He's right that Congress has delegated too much power, but wrong about the reason, which is not that Congress is afraid to legislate but that it legislates too much.
"Government is about power. Government is not just another word for things we do together," said Sasse.
He's a social conservative, but not necessarily an immigration hawk or a Trump loyalist.
Hatch's letter to FTC Commissioner Joseph Simons comes amid President Trump's attacks on the search giant.
A Trump loyalist, a Bernie-backed progressive, and lots of moderates were victorious. It's hard to create an overarching narrative out of that.
The deal empowers "government bureaucrats rather than markets to determine the components in cars and other goods," says Sen. Ben Sasse.
Trump and Republicans will wait until after midterm elections to try to pass a long-awaited prison reform bill.
One of the most lasting consequences of the Trump years will be Republicans' complete abdication of fiscal responsibility.
The allegations against Trump are serious, Amash says. But impeachment, he adds, isn't something to take lightly.
Rep. Vern Buchanan bought a yacht with a giant loan from a foreign bank that lobbied heavily in favor of tax reform.
"Of course they are all campaign. Why else would I charge them to the campaign [credit] card."
If she wants to serve in Congress, she'd better get used to being hounded by the press.
New CBO analysis shows debt could exceed 200 percent (!!!) of GDP by mid-century without changes.
Even though it's illegal, the ability to spread knowledge that ought to affect stock prices is likely better for overall market efficiency.
No, the Green Party didn't "spoil" the Democrats' chance at a seat.
We need to get serious about controlling government spending.
The Pentagon can't create an entirely new branch of the military on its own. But it's moving forward where it can.
Congress will have 11 legislative days to avoid a shutdown.
Democrat Leslie Cockburn says she's "exposed" her Republican opponent as a "devotee of Bigfoot erotica."
Representatives of the oldest profession were on Capitol Hill fighting FOSTA and SESTA, with our online freedoms hanging in the balance.
The Ohio Republican is running despite allegations that he ignored sexual abuse claims as an assistant coach at Ohio State.
"Our destructive and unjust cash bail process is part of our broken criminal justice system and must be ended."
The bill passed overwhelmingly by a 379-1 House vote, but according to Rep. Amash, it lacks a "constitutional basis."
The "National Climate Commission" would institutionalize special interests that favor taxes to combat climate change.
An expensive tutorial on the perils of government interaction.
But will Congress act to rein in Trump?
Amash wondered why Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan even want to be leaders in Congress "if all they intend to do is outsource their jobs to the president."
Rep. Diane Black has proposed legislation reclassifying the offense.
Jonathan Adler says he's "supremely qualified," an originalist, and a critic of the administrative state. But he's a cipher when it comes to defendants' rights.
Jason Emert really wants people to know he supports Donald Trump.
Federal debt now equals 78 percent of gross domestic product.
Rand Paul thanks U.S. Capitol Police for arresting a man who allegedly made disturbing threats against the senator and his family.
Amash was one of just three House Republicans to vote against the spending bill.
What piece of legislation could have prevented yesterday's attack?
More than 100 Republicans voted against the GOP's "compromise" bill.
"It's all working out great," Trump said in South Carolina. Few people seem to agree with that assessment.
Congress should resist the call of special interests.
Trump's plan to cut $15 billion in spending really would have cut only about $1.1 billion. Its rejection is depressing anyway.
Reason editors discuss what anti-immigration fantasy looks like when translated into policy, and how education diversity goals lead to discrimination.
The bill is called the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots, or CREEPER, Act. Of course.
June 12 was not a good day for free-market constitutionalism in the modern GOP.
But their chances of getting the FCC repeal overturned remain slim.
The doctors' lobby is right that the arbitrary rule is medically unsound and misconstrues the CDC's guidelines.
The lopsided House vote for treating assaults on cops as federal crimes is a bipartisan portrait in cowardice.
President expected to sign legislation allowing earlier access to experimental medication.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stays, but Obama-era regulations that suffocated small banks are toast.
The House passed a major, bipartisan prison reform bill backed by the White House, but it's being attacked from all sides.
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