The crisis continues as August numbers bring the fiscal year’s total number of encounters on the southern border to 2,150,244.
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Republican Party Activists Prepare to Pick Next Congressman
Republican Party precinct chairs and county chairs within Congressional District 4 will convene a “Congressional District Executive Committee” on Saturday to choose a candidate.
Trump Appointee Highlights Unfairness of Speech Regulations in First Act on FEC
Recently elected as chairman of the Federal Election Commission, Trey Trainor led the commission in dismissing an unfair complaint.
Cruz to Hold Hearing on Riots
Texas’ junior senator will explore how “anti-American anarchists” engage in riots and violence.
He’s Back: Obama Endorses Liberal Candidates in Texas
Conspicuously missing from the list? MJ Hegar, who recently won the Democrat nomination to face U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
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Bush Dynasty Heir and Trump Critic Announces Congressional Campaign
First reported by the Daily Caller, Pierce Bush attended and participated in an anti-Donald Trump protest shortly after the president’s inauguration.
Commentary: Could 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Have New Life?
After Virginia’s presumed 2020 “ratification” of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, what happens next is anybody’s guess.
Commentary: Our Elites Have Learned Nothing
More and more, the 2020 election is shaping up to be a referendum on who will rule. The people who cast their votes from all around the country? Or the self-appointed demigods who are nothing if not appalled by anything resembling the popular will?
Commentary: The Genius of Trump’s Terrorist Designation for Mexican Cartels
Despite the measures the United States takes on our side of the border, our border security will not be fully addressed until the Mexican state itself is a reliable partner.
Commentary: Super Tuesday Senate Primaries
In early March, some important Senate primaries will take place along with the presidential primary contest.
Congressional Candidate Chris Putnam On Mission to “Fundamentally Change” Washington
Drawing a clear contrast between himself and incumbent U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, Chris Putnam is out not just to win but to make waves.
Bloomberg Targets Texas
Will reportedly spend up to $20 million on voter registration effort in battleground states.
Announcing the First Round of Congressional Endorsements
There are a few congressmen who are seeking to drain the Swamp and root out the corruption, self-dealing, and squalor that D.C. is known for—and several of them are from Texas.
Commentary: A DACA Ruling Won’t Solve the DACA Dilemma
Regardless of how the high court rules, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program remains an insufficient solution to a deep and fundamental problem that cannot be solved with stop-gap solutions.
Commentary: The Mean Girl Senate and the Cuccinelli Nomination
On immigration, Ken Cuccinelli is fiercely intelligent, committed to the president’s agenda, and courageous in the pursuit of it. This is why certain Senate Republicans hate him.
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The S-Word
Governor Perry’s speech in Midland yesterday is being widely reported with some of the stories focused on the Governor’s comments pertaining to illegal immigrantion. The real import of the speech is the Governor’s use of the “S” word to describe the Obama Administration.
Are schools the soft underbelly for anti-Americanism?
Some may wonder if oft-heard criticism of the education establishment, and its tendency to almost universally lean left-wing liberal, is new.
Obamapalooza wasn’t so fun after all
Less than a year ago, President Obama’s “hope and change” refrain train hit Washington to fanfare probably not experienced since VE-Day. There’s no point parsing every word, analyzing every speech, and interpreting every nuance that lead to his overwhelming victory.
Stimulus jobs: when does the counting stop?
The Obama Administration is touting the jobs “saved or created” because of the $787 billion stimulus plan passed earlier this year. One independent assessment of the total is 650,000; the White House puts the number closer to one million.
More on health care fraud
The Congressional Budget Office has tagged the recently-announced Pelosi health care nationalization plan at a little over $1 trillion. Given the history of inaccurate scoring of the long-term government health care costs, the Pelosi Plan (if passed) could be closer to $2 trillion over the next ten years, according to the Wall Street Journal.
When will Big Government advocates take a deep breath?
Today, two news reports should — but won’t — give proponents of the health care nationalization plan serious pause about what they are intent on doing.
Embarking On Waste
The news in the past 24 hours highlights the contradictions unfolding in the debate over the nationalization of health care.
Stimulus $ tracking: does anyone care?
“A Houston Chronicle review of the federal government’s distribution of $787 billion in economic stimulus money approved by Congress found that the highly touted Web site designed to let the public know how much of their tax money is going to their home congressional districts is misleading and statistically unreliable,” reports the Houston Chronicle.
Cornyn and health care costs
In a recent op-ed (Statesman, October 14, 2009), Senator John Cornyn pointed to the most egregious subterfuge in the debate over the nationalization of health care. Sen. Cornyn wrote: “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it will cost $829 billion, but when it’s fully implemented, the Senate Budget Committee estimates the real cost to be $1.8 trillion.”
Happy TARP-iversary
One year ago today the U.S. Senate passed the $700 billion bank bail-out. Nearly a trillion dollars, snatched essentially from pockets of future generations, gave the federal government unprecedented access into the marketplace.