Congress can reclaim power by fixing Congressional Review Act

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August 14, 2025

Congress can reclaim power by fixing Congressional Review Act

Congress rarely uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of federal agency rules. When it does, reporters call the CRA “obscure” and argue Congress is “pushing the bounds of a little-known statute.” That’s wrong. The CRA isn’t a loophole. It’s a democratic tool. It requires both chambers of Congress and the president to agree that […]

Trump must turn the tables on Putin in Alaska

If Russian President Vladimir Putin has his way, the planned Friday meeting with President Donald Trump would cement and legitimize gains won through savagery in exchange for mere promises of future peace. Trump must not let this latest effort by the Russian dictator to play for time and divide the West succeed. In advance of the meeting, […]

Republicans can celebrate ‘big, beautiful bill’ back in their districts

Next year, the average American family will keep $2,100 more of what they earn, courtesy of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Congress just passed. The alternative, endorsed without hesitation by every Democrat, was a $4 trillion tax increase. Having lost that vote, the Democrats are already trying to distort the legislation as dangerous […]

Sherrod Brown will struggle to unseat Jon Husted

Former three-term Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) has told state labor leaders that he intends to run for the Senate, this time against incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Brown first won a Senate seat in 2006 by defeating then-incumbent senator and future two-term Gov. Mike DeWine. Brown remained popular even as the state slowly shifted to the […]

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