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Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he pauses while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Lawyers for Donald Trump were in court Friday, Dec. 9, for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former president's Florida estate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

House panel says IRS failed to audit Trump in first two years of presidency

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Getting Congress and America Back on Track Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

House Republicans should offer an agenda for ‘One America’

By Peter Morici

Illustration on recommending Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Kevin McCarthy deserves to be House speaker

By Edward Woodson

Fiscal (Debt) Responsibility in Congress Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Congress must respect taxpayers with fiscal responsibility

By David N. Bossie

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., right, with Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, speaks during a news conference with members of the Senate Republican leadership, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

McConnell closes in on full-year spending deal, touts boost to defense and check on Dems’ agenda

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

House GOP falls short in effort to get Pentagon info on ‘woke’ policies

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Constitution as a guide by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

A new rule for the House of Representatives

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Illustration on measures a Republican congress should implement by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

What a Republican House majority must do

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 3, 2021. Johnson, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, has decided to seek reelection to a third term, two Republicans with knowledge of the plan told The Associated Press on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Greg Nash/The Hill via AP, Pool, File)

GOP’s fiscal conservatives flex muscle in spending fight

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Chip Roy, Texas Republican, is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

GOP sees wins against ‘woke’ Pentagon policies in giant defense bill

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen watches soldiers operate equipment during a visit to a naval station on Penghu, an archipelago of several dozen islands off Taiwan's western coast on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Tsai told the self-ruled island's military units Tuesday to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by rival China, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict. visit to the She also inspected a radar squadron, an air defense company, and a navy fleet. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) **FILE**

Defense bill sharply boosts arms, support for Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, bottom left, and Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, are sworn in, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

House Jan. 6 Committee to refer criminal charges to Justice Department

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Illustration on measures a Republican congress should implement by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Five America First priorities for the new House of Representatives

By Fred Fleitz

A homeless addict holds pieces of fentanyl in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ** FILE **

WH under pressure to deal with fentanyl, overdose crisis as GOP takes over House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on Republicans (GOP) losing to Democrats by Greg Groesch/ The Washington Times

GOP continues to bring knives to a gunfight

By Tom Basile

In this file photo, members of the National Guard patrol outside the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 14, 2021. More than half of Republicans believe the U.S. is drifting toward another civil war, according to a poll released on June 1, 2022, by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which said it detected evidence of radicalization among both Democrats and the GOP. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

Democrats press calls to give D.C. mayor authority over National Guard

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, standing at rear, speaks during a censure motion against him in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Morrison has listed his achievements in government including standing up to a &quot;bullying&quot; China as he unsuccessfully argued against being censured by the Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Parliament censures former prime minister

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

McCarthy hangs tough against threats by GOP’s ‘fed-up five’ to derail his bid for House speaker

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican candidate for Alaska's sole seat in the U.S. House, meets with supporters waving her signs on Nov. 8, 2022, on a street corner in Anchorage, Alaska. Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state's U.S. House seat. But she struggled to catch fire with voters and ran what critics saw as a lackluster campaign against a breakout Democrat who pitched herself as a regular Alaskan and a Republican backed by state GOP leaders. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Next act for Palin unclear after Alaska House losses

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

Do Republican voters support GOP policy but doubt Republican leadership? SOme say this is an emerging factor, (AP Photo)

GOP won 3 million more votes this year, but not where it counted

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times