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[This article was coauthored with Emily Evans, a Managing Director in charge of health policy research at Hedgeye Risk Management.] Their record isn’t just spotty; it is downright awful. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 was designed to prevent “patient dumping” by hospitals of emergent patients without insurance. Then there is … Read more
Today’s America is partially due to a Congress that has yet to be acquainted with accountability. And it’s not a recent ailment since this predates our grandparents. In fact, the only bright spark was during the fifties when sessions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, HUAC, were held. Since then, selected candidates have been of … Read more
Thursday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at times felt more like an unruly boxing match than a vibrant exchange of opinions in the nation’s capital. In the center ring – Kennedy sparred with a determined phalanx of outraged Democratic senators before the Senate Finance Committee. The … Read more
If you were to go by the temperature and not the calendar, Summer ended weeks ago in Central Maine. With nighttime temps dropping into the 40s, the dog days of Summer took 2025 off. In a brilliant effort to further disrupt family life, the school year in the northeast started a whole week before Labor … Read more
When Team Trump decided to announce there was nothing to see in the Epstein files, long-game shenanigans were a strong contender. The problem, or maybe this was deliberate too, was how badly they claimed there was nothing to see regarding the Epstein Files. It was very B-Team, but with a patina of “I bet they … Read more
A tidal wave is crashing toward America’s shores, and it’s not just a political shift – it’s a calculated invasion. Muslim candidates are rising in U.S. elections, and their victories are not mere milestones of diversity. They signal a relentless march toward imposing Sharia law, eroding the Constitution, and dismantling the very freedoms that define … Read more
(Associated News Service) Left-leaning nonprofits receive taxpayer dollars in three key ways—through government contracts and grants, indirectly through government unions, and through taxpayer-funded union time—Daily Signal Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil told a House panel Tuesday. “Federal employees in a union give part of their taxpayer-funded paychecks to the union, ostensibly for representation in bargaining for perks like … Read more
Democrats used to pretend to be the party of the people, and the people believed them. Not so much these days, but they can’t win elections without working-class voters, so their hatred of primarily white middle-class Americans needs a cover story. Pay no attention to the globalism, policy that increases taxes, rasies the cost of … Read more
Once again, Congress has given in to terror-supporting organizations by stripping Section 112209 from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which would have amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. This action took place during the third weekend of May 2025. In a 17-16 vote, with … Read more
You’d be right to wonder why, when you’ve finally got a majority in both chambers and the Chief Executive is one of yours, you’d waste your time on a bunt when you could swing for the fences. Ironically, we’ve got that in New Hampshire and DC, but Republicans don’t seem to know what to do … Read more
Republicans have allowed Democrats to take a victory lap on President Donald Trump’s first days in office. It seems like a broken record to say that Republicans are great at writing statements and even better at doing nothing, but that perfectly sums up their work over the last 100 days as the majority party. While Trump has … Read more
Amid a hectic push to pass a House budget reconciliation bill by Independence Day, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he thinks Republicans can find hundreds of billions of dollars in savings by eliminating Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse. The Medicaid issue is the trickiest part of Republicans’ push to pass a bill, which would boost funding … Read more
As of April 10, 2025, the United States Congress is experiencing a significant bipartisan effort to support the Iranian people in pursuing democracy, human rights, and a free society. The vehicle for this is the Maximum Support Act, spearheaded by Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). This legislation represents a strategic shift in U.S. policy toward … Read more
As my dear Mother used to say, “Everything happens for a reason,” and so it was with the Tea Party’s well-reasoned formation for prepping the public’s attitude and involvement back towards the caring and protecting of “God’s country.” In retrospect, this seemed to be the old “all dressed up and nowhere to go “refrain. However, … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 9, 2025Contact: lily4congress@lilytangwilliams.com Weare, NH – Lily Tang Williams, 2024 Republican Nominee for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District, is ready to fight for the people again in 2026. In announcing her candidacy, Lily said: “I am living the American dream. I have experienced firsthand the transformative power of freedom, opportunity, and hard work, … Read more
‘We’re Going to Defy the Odds’ Bradley Devlin – The Daily Signal When Rep. Tom Emmer became the House GOP whip in 2023, Republicans’ mission was simple: Limit the damage President Joe Biden did before President Donald Trump returned to the White House. While coordinated and successful opposition is no easy chore (just ask former Speaker Kevin … Read more
What justified the explosion from the original reimbursements for elected officials to the present pay scales that are approximately double the average working wage? Yes, times have changed but still! No wonder political science courses have soared in popularity! What other career offers starting wages at the same level as the experienced worker? What began … Read more
All of the major networks ran the latest episode of Middle School America Tuesday night with this season’s blockbuster storyline centering around Trump’s latest STFU (Stop the Fraud & Usury) speech. The speech was delivered to a joint session of congress at approximately 9 p.m. EST when most of the country’s mature viewers had mercifully … Read more
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, DPMChairman, Select Committee on the Coronavirus PandemicU.S. House of Representatives Dear Chairman Wenstrup: Congratulations on the completion of your Covid-19 report. You and your team covered an extraordinary amount of diverse material, correctly diagnosed the likely SARS2 origin, and exposed the failures of lockdowns, school closures, fiscal and monetary profligacy, mandates, gain-of-function research, … Read more
Last Friday, House Republicans opened the first session of the 119th Congress by voting to keep Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) on as Speaker of the House. Almost every Republican—including pro-establishment moderates, Trump loyalists, and even the “hardliners” that make up the fiscally conservative Freedom Caucus—fell in line behind Johnson. The one Republican who refused to … Read more