Trump stews and Dems gloat over feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene

President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Saturday, as Democrats delighted over the latest relationship to turn sour in MAGA world. “Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!), betrayed the entire Republican Party when she turned Left, performed poorly on the pathetic […]

Ex-judges blast top Trump DOJ official for declaring ‘war’ on courts

A group of former federal judges sharply criticized a top Justice Department official this week for characterizing the court fights playing out in President Donald Trump’s second term as a ‘war’ against so-called ‘activist judges,’ remarks they described as unnecessarily inflammatory and amounting to ‘pouring oil’ on an already fast-burning fire. Todd Blanche, the deputy […]

House plans to vote Tuesday on releasing Epstein files

House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote Tuesday on legislation to force the release of federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss internal plans ahead of a public announcement. The tentative scheduling decision follows a successful effort by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) […]

Republicans, health experts push back on Democrats’ Medicaid ‘scare tactics’

Even before the conflict over Medicaid subsidies that resulted in a month-and-a-half-long government shutdown, Democrats were already attacking Republicans over their reforms to the federal health insurance program, which has expanded over many years. Democrats say the GOP’s cuts were put in place to give tax breaks to the wealthy, and serve to raise people’s […]

GREGG JARRETT: Comey’s Russian hoax is a reminder of how he is similar to Nixon

In the annals of ‘smoking gun’ documents, the recently revealed handwritten notes by James Comey rank right up there with the infamous tapes that imploded Richard Nixon’s presidency.   Unfortunately, the ex-FBI potentate is ‘Nixonian’ in a myriad of ways — needy, narcissistic, vindictive and manipulative. They both professed honesty but treated truth with utter […]

How closed-door negotiations and a guarantee ended longest government shutdown on record

Several weeks into the government shutdown, the notion of reopening seemed impossible.  Both Senate Republicans and Democrats were deeply entrenched in their positions for 41 days and 40 nights, and neither side wanted to appear to be caving to the other.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus wanted a guaranteed deal on […]