Family members joined the lawmakers on 40 percent of the trips paid for by special interest groups
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Take a Tour of the Capital Dome and See Why It Needs Repair
With 1,300 cracks, the U.S. Capital Dome is long overdue for a touch-up — and it’s finally getting one in the spring. It’s been more than 50 years since the dome last underwent major restoration, and the signs of deterioration …
House Stenographer Disrupts Vote, Gets Hauled Away
Stuns staffers by seizing microphone and rambling about Freemasons, God and the Constitution
Son of Slain Sikh Temple Leader to Challenge Paul Ryan
Amar Kaleka will file paperwork this week to run as a Democrat
Pentagon Sequestysteria
Ever since the Cold War ended, the Pentagon has been pushing to become more “flexible” and “agile,” to use two words frequently heard at Defense Department briefings and found burrowed into innumerable Pentagon …
“If we don't believe our military leaders, then who in the world do we believe?”
— Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., on CNN on Sunday, alluding to the damage the nation's military leaders say looming budget cuts will cause.
Cyber-Security: Stand Down, for Now, Congress
Washington, it seems, can’t get no satisfaction.
After years of often-alarmist rhetoric about the threat of deadly cyber-attacks – and repeated calls for government to ‘do something’ to address the threat – President Obama …
Congress Now Less Popular than Head Lice, Cockroaches and The Donald
It takes real skill to be less appreciated than one of the most phobia-inducing insects on the planet, but somehow Congress managed, hitting new lows in a breaking Public Policy Polling survey that found even cockroaches more appealing.
Fiscal Cliff Deal? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Barack Obama and John Boehner traded opening bids on Nov. 9 in negotiations over the fiscal cliff.
Nunn-Lugar No Longer?
Sam Nunn left the Senate in 1997. Richard Lugar lost his bid for a seventh term in May. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that their landmark 1991 legislation, the Nunn-Lugar act that created the Cooperative Threat …
Countdown to Sequestration: Three Months to Go
The impending cut of $1.2 trillion in deficit spending has given Congress the vapors. Its members have hustled back home, seeking re-election for the great job they’ve done on behalf of their constituents. Is this a great …
A Better Way Forward
The recent headline on the Drudge Report screamed, MORE AMERICANS NOW COMMIT SUICIDE THAN DIE IN CAR CRASHES. In a Wall Street Journal opinion article last week, we read about the life of Peter Wielunski, a veteran who, while …
After-Action Report: It’d Be Stupid but Not Disastrous
Part Five of Five
There is an immense amount of concern over sequestration, not just inside D.C., but also among our allies. Fortunately, for them and for U.S. security, the rhetoric does not match the reality.
By looking …