By Robert Romano When is a treaty not a treaty? Apparently, whenever the president says so, according to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). In an interview with the Daily Caller asking why the Senate was not treating the Iran nuclear deal as a treaty and defeating it, McCain responded, “It’s not a treaty, though. That’s […]

By Robert Romano Love it or hate it, the Iran nuclear deal is done, and unless Congress acts to stop it, within 60 days, it will take full effect. Whether the Obama administration was going to unilaterally lift sanctions on Iran via waivers or certain certifications like being delisted as a state sponsor of terrorism or […]

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By Robert Romano “[I]f in fact it’s as bad a deal as I think it is at this moment, we’ll do everything we can to stop it.” That was House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), blasting a deal reached by the Obama administration with Iran that critics say will enable the regime there to acquire nuclear weapons. There’s […]

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By Robert Romano Fed up with the establishment Republicans in Washington, D.C. selling out to President Barack Obama on issues like funding his executive amnesty? Think presidential candidates like Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush are a part of the problem by offering little to distinguish themselves from […]

By Rick Manning Just a few things that make me say, ‘hmmm.’ Why is it that the removal of a Confederate battle flag first placed on the South Carolina state capitol by a Democrat governor, moved from the capitol building by a Republican governor, and then taken […]

By Rick Manning Donald Trump is leading in at least one poll for the Republican Party nomination for President. The Economist/YouGov poll shows 15 percent of Republican respondents identified Trump as their first choice with 12 percent having him as their second. The next best showing was by Jeb Bush who trailed by 4 points in […]

By Robert Romano Next week, the House of Representatives is taking up the appropriations bill for Financial Services and General Government. This is another opportunity for Congress to exercise its constitutional power of the purse through policy riders that can help limit the size and scope of […]

By Robert Romano The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has finalized its “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule that empowers the government to condition eligibility for community development block grants on redrawing zoning maps to achieve racial and income integration by building high density, low-income housing in middle-class neighborhoods. In 2012,  HUD dispersed about $3.8 billion of these grants  to almost  1,200 municipalities […]