“That attack, that siege” of the Capitol, FBI Director Chris Wray told Congress, “was criminal behavior, plain and simple, and it was behavior we at the FBI view as domestic terrorism.” “Domestic terrorism,” said Wray, echoing his boss. The phrase domestic terrorism conjures up events from our past far graver than a four-hours occupation of […]

H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” is a blatant attempt by Speaker Pelosi and Democrats to concentrate power in the hands of the federal government and separate the American people from democracy. I led the charge against H.R. 1 last Congress, and I will continue to fight the passage of this unconstitutional bill. One of the […]

Democratic fury over the mob attack on the Capitol and its aftermath is spilling into nearly every aspect of life in the House, squashing hopes for comity and threatening even mundane legislative tasks like the naming of a local post office. Democrats accuse Republicans of nothing short of sabotaging the nation’s democracy with claims that […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Monday that he discussed the 2022 elections during a weekend meeting with former President Donald Trump that he had billed as part of an effort to unite a fractured party. Graham, returning to the Capitol on Monday evening, said they “just talked about the 2022 cycle.” “He’s very involved in helping the team win,” Graham […]

Allies of former President Donald Trump say he’s determined to make life miserable for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Trump’s political machine, which has $60 million in a super PAC and an unmatched grassroots fundraising apparatus, is vowing to go aggressively after GOP lawmakers in primaries in the wake of an unprecedented feud between the nation’s […]