Philip Wegmann, a former reporter for The Daily Signal, covers the White House for RealClearNews.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., seized control of the Senate floor Wednesday morning in an effort to force lawmakers to agree on legislation that would enforce… Read More
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The Senate voted 85-13 Tuesday to advance an annual defense policy bill that would require women to register for the draft. But that doesn’t mean… Read More
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Standing in former Speaker John Boehner’s empty and cavernous Longworth office, Ohio’s newest congressman seems out of place. Maybe that’s because Warren Davidson is more… Read More
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Before he made his first million, before he did business on six continents, and before he became a Fortune 500 CEO, David Perdue got his… Read More
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An LGBT measure threatening the House appropriations process has exposed old fault lines inside the Republican conference while also forging a pragmatic alliance between leadership… Read More
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The Senate may take steps to end a Justice Department slush fund that has channeled millions of dollars in banking settlements to outside organizations, including… Read More
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President Barack Obama is running out of time to fulfill his campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and bring some detainees… Read More
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell takes pride in his reputation as a great compromiser. But the Republican leader won’t concede on one point: He refuses… Read More
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House Republicans are priming the pump for the next president to overhaul much of the financial regulation enacted in the aftermath of the 2008 global… Read More
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House Republicans asked the departments of Education and Justice to clarify their transgender bathroom directive for public schools, but the Obama administration isn’t answering. Now,… Read More
