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Miracle at Mile High

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Nov 18, 2011)

I think we witnessed a miracle last night. I'm not talking about Tim Tebow's incredible 95-yard game-winning drive. I'm talking about the fact that Tebow... more

Does D.C. Culture Change With the Party in Power?

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Aug 11, 2011)

Their party platforms place them worlds apart, but whether Democrats or Republicans rule the roost in D.C., the media and culture atmosphere in the district has remained... more

Sen. Mike Lee: The Case for a Balanced Budget

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jul 21, 2011)

An exclusive excerpt from Sen. Mike Lee's new book, The Freedom Agenda: Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Is Necessary to Restore Constitutional Government. "If... more

Lee Makes His Case for a Balanced Budget Amendment

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jul 18, 2011)

As Washington spends the summer arguing over its spending addiction, GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has a solution to help prevent the same crisis for future generations: a... more

Rubio, Hatch Take Up Parental Notification for Abortion

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jun 28, 2011)

First-year Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and veteran Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah last week introduced a bill protecting parental notification laws on minors traveling out of state... more

Despite Growing Concern, Democrats Ignore Islamic Radical Threats

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jun 16, 2011)

At a House hearing on Muslim-American radicalization in prisons Wednesday, several Democrat members were anxious to focus on anything but the topic at hand, instead... more

'Generation Opportunity' Targets Coveted Demographic on Economic Issues

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jun 15, 2011)

When you talk in Facebook statistics, you're speaking the language of a young demographic. That's what the new nonprofit Generation Opportunity aims to do,... more

Think You Know Sarah Palin? Think Again

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jun 06, 2011)

Sarah Palin is one of the most media-saturated figures today, as filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon of the new film “The Undefeated” points out. Yet, watching the film, the details... more

Were the Interrogations That Led to Bin Laden's Capture "Enhanced"?

By Elisabeth Meinecke (May 18, 2011)

Like the accounts of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the narrative of whether enhanced interrogation helped find him has top figures contradicting one... more

No Easy Solution in U.S.-Pakistan Relationship

By Elisabeth Meinecke (May 04, 2011)

Rep. Pete King of New York continued to express concern during a Homeland Security hearing committee Tuesday that a large, 12 to 18 foot walled compound could have housed... more

From Start to Finish: How the U.S. Got Bin Laden

By Elisabeth Meinecke (May 02, 2011)

What happened in the takedown of Osama bin Laden was the pinnacle of years of intelligence work which included the CIA, the NGA, and the NSA, according to White House senior... more

Big Government and Small Business: The Effect of Federal Policy on Job Creation

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Apr 30, 2011)

At a recent stop by the Small Business Administration's Jobs Act tour in Washington, D.C., small business owners seemed divided about the effects federal policy is having on... more

Eliminating Oil Subsidies May Not Affect Prices at Pump Either Way

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Apr 28, 2011)

Ending oil and gas subsidies might do very little to affect gas prices at the pump, after the Obama administration sent out a letter Tuesday encouraging congressional... more

Thaddeus McCotter Seizes Freedom

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Apr 21, 2011)

There are probably few people on Capitol Hill who feel comfortable balancing guitars and writing books attacking Communist China, but Rep. Thaddeus McCotter happens to be one... more

Thaddeus McCotter Seizes

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Apr 20, 2011)

There are probably few people on Capitol Hill who feel comfortable balancing guitars and writing books attacking Communist China, but Rep. Thaddeus McCotter happens to be one... more

Illinois Gun Owners' Privacy Under Attack

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Mar 25, 2011)

The identities of legal gun owners in Illinois will remain protected for now, thanks to a court order preventing the state from releasing the information as part of a Freedom... more

Sessions Wants to See Change Coming Out of White House

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Mar 17, 2011)

Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama told Townhall he wants to see change out of the White House as the next step in what the government funds and cuts financially this... more

Pence and Planned Parenthood: Where It Goes From Here

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Feb 28, 2011)

The third time was the charm for Indiana Rep. Mike Pence’s legislation to defund Planned Parenthood, which passed the House this February and now goes to the Senate as part... more

Is Obama Flouting Traditional Bipartisan Traditions?

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jan 25, 2011)

As the process of approving judges begins again in the new Senate, the Obama administration may have missed a chance for bipartisan outreach at the process’ outset. Of... more

Nancy Pelosi's New Conservative Neighbor

By Elisabeth Meinecke (Jan 10, 2011)

In the halls of a congressional office building, right across from Nancy Pelosi’s representative office, first-time Rep. Todd Rokita is settling into his new workspace. In... more