"Doing nothing — simply going along to get along — guarantees the fever won’t break anytime soon," writes the chairman for World Trade Center Utah in a New York Times essay.

The Senate was once known as the world’s greatest deliberative body, a place where differences were debated, compromises ...

In Washington over the last few years,” he said on June 29, “it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to ...

By Tom Campbell Donald Trump’s customary bluster, intimidation and threats backfired on him this time. It might well result in a Democrat winning the 2026 U.S. Senate election in our state. Senator ...

In a column lauding Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) for following his conscience instead of the demands of Donald Trump and the Senate GOP leadership, longtime conservative writer Kathleen Parker had a few ...

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement has shaken up not only North Carolina’s Senate race, but also the ...

Republican Senator Thom Tillis became one of only three GOP senators to cast a vote against President Donald Trump's budget bill. Ultimately, his vote was mostly symbolic--the measure passed on a ...

Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at the Capitol Tuesday morning to cast the tie-breaking vote, allowing the GOP majority to pass the package by a slim 51-50 margin that largely fell along party lines ...

Is there a major shift on Capitol Hill, or are things working the way they always have? Plus, a SCOTUS ruling raises ...

One of the main targets of the GOP leadership's efforts is Sen. Lisa Murkowski, whose indecision comes after reports that the ...

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Republican Rep. Addison McDowell of Bermuda Run said on X: “I just voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, just in time for ...