By Charles Krauthammer,  As a reaction to the crack epidemic of the 1980s, many federal drug laws carry strict mandatory sentences. This has stirred unease in Congress and sparked a bipartisan effort to revise and relax some of the more draconian laws. Traditionally — meaning before Barack Obama — that’s how laws were changed: We […]

By Kevin Brady  The bickering over Bernanke’s successor is a sideshow. What’s really needed is a debate about Fed policy. President Obama ignited a contest over who will be the next Federal Reserve chairman when he hinted in a June television interview that Ben Bernanke would be replaced when his term expires at the end of […]

By Star Parker The purging of Grammy Award winner Donnie McClurkin from performing at a concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech should serve as yet another wakeup call to Christian black Americans. McClurkin, a black pastor and gospel […]

By Katie Kieffer Janet Napolitano’s TSA agents won’t keep their blue, latex-covered paws to themselves. The TSA is now expanding its grope to rodeos, sports stadiums, music festivals and train stations. The TSA’s signature move is like the signature move of a guy who “accidently” brushes his hand against a woman’s buttocks or chest—a woman he’s […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Calling him a “Texas Conservative Hero,” Texas Eagle Forum President and former Republican Party Chair Cathie Adams today endorsed State Senator Glenn Hegar in his Republican Primary race for Texas State Comptroller “Senator Glenn Hegar is a proven conservative leader for the critical issues facing our state—both fiscal and social,” said Adams.

“President Obama, however, has squandered this leverage.” Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement on President Obama’s comments concerning violence in Egypt: “President Obama’s detached and abstract statement yesterday on deteriorating conditions in Egypt is only the most recent manifestation of this Administration’s failed policy in that […]

By U.S. Senator John Cornyn ‘Our ports of entry have been neglected for too long’ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – A component of comprehensive immigration reform that too often is overlooked in Washington is the tremendous amount of legal trade flowing across our southern border. Since NAFTA went into effect in 1994, American commerce with […]

By former State Rep. Raul Torres Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – My friends, Texas must learn from the mistakes of states like California, who has for years increased its public debt and spent all the money that flows into the state treasury.  These are the practices that have gotten them on the brink of […]

By David M. Drucker – The Washington Examiner BOSTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday took shots at two potential rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination while urging national Republicans to get over their 2012 losses and focus on winning. Christie, up for re-election in New Jersey this year, spent much of his […]

Events will provide constituents of all ages with health services and information Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Houston) – Congressman Gene Green invites media and members of the community to his upcoming August recess events in the 29th District.  His 18th Annual Immunization Day, Affordable Care Act Forum, and Senior Issues Forum will provide […]

Unemployment rate steady at 6.5 percent Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas economy added 19,900 seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in July for a total of 293,000 jobs added since July 2012. Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in July at 6.5 percent. Texas’ unemployment rate remained below the nation’s July unemployment […]

By Michael Barone Sometimes off-year elections provide insight into national political trends and voters’ views on issues. That was true in 2009, when the issues in the governor elections in New Jersey and Virginia were congruent with the issues facing Congress and the president. In both states the Republicans campaigned for lower spending and taxes, […]

By Brooke Rollins, President & CEO Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Dear friends of liberty: Our American Founders knew full well that the most serious threat to American liberty is American government. That’s why, even as they crafted a national government strong enough to meet the threats and challenges of the ages, they also sought […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Don’t miss The Lynn Woolley Show this morning from 8 – 11 a.m. as it’s Guest Hosted by Matt Mackowiak of Must Read Texas. Listen to The Lynn Woolley Radio Show as its streamed live on the Texas Insider Broadcast Network. Matt’s guests on the show today include: Greg Abbott, Texas’ Attorney […]

Why would president want to “study” this? By Nelson Balido Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – I was reviewing President Obama’s 2014 Budget, and buried deep in the section relating to the Department of Homeland Security is language directing the Commissioner of Customs & Border Protection to carry out a study of the potential impacts of collecting a border […]

Texas Insider Report: – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) sent a letter to President Obama calling for the terminations and/or resignations of Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Following release of the letter, Representative Flores issued the following statement:

By Steve Contorno Attorney General Eric Holder’s directive to law enforcement agencies Monday to ease charges on low-level drug offenders was relatively well-received from Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike. Still, some Republicans saw it as another example of the Obama administration usurping the powers of Congress by legislating from the executive branch.

By Byron York  When asked about their prospects for 2014, most Republicans will say that whatever happens with the Senate, the GOP is a virtual lock to keep control of the House. The House majority is the GOP’s single hold on power in Washington, and the only way the party has been able to shape national […]