Revolting, Not Revolutionary What to know: Left-leaning journal The Nation calls President Biden’s self-acknowledged unconstitutional moratorium on evictions a “Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience,” the “right and righteous thing to do.” The TPPF take: This unconstitutional action has real victims—property owners who are robbed of income. “What’s lost in the media coverage of the...
Setting the Record Straight What to know: State Sen. Bryan Hughes says his election integrity bill, SB 1, will make it easier to vote but harder to cheat in Texas elections. The TPPF take: Sen. Hughes recently posted an op-ed on The Cannon Online, setting the record straight on SB 1. “This bill is not...
A Dream for Doctors What to know: Medical students and residents at the University of Houston’s planned Direct Primary Care clinic will get to build real relationships with their patients. The TPPF take: This is a dream come true for those doctors-in-training. “This is the kind of medicine they worked for years to be able...
Blowing Up the Budget What to know: The U.S. Senate could take up the “reconciliation bill”—a massive spending spree—as soon as today. The TPPF take: This big-spending bill should be rejected outright. “President Biden and Congressional Democrats have proposed roughly $6 trillion in new spending over a decade of hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” says TPPF’s Vance...
Back from the Dead? What to know: Democrats are looking for a way to revive the “For the People Act,” a bill killed by the Senate that would have amounted to a federal takeover of elections. The TPPF take: This bill was designed to destroy voter protections nationwide and federalize local and state elections, making...
We’ve Seen This Show Before What to know: As current special session of the Texas Legislature ends, Gov. Greg Abbott has already announced another—set to begin at noon on Saturday. The TPPF take: Texas Democrats who fled to Washington D.C. (and apparently to European vacations) to break quorum need to come home and do their...
Well Of Course They Did What to know: The Texas Tribune tracked down an “expert” to say things aren’t as bad at the border as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. The TPPF take: The crisis at the border is real. “The crisis at the border is a humanitarian one,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “Even as...
A Common Sense Policy What to know: The White House on Monday renewed a public health order—Title 42—that allows the Border Patrol to turn migrants back at the border over COVID-19 concerns. The TPPF take: This is a win, but the Biden administration must now do a better job of enforcing the order. “We need...
He’s Begging You What to know: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pleading with citizens to come back to New York City. The TPPF take: It will take more than Cuomo’s pleas to get people to return to higher taxes and more severe regulations. “When people vote—with a moving van or a U-Haul truck—they vote...
Road to Nowhere What to know: The U.S. Senate has advanced President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package—though it has little to do with infrastructure like roads and bridges. The TPPF take: This big-spending bill should be rejected outright. “President Biden and Congressional Democrats have proposed roughly $6 trillion in new spending over a decade of hard-earned...
Failing Big What to know: Those Texas Democrats who fled to Washington D.C. to break the Texas House quorum may finally get their meeting with the president—just not the current president. The TPPF take: Texas Democrats are losing big, on both optics and on policy. “There’s a reason why Texas Democrats are focused on changing...
Every Town is a Border Town What to know: The crisis at the border caused by a surge in illegal immigration will have far-reaching effects. The TPPF take: The border crisis was the topic of a recent livestream event at TPPF. “It has impacted every single town in America,” U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., said...