WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed the tax and spending cut bill Republicans pushed through Congress last week, turning it into law by his own self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. At nearly 900 pages, […]
These days it seems that a mysterious group called “the CBO” rules the world, or at least Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, it’s not very good at predicting things, and its bad calls can lead to bad […]
RALEIGH — Both chambers of Congress are running bills aimed at barring biological males from competing on female sports teams. Both bills update the Education Amendments of 1972 as it pertains to Title IX, specifically […]
This month marks a big shift in power and direction in Washington, America and the world. On Jan. 3, Republicans officially took control of the Senate and maintained control in the House. While the House […]
Congressional Republicans are working to pass special budget legislation as soon as President Donald J. Trump takes office. They must jump-start his agenda without getting stopped by Senate Democrats. They need to pass legislation to […]
CHARLOTTE — Vice President Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days […]
In our book, “Fixing Congress: Restoring Power to the People,” Mike Johnson (the other one, not the speaker) and I review how the negative impact of large population congressional districts, historic changes to the role of […]
Americans are now being forced to think through the first fake conviction in the history of presidential politics. As a historian, I am really bothered when I hear lawyers on television describe these proceedings as […]
Was the passage by the House last Saturday and the Senate on Tuesday of the foreign aid package with money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan a turning point in American foreign policy? It certainly was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” […]
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