Philip Wegmann, a former reporter for The Daily Signal, covers the White House for RealClearNews.
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Legislation that would have given Congress the authority to audit the Federal Reserve was blocked Tuesday in the Senate. The bill fell seven votes shy… Read More
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Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Jeff Sessions of Alabama continue to push the Obama administration for answers on the rise of homegrown and imported… Read More
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President Barack Obama will come before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night to deliver his last State of the Union address. And it’s… Read More
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A new bill would give President Obama the power to strip embattled comedian Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom. “I am sick and… Read More
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House Speaker Paul Ryan has given Congress a New Year’s resolution: Skip gigantic spending bills and return to the regular, piece-by-piece appropriations process. That will… Read More
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Flanked by families who lost loved ones to mass shootings, President Barack Obama fought back tears as he announced a unilateral push to curb crimes… Read More
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WESTERN KANSAS—Tim Huelskamp has the look of a hunted man. Since 2012, the Kansas representative has been crisscrossing back roads, ducking into hundreds of town… Read More
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Speaker Paul Ryan’s honeymoon with fellow conservatives has been tested in the House over the contentious omnibus spending bill, and it’s come to a jolting halt… Read More
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Just before going home for the holidays, Congress passed a $1.8 trillion tax and spending package to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown…. Read More
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The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill sailed through the House on Friday by a vote of 316-113. Ninety-five Republicans split with House GOP leadership to… Read More
