
Senator James Lankford To Release Report of Government Waste
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) plans to following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Senator Tom Coburn, by releasing an annual efficiency report similar to Coburn’s annual waste book.

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) plans to following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Senator Tom Coburn, by releasing an annual efficiency report similar to Coburn’s annual waste book.

Retired Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has signed on as a senior adviser to the Convention of States Project, a citizen-driven campaign that views the federal government as “increasingly bloated, corrupt, reckless and invasive,” while endorsing a constitutionally legitimate process to correct America’s course.

On Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” outgoing Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) discussed his time in the U.S. Senate, oftentimes being a “maverick,” and about his friendship with President Barack Obama, who was a freshman senator the same time Coburn

Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, a Republican, will soon face the first real test of his reform agenda. Next month, he’ll name a successor to fill the term of the late Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. Topinka, who for a long

After years of construction on a test tower in Mississippi, America’s space agency was thrilled to announce this year that the job was finally done. But despite the $349 million price tag, the thing was immediately shut down. Why? Because

The media were agog Thursday with feigned outrage at the suggestion, made by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), that President Barack Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty could lead to “anarchy” and “violence.” CNN host Brooke Baldwin was particularly aggrieved–oddly, since she kept

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is concerned that President Barack Obama’s forthcoming executive amnesty may lead to anarchy and violence. “The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move outside the authority of the president,

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) took particular offense after the director of the National Institute of Health complained that if only the government agency had more money, they would probably have a cure for Ebola. In response, Coburn revealed five ways

WICHITA, Kansas– Kansas Independent candidate Greg Orman remains notoriously lose on important issues and Kansas Republicans are wasting no time to define their opponent. Wichita local radio host Joseph Ashby kicked off a political rally here with a play on

With September 30th as the end of the U.S. government’s budget year, bureaucrats facing use-it-or-lose-it rules swept up over $50 billion in leftover cash and went on the biggest one-day Porkapolooza shopping spree of the year. The “system typically creates panic
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) argued that the major political fight in the United States is not Republicans versus Democrats, but rather career politicians versus non-career politicians on Thursday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “It’s not Republicans and Democrats, it’s career politicians versus

The Senate approved a continuing resolution for the budget which included a provision authorizing President Obama to arm and train Syrian rebels for the purpose of combating Islamic State terrorists. The legislation passed 78-22. Of the 22 Senators that voted

The federal government has reportedly lost track of more than 6,000 foreigners on student visas, some of whom may be in the country “to do us harm.” According to an ABC News investigation, “58,000 students overstayed their visas in the past
ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross reported that the U.S. government is investigating the whereabouts of over 6,000 individuals with student visas who have disappeared on Monday’s “ABC World News Tonight.” “As of today, U.S. authorities are investigating the

Planning and management failures by leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted in the release of over 600 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions last February, according to a government audit released Tuesday. Before sequestration took effect in March, ICE released

In a classic Washingtonian political maneuver, both parties are prepared to introduce a massive new Veterans Affairs health care entitlement and force members to vote up or down on the entire package before they hustle off to their awaiting flights

There did seem to be something off as the senators left the headquarters of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Tuesday. An unidentified NRSC staffer had come out of the building and jokingly referred to me as a “tracker”–a term

The Obama administration is prohibiting anyone from asking for the immigration status of the parents or family members who are picking up illegal immigrant children from detention centers. At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Health and Human Services Acting Assistant

Republican Senators blasted government officials on Wednesday for obstructing members of Congress from visiting facilities where unaccompanied minors were being held. During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) blasted Heath and Human Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been taking heavy criticism from all corners of the country, and now even the White House is piling on, calling for an overhaul of the agency. In a new White House report, the VA
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. James Lankford has won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma’s open U.S. Senate seat. By capturing more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday in the seven-man GOP primary field, Lankford avoids a runoff and

BILOXI, Mississippi — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was scheduled to appear at a campaign event at the airport here in south Mississippi for Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) on Sunday evening, but wasn’t able to attend. But even though McCain wasn’t

Just days after he criticized ads by outside groups attacking Congressman James Lankford (R-OK), retiring Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has criticized a new ad by a different outside group attacking T.W. Shannon, Lankford’s opponent in the June 24 Oklahoma U.S.

In the wake of the VA scandal, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) calls on President Barack Obama to nominate a new Veterans Affairs Secretary who has the management skills, leadership ability and determination to correct the myriad failings at the agency.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said Dave Brat’s shocking victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on Tuesday can give momentum to conservative Senate candidates in Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Chris McDaniel has a runoff against incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran