Thanks to three moderate Democrats, the United States Senate dutifully fulfilled its role as a check on the Executive Branch late Wednesday night. Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly — and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin — voted against David Wiel’s confirmation to become the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administrator. Wiel’s loss isn’t the Senate’s first time thwarting a Biden nominee, but Politico noted this defeat is unusual. “Failed nomination votes on the floor are practically unheard-of … Nominations without sufficient support are usually pulled beforehand to save the president and his party the embarrassment.” Every Republican joined…
Author: Victoria Snitsar Churchill
Victoria Snitsar Churchill
Victoria Snitsar Churchill is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing. Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The Daily Signal. As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV. Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair. After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys overpriced brunch on Sundays with her husband.
President Biden’s budget proposal — released earlier this week — includes $1.7 billion for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Here’s why this matters and why law-abiding gun owners should be concerned. Throughout the 158-page document, searches for the terms “ATF,” “gun” and “firearms” only turn up a handful of results. The ATF falls under the DOJ, and in the section describing the DOJ’s budgetary allocations, the White House wrote that the DOJ’s law enforcement funding — which is set to increase by $1.7 billion to a total of $17.4 billion — would go to the following: “Combating…
Republicans Focus on Real Issues During Conference RetreatUnlike their Democrat counterparts, the Republicans actually left their issues conference with a list of priorities for a domestic agenda that puts America First. At a press conference held at the House GOP’s conference retreat last week, members put forth possible solutions to some of the biggest problems that Americans currently face as a result of the Biden administration’s disastrous policies. They focused on real issues such as gas prices, inflation, crime and border security – instead of the pro-Ukraine pandering we saw from the Democrats at their retreat earlier this month. Now…
To the dismay of many on the left, Capitol tours are officially back this week! Politico has reported extensively on new practices that will be in place as tours resume – and has also noted the concerns of a few stakeholders in the process – including professional tour guides and the Capitol Police. On the flip side, I wanted to approach this issue from a more personal and not-so “doom and gloom” perspective on whole thing. I can’t believe that it’s been almost a whole five years since I spent the summer of 2017 – the one between my sophomore…
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) – a non-partisan pro-free market advocacy organization – released a report this week ranking America’s governors on a scorecard of economic freedom. Factors that ALEC and report co-authors at Arthur Laffer & Associates considered in their rankings covered a wide range of topics including education, taxes, and government spending. These are governors of the 10 freest states in America, according to ALEC’s rankings. States were ranked in all categories from 1 to 50, best to worst: Kristi Noem, South Dakota Noem ranked high in pretty much every category considered by ALEC, including education quality…
This week is shaping up to be a great one for Second Amendment advocates around the country. Governors of both South Dakota and Indiana have signed legislation breaking down barriers for the citizens of their respective states, making it easier for them to exercise the gun rights enshrined to them in the United States Constitution without infringement. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed legislation on Tuesday to repeal various fees associated with concealed carry permits. https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1506317250017570822?s=20&t=b8ah3ukgAtZFsHq4zFzNvw South Dakota Senate Bill 212 repeals the authority of government entities from county sheriff’s offices to the secretary of state to collect fees for…
The House is out this week, so all eyes were on the Senate as the first of four days of nomination hearings to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court kicked off on Monday. Here is what Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee – including Josh Hawley, John Kennedy, Ben Sasse, Chuck Grassley, and Marsha Blackburn had to say on the first day of hearings – both in the chamber and on national media. A number of Senators, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley – have been leading voices in questioning Judge Jackson’s previous sentencing record, specifically her “leniency”…
In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at five women who are currently making their mark fighting for freedom in the United States and abroad. Kim Reynolds Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is an effective leader for her home state and has been for the entirety of her time in the role. She formerly served as Iowa’s lieutenant governor, a state senator and a county treasurer. Reynolds has risen to national prominence in recent months, most notably due to the fact that she delivered the official Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu_rOT2E4Go Reynolds is currently…
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Biden’s SCOTUS Pick to Start Senate Hearings Monday Biden’s pick to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday for her first official day of hearings. SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has already been meeting with Senators privately over the past few weeks. This week, Senators Josh Hawley and Mike Lee raised a few concerns over Judge Jackson’s record. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1504221926662844418 https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1504559953561935879 Trade Relations Turn Sour With Russia and Belarus Congress has made another move to thrust Russia into an unfavorable club. The House voted 424 Y…
Senators Back Rand’s Measure to End Federal Transportation Mask Mandate Eight Democrat senators joined all but one of their Republican colleagues in voting to end the CDC’s public health order federally mandating wearing masks on airplanes and other forms of public transportation. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul – who was the chief advocate for the vote to repeal the measure- said the vote “sent a message to unelected government bureaucrats to stop the anti-science, nanny state requirement of travel mask mandates.” With a vote of 57 Y to 40 N, Senators now send the measure to be considered in the House.…