Toomey says Manchin-Schumer deal is 'gimmick' with 'very dubious' projections
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Sunday cast doubt on Democrats’ claims that a newly announced climate, health care and tax package would reduce the deficit and inflation, instead calling its cost projections a “gimmick.” During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” with guest moderator John Dickerson, Toomey said the projected revenues from tax changes will be accrued over 10 years, while the projected expenses assume the package’s health care subsidy extension will ultimately expire. “That's an obvious political payoff,” Toomey said. “The last time they ha
Read MoreWhat to expect from the DOJ’s investigation of Donald Trump
In the history of our country, no attorney general has ever prosecuted a former president in federal court for crimes committed while in office. The Jan. 6 congressional hearings credibly present a damning narrative that then-President Donald Trump was the driving force behind a massive conspiracy to obstruct justice, interfere with the official Jan. 6 congressional proceedings and defraud the citizens of the United States of a fair election outcome. While there appears to be little in the hearings that would undercut a successful criminal prosecution of the former
Read MorePompeo targets Biden over possible Pelosi trip to Taiwan
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo knocked the Biden administration for not backing a trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “To allow America to be bullied by Chinese propaganda, right after, frankly, President Biden has had a phone call, a long phone call, with [Chinese President] Xi Jinping… would send a really bad message to our friends in the region: the Australians, the South Koreans, the Japanese,” Pompeo told host John Catsimatidis on WABC
Read MoreThree ‘trigger ban’ states move closer to restricting abortion
A trio of conservative states with so-called “trigger bans” on the books have moved closer to enacting a new set of abortion restrictions as a result of the circuitous domino effect that began with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. In Texas, Tennessee and Idaho, the justices’ decision was not the relevant event springing the new limits to life. Rather, the landmark ruling was only the first falling domino, followed by the court's issuance Tuesday of its formal judgment in the case, followed next by a 30-day period before the laws take effect. The e
Read MoreNo quiet August this year
August usually is rather quiet politically — Not this year. August will see 15 primaries, Donald Trump struggle to maintain his hold on the Republican party and Democrats scramble to avoid a midterm debacle. The first big test — on Tuesday — isn't a primary but a referendum i
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