Meet the Leaders in Congress Who Helped Amass a Staggering $34 Trillion in National Debt

The national debt continues to rise sharply to record levels during the ongoing debate in Congress over the next federal spending bill.

The federal government has already piled another $383 billion onto the debt so far into the 2024 fiscal year, which began on October 1.

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Commentary: In America’s Right vs. Left Culture War, Choose the Biggest Weapons

President Donald Trump

by Jeffery Rendall   How would you have felt as a kid if your parents came to you and said, “We’re cancelling this summer’s vacation”? Chances are you wouldn’t have liked it very much. If that’s the case then you understand exactly how our United States senators feel right about now.…

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How McConnell Canceling August Recess Hurts Vulnerable Senate Dems

Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor

by Robert Donachie   Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday he is canceling three weeks of the planned August recess in order to pass legislation and confirm the president’s conservative judicial nominees. “Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills…

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McConnell Cancels Most of Senate’s August Recess

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is canceling all but one week of the Senate’s traditional August recess, apparently to keep Democrats off the campaign trail. Blaming what he called “historic obstruction” by Democrats, McConnell said Tuesday that“senators should expect to remain in session in August to pass legislation, including…

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