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June 21, 2016
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| A good fish story baits the hook for summer in Washington: Philip Wegmann casts his line into what some call the government's catfish cronyism. Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson pick apart a Senate Republican's gun control measure. Kevin Mooney reports on a House panel pursuing curious climate partnerships. Plus: Fred Lucas on efforts to help victims of ISIS, Stephen Moore on facts that unravel the Obama economic story, and Travis Weber on how same-sex marriage shut down the First Amendment. |
CommentaryTaking Away Constitutional Rights at the Discretion of the Government A proposal from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to block those on the government's no-fly list from buying firearms is potentially unconstitutional. Read More |
NewsWill Republican Leadership Cut Loose USDA's Tangled Catfish Inspection Role? "We're one step away from getting rid of the poster child of duplicative and wasteful programs here in Washington and doing the right thing for the American people," Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., says. Read More |
NewsHouse Science Panel Turns Up Heat on State AGs Over Ties to Climate Change Activists "The committee intends to continue its vigorous oversight of the coordinated attempt to deprive companies, nonprofit organizations, and scientists of their First Amendment rights," Republican lawmakers say in new letters to 17 state-level attorneys general. Read More |
Commentary3 Economic Facts That Counter Obama's Recovery Narrative President Obama's economic performance has been weak—even by his own standards. Read More |
NewsUS Vital to Stopping ISIS Genocide of Christians, Helping Refugees, Catholic Group Urges A refugee advocate for the Knights of Columbus says the U.S. government ought to have a plan for after the liberation of ISIS-held areas, to help return refugees and care for other survivors. Read More |
CommentaryOne Year After Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Dissent Is Not Permitted The LGBT movement's activist class wants no dissent as it aggressively pushes for government at all levels to implement special rights protections, bans on counseling for same-sex attraction, and gender identity protections. Read More |
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Daily on Defense: Jeffries plots end run for Ukraine aid, Austin back working from home, Ukraine donor group meets, Russian warship sunk, Putin’s poor memory
Follow us on Twitter View this as website BY JAMIE MCINTYRE ADVERTISEMENT JEFFRIES: ALL LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE: The pressure is on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to find a way to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the $95 billion foreign aid bill that sailed through the Senate 70-29 to a vote on the House floor, where it would surely also pass with a wide bipartisan majority. "There are clearly more than 300 members of the House of Representatives, the overwhelming amount of Democrats and a significant number of Republicans, who would support the national security legislation, were it to receive an up-or-down vote on the floor of the House," Jeffries said on CNN yesterday. Jeffries’s best bet is a long shot, a rarely successful legislative maneuver known as a "discharge petition," which would require at least four Republicans