Read about the biggest government scandal that legacy newspapers won’t touch. Originally self-published on X Articles. On April 29, 2026, as Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on...
I’ve Seen Enough: The Senate Is Broken, And It’s Time To Change The Rules
Originally appeared in the Daily Wire When I arrived in the United States Senate in 2011, the Republican Leader would often paraphrase George Washington who referred to the Senate as the saucer...
Move to End the Filibuster Now—Before Democrats Do
Originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Senate is broken. That U.S. federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion is only the most obvious evidence proving this...
My Plan to End Government Shutdowns Forever
Originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal The U.S. has experienced three government shutdowns since I entered the Senate in 2011. During that time Congress has passed 55 continuing...
The Ugly Truth About the “Big Beautiful Bill”
Originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal The "One Big Beautiful Bill" that Congress is working on is certainly big, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Too often the reality of...
Is This Any Way to Run a Budget?
Originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal Unlike the federal government, families and private-sector businesses have to keep spending in line with earnings. To do so, they budget,...
Fiscal Sanity Isn’t Too Much to Hope for This Year
Originally appeared in The Wall Street JournalFederal spending is out of control. In fiscal 2019, which ran from Oct. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2019, federal outlays totaled $4.447 trillion. In fiscal...
FBI Ignoring Real Threats To Election Integrity
Originally appeared in The Daily CallerI entered the Senate SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility) Sept. 25 to attend an "All Members Classified Briefing on Foreign Threats to U.S....
Schumer’s bipartisan immigration ‘deal’ is a joke
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced over the weekend that the Senate would be revisiting the border "deal" that failed miserably back in February. This is a desperate...
Questioning the science of COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Originally published here by the Washington Times.The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most disruptive and costly global event since World War II. The human toll and economic devastation are...