President Joe Biden’s White House did not brief the Democratic caucus until 5 p.m. Sunday. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Some House conservatives spent Sunday morning lining up against a deal that one called “insanity.” Some progressives are privately grumbling at their party’s lack of wins. Yet as lawmakers parsed through the deal between President
Poll: Near Majority of Republicans Want Less Foreign Aid as Congress Poised to Grant Ukraine $37 Billion
January 27, 2023 by
A near majority of Republican voters want to decrease foreign aid as Congress is poised to grant as much as $37 billion in aid to Ukraine. A Morning Consult poll released in late November found that 48 percent of registered Republican voters want to decrease the provisioning of foreign aid. The survey revealed that 48
Freedom Caucus poised to pull its hardest McCarthy punch
November 7, 2022 by
“I hope … we’re not going to mount a challenge,” Freedom Caucus member Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) said in an interview. “This is the most organized we’ve ever been. So why would we change it?” The group does plan to push for modifications that would empower them in a future Republican majority, including the power
‘Throw All That Crap Out’ – Bolton Poised To Make Big Changes At NSC To Make Sure ‘The Leaks Stop’
March 27, 2018 by
Incoming national security adviser John Bolton is poised to make policy and personnel changes at the highest levels of the National Security Council, officials familiar with Bolton’s thinking and Trump’s National Security Council tell The Daily Caller. These officials tell TheDC Bolton has been charged by President Donald Trump to stop national security leaks from […]
Report: Jihadist Women Poised to Become ‘More Active and Violent’
January 1, 2018 by
The collapse of the caliphate has been pushing women toward a more violent role in jihad, a new report found, increasing the risk posed by homegrown radicalized women as well as those coming home with on-the-ground training from Syria or Iraq. The report, “Jihadist Women: A threat not to be underestimated,” was released mid-month by […]
BREAKING: Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Reform, Trump Poised to Sign Historic Bill Into Law.
December 20, 2017 by
It’s (nearly) over. By a 51-48, strictly along party lines, the US Senate has passed a GOP-backed tax reform package that will cut taxes for more than 80 percent of all Americans (raising taxes on a tiny, disproportionately wealthy fraction), benefit small businesses, and make America’s extraordinarily high corporate tax rate — both statutory and […]
Senate poised to confirm Trump’s DHS pick after friendly hearing
January 10, 2017 by
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be secretary of Homeland Security went on record as holding views counter to Trump in a number of areas at a largely genial Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Under questioning from Democrats and a Republican, retired Gen. John Kelly broke with Trump on the effectiveness of a border wall, using torture […]
Trump Poised to Build Wall and Undo Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
January 4, 2017 by
President-elect Donald Trump is poised to hit the ground running when he takes office in two and a half weeks, and it looks like “the wall” and reversing Obama’s immigration policies are high on the agenda. Reuters reported Tuesday that Donald Trump’s transition team has requested “documents and analysis” from the Department of Homeland Security to “assess […]