Texas polls are showing incumbent US senator John Cornyn down sixteen points to Texas attorney general (and MAGA hero) Ken Paxton in the 2026 GOP primary. The DC Establishment —
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In the late 90s we had TWO senators — Faircloth and Helms — who talked honestly like this. Now, we have to rely on senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) to tell
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Richard Hudson‘s job title up in DC is “representative.” That means he is supposed to be our voice up on The Hill. Since 2013, he’s paid attention almost exclusively to
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Never mind that a budget is the leading constitutional responsibility for Congress. Never mind that a deadline for passing a budget comes at the same time(s) every year. Never mind
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He was injected into North Carolina politics by a cabal of Charlotte money-men irritated with the presence of an actual conservative incumbent legislator. They got him through the primary, and
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Donald Trump’s pick of US senator J.D. Vance threw me for a loop. It was a pleasant surprise. But, typically, guys and gals who think like Vance (and us) don’t
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That’s the word from a Congressional Budget Office analysis. ( “Major crises” can include events like wars, The Great Depression, and the COVID pandemic.) Just like in Raleigh, good ol’
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The GOP controls the U.S. House. Over in the Senate, we have a pretty stable crew of 10-15 “Republicans” (including Thom Tillis) who regularly vote to support the Democrat agenda.
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Has the ‘Drain The Swamp’ slogan been retired? That’s a pretty good question, given some of the recent North Carolina-related pronouncements / endorsements from Donald Trump and his team. Trump
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The 3rd district Republican’s forays onto social media can often be fraught with peril. It seems like just yesterday where he went on Twitter to say THIS: His own daughter
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