by Ramesh Ponnuru Republican complaints about “ESG investing” have been building in recent years. But they have not always been clear about what they want to do about it besides […]
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Capito honors outgoing Rep. David McKinley during Senate floor speech
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito paid tribute to her West Virginia friend and colleague Rep. David McKinley during a Tuesday speech on the Senate floor. Their friendship extends back […]
Dems, GOP unite to sell out the American worker
by Will Bunch The stories of America’s rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, […]
Senate math: 50 plus 1 equals a lot
by Steven Roberts What does 50 plus one equal? A lot more than 51. The clear victory by Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff election — which gives Democrats 51 […]
Strengthen the child tax credit before expanding it
by Ramesh Ponnuru The federal government’s child tax credit just had its 25th anniversary, but not everyone is celebrating. Some conservatives think it’s a runaway entitlement program. A few on […]
Congressional lame duck quackery
There is little Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but spending (and borrowing) money is as nonpartisan as it gets. House Democrats apparently have decided to leave […]
Toddler-proof Congress before new GOP majority takes power
Just as it’s a good idea to child-proof a home before having toddlers over for a birthday party, congressional Democrats should be doing what they can during the current lame-duck […]
A battle won for marriage equality
Marriage equality advocates — and Americans who want to get married — won a huge battle Tuesday when the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act. (It must be concurred […]
Turn ‘em over, Donald: Congress has a right to see Trump’s taxes
When Richie Neal was mayor of Springfield, in Western Massachusetts, in the 1980s, Donald Trump was a lying Manhattan real estate promoter who routinely cheated those who were foolish enough […]
Dems making mistake on debt limit
by Jonathan Bernstein Fresh off an unexpectedly resilient performance in the midterms, the Democrats appear to be bungling things right off the block by making a major political miscalculation on […]
