Republicans May Override Senate’s Nonpartisan Referee to Pass Trump’s Agenda: What to Know

The Senate parliamentarian plays a key role in budget reconciliation, which congressional Republicans are using to advance the president’s policy goals. WASHINGTON—Republicans have set the stage to potentially override the Senate parliamentarian as they move ahead with President Donald Trump’s policy proposals. Republicans are seeking to pass Trump’s entire agenda—including tax cuts, energy policy, border

Even Slight Increases in Oil, Gas Output Significantly Boost Economy: Reports

Conservative think tanks offer House GOP blueprints to develop public land fossil fuels, while Democrats say ’taxpayers are footing the bill for Big Oil.’ If the United States oil and gas industry boosted production by 50 percent over the next 25 years, a new study estimates the ramped-up supply would lower energy costs, create 140

Private Jets, Ferraris, and False Claims: Inside An Obscure Federal Program Rife With Fraud

On March 26, 2017, Jeffrey Ansted herded his family into a private plane bound for the Cayman Islands. The owner of an Ohio-based telecommunications company, Ansted had purchased the Cessna 525C jet one year earlier for $8 million. It had since become his go-to method of commuting to Florida, where he owned a condo and

Congressional Republicans Prepare 10-Bill Sanctions Package To ‘Gut’ Iran and Punish Its Supreme Leader

Congressional Republicans are mounting an effort to codify President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran via a 10-bill legislative package that would sanction Tehran’s leadership, cut off its access to cash, and strangle the regime’s regional terror proxies, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. The campaign includes “the toughest Iran sanctions package ever proposed