Matthew Foldi

1 week ago | washingtonreporter.news | Matthew Foldi

THE LOWDOWN:As the GOP delves into the Democratic cover-up of President Joe Biden’s cognitive ability, and the Senate Democrats skip the hearing on the subject, Republican Rep. Jimmy Patronis is keeping the drumbeat up. “What I'm concerned about is that there was a number of executive orders, including pardons, that were executed by somebody,” Patronis said.

1 week ago | washingtonreporter.news | Matthew Foldi

THE LOWDOWN:New polling, conducted by Forbes Tate Partners on behalf of Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR), found that there is “strong support for the STATES 2.0 Act (61% support vs. 27% oppose) and allowing states to decide (69% support vs.

1 week ago | washingtonreporter.news | Matthew Foldi

One of America’s leading veterans organizations is releasing an ad, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, at a critical juncture for President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy. The ad, from Veterans on Duty (VOD), has a clear message: “no nuclear weapons, no exceptions” for the Islamic regime. For years, Trump has taken a hard-line stance against the mullahs in Iran, arguing that they can never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

1 week ago | washingtonreporter.news | Matthew Foldi

THE LOWDOWN:A small coalition of lawmakers like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), and Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) plan to introduce a measure that would preemptively tie the president’s hands when it comes to dealing with the Ayatollah.

1 week ago | washingtonreporter.news | Matthew Foldi

THE LOWDOWN:During an unprecedented level of Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime in Tehran, freshman and veteran lawmakers alike from across the GOP spectrum made it clear that they want Trump to keep up the pressure. Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas) the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), said that “Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, destabilizing the Middle East through decades of proxy violence and chaos.”On the Senate side, Sen.