There’s nothing quite like a good old house return from recess to get the political heart pumping. This week, Congress reopened, and another chapter of the Jeffrey Epstein saga took center stage. Over 33,000 pages of documents were released to the House Oversight Committee, but don’t let that number fool you. Many of these pages…
Clawing Back the Chaos: An Analysis of Trump’s Rescissions Bill
The Senate recently voted to advance the Rescissions Act of 2025, a bill that would repeal approximately $9 billion in previously approved federal spending. The legislation has been championed by President Trump and supported by many Republican lawmakers. The bill proposes to rescind about $8.3 billion in foreign aid, focusing on discretionary funds administered by…
Drill, Baby, Drill or Stewardship First? A Look at the Public Lands Provision in the OBBBA
Tucked within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a particularly transformative set of provisions on natural resources. Chief among them is a bold expansion of oil drilling, gas extraction, mineral mining, and timber harvesting across millions of acres of public lands and offshore zones. This includes both previously accessible and newly reopened areas, such…
Debt Ceiling Debacles and the Case for Common Sense
In the world of politics, it’s easy to lose count of the “dumbest decisions” because, let’s face it, there are plenty to go around. But when Donald Trump calls the 2023 debt ceiling extension “one of the dumbest political decisions made in years,” it’s worth taking a closer look. For once, I find myself nodding…
Navigating the Chaos of Spending Bills
Well, folks, here we are again. Another government spending bill showdown, another threat of a shutdown, and—predictably—another round of political theater. As an independent Christian conservative, I’m not here to blindly defend either side of the aisle. Instead, let’s take a clear-eyed look at this mess and ask ourselves: How did we get here? More…
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