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Editorial: Governor Mike DeWine’s choice

August 7, 2024

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  • Washington Reporter Editors

If President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) are elected, then all eyes will be on the crucial choice of Gov. Mike DeWine (R., Ohio) on  who will serve in the Senate until a 2026 special election to replace Sen. Vance. 

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Op-ed: Rep. Jim Jordan: The Biden-Harris Supreme Court power grab

August 5, 2024

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By: Rep. Jim Jordan

The last time that a Democrat president proposed radical, sweeping changes to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Democratic-led Senate wrote the plan should be “so emphatically rejected that its parallel will never again be presented to the free representatives of the free people of America.”  

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“This isn’t the political win Janet Yellen thinks it is”: Treasury Secretary under fire for political push for IRS’s direct file

August 5, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Republicans blasted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s Pennsylvania road trip to promote an unpopular Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program last week, saying the visit brings to mind former President Ronald Reagan’s famous adage: “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

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Chinese e-commerce giant Temu under increased congressional scrutiny and facing problems in China

August 5, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Chinese e-commerce giant Temu is facing renewed scrutiny from Congress, with members of the Ways and Means Committee warning about the company’s “use of forced labor and ties to the Chinese Communist Party,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R., N.Y.) told the Washington Reporter.

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Exclusive: Pro-Hamas riots prompt congressional demands for prosecution

August 5, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Pro-Hamas protestors who rioted in America’s Capital last week should be punished for their actions, a Republican lawmaker told Washington, D.C.’s United States Attorney.

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Heard on the Hill – 8/05/24

August 5, 2024

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  • Washington Reporter Editors

What we’re hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill – please send us more tips!

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Interview: Sen. John Cornyn on the Senate GOP Leader race, national security, Biden’s court-packing scheme, the Democrats’ “political coup,” and more

August 5, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) as leader this fall, and he spoke with the Washington Reporter about his vision for the leadership, the Biden-Harris “day late & dollar short” defense budget, and hopes to implement policies like the “transformational” Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that he helped shepherd into law as the GOP’s Whip. 

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Op-ed series: What to know about Kamala Harris’s possible running mates, from the people who know them best

July 29, 2024

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The Washington Reporter

Vice President Kamala Harris has a big decision facing her: who to select as her running mate. It appears that she is likely to pick a Democratic governor, and we are excited to feature a series of op-eds from the Republican leaders who have a series of warnings they’d like to send to America.

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Interview: Rep. Tom Emmer on bitcoin, banking, 2024, and more

July 29, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Minnesota, a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican president since 1972, is emerging as a swing state this election. Rep. Tom Emmer (R., Minn.), the state’s highest-profile Republican and the House GOP’s Whip, is capitalizing on this moment.

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Heard on the Hill – 7/29/24

July 29, 2024

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  • Washington Reporter Editors

What we’re hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill – please send us more tips!

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Exclusive: Senate Foreign Relations Committee releases bombshell report bashing Biden-Harris administration, European allies for complacency on China

July 29, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

The current Democratic administration has not taken seriously threats posed by the Chinese Community Party (CCP), a bombshell 160-page report authored by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, alleges.

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Exclusive: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders continues Arkansas’s leadership on countering the Chinese Communist Party

July 29, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R., Ark.) is investigating whether a company her administration claims has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is buying land near Ebbing Air National Guard Base — and her leadership is leading to calls for other governors to follow suit.

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Microsoft facing Hill criticism for director’s “martyr” comments on Trump

July 29, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Microsoft is facing scrutiny after a board member stated his desire for President Donald Trump to be a “martyr” and a recently released report alleged that the company is routing customer support phone calls from Department of Defense contractors to China.

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Exclusive: Texas Republican members of Congress welcome Elon Musk’s move

July 29, 2024

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  • Matthew Foldi

Texans sent a warm welcome to Elon Musk following his decision to relocate SpaceX and X to the Lone Star State from California, per a letter Texas congressmen sent the billionaire.

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Op-ed: Rep. Andy Barr: Americans must unite to defeat the scourge of terrorism

July 29, 2024

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By: Rep. Andy Barr

Amidst Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a powerful and historic joint address to Congress last week, reinforcing the unique bond between the United States and Israel.

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Op-ed: Sen. Phil Berger: Gov. Roy Cooper’s real resume

July 29, 2024

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By: Sen. Phil Berger

Gov. Roy Cooper as a vice-presidential pick? To the casual outside observer, Gov. Cooper is a mild-mannered, moderate-sounding politician who has spent decades in office.

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Op-ed: Rep. Lisa Demuth: Americans need to know Gov. Tim Walz’s real record

July 29, 2024

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By: Rep. Lisa Demuth

It seems like you can’t turn on a liberal TV show during the last several days without seeing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz auditioning to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the most liberal presidential ticket our country has ever seen.

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Sen. Neil Anderson: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is too progressive to be VP

July 29, 2024

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By: Sen. Neil Anderson

There is nothing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants more than to be president, but as his shot at the Oval Office has slipped from his grasp for 2024, he’s turned his sights on the number two spot and he is channeling his energy into campaigning for the vice-presidential nomination

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Op-ed: Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s campaign promises aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on

July 29, 2024

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By: Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill

Over the past several weeks, we have seen great turbulence in our national political landscape. Our nation’s electorate will now see the most liberal major party candidate in living memory as the presumptive Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidency of the United States, Kamala Harris.

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Op-ed: Rep. Kevin Hern: The Biden-Harris administration’s crisis of accountability

July 26, 2024

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By: Rep. Kevin Hern

The Biden-Harris administration has been marked by failure, ineptitude, and a complete lack of accountability. 

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