Senate Confirms William Barr as Attorney General

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as the 85th Attorney General by a 54 to 45 vote that went mostly along partisan lines.

Episode 62: Kavanaugh in the Homestretch, A Chat with Jake Porter

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the upcoming Kavanaugh confirmation vote and then chats with Jake Porter, Libertarian nominee for Governor of Iowa.

Senate Votes to Advance Kavanaugh Nomination

The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 to invoke cloture to end the debate on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The final vote is on Saturday.

Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote Will Be Difficult for Red State Democrats

President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court could prove to be problematic for Democrat U.S. Senators in red states who want to vote no on confirmation.

Democrats Defeat Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Republicans supportive of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act failed to break the Democrat filibuster of S. 2311 when the cloture vote failed on a 51 to 46 vote on Monday afternoon.

DNC Chair Says Party Will Only Back Candidates Who Support Abortion

After liberal pressure DNC Chair Tom Perez states, “Every Democrat should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health.”

Senate Democrats Block Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

Senate Democrats defeated a cloture vote Monday on a motion to proceed with a bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood on federal taxpayer funds.

16 GOP Senators Who Sabotaged Rand Paul’s Gun Control Filibuster

16 Republican Senators voted to proceed with debate on a gun control bill which most Senators have not read which could lead to a federal gun registry.

Senate Votes Contraceptives Over Religious Liberty

The Blunt Amendment was defeated in the Senate today on a 51-49…

John Raese Should Ask: What Is An Ethnic Name, Anyway?

Republican John Raese is running for Senate in West Virginia against sitting…