Representatives for his distinguished service on behalf of America:
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it would list the Georgetown and Salado salamanders as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FWS also announced a special rule that is expected to take a year to go into […]
By Eduardo Medina Mora Eduardo Medina Mora is Mexico’s ambassador to the United States. He has served as Mexico’s attorney general, secretary of public security and director of national intelligence. The arrest of Joaquin Guzman, the most notorious criminal in Mexico’s history, immediately made international headlines, but just as significant as his detention were the […]
No matter where they stand on Obamacare, America’s governors agree on one thing about President Barack Obama’s controversial healthcare overhaul: It’s not going away. “We’re just trying to make the best of a bad situation,” said Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, of Iowa at a meeting of the nation’s governors in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
Twin storms to douse parched cities, crops Meteorologists forecast a pair of storms that could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands throughout California in the coming week, bringing welcome news to a state that has just endured its driest year in recorded history.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “I’m proud to support Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for re-election! Thanks to his leadership more pro-life legislation has been passed during his tenure than during any other time in our history,” remarked Cathie Adams (right,) President of the Texas Eagle Forum, a former RNC National Committee member from Texas […]
From Congressman Bill Flores Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last few weeks in Washington have been quite busy. The president delivered his annual State of the Union address to Congress; the House and Senate passed a conference report for the farm bill; the debt-limit was extended; the House passed a bill to improve […]
