Tag: Ron Johnson

John Bolton has endorsed eight Republican candidates in key races for the GOP, and will contribute $40,000 total among the candidates. (Getty Images)

John Bolton endorses eight Republicans in hotly contested races

Ryan Lovelace · June 23, 2015 2:52 pm

Coast Guard Vice Commandant Peter Neffenger is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, prior to testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on his nomination to head the Transportation Security Administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate confirms new leader for dysfunctional TSA

Nicole Duran · June 23, 2015 12:27 am

Grumblings from insurers indicate that part of the healthcare law is collapsing. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

Media wants to know: Where’s the GOP’s Obamacare alternative?

Becket Adams · June 19, 2015 8:45 pm

The Republican red line on Obamacare subsidies

Philip Klein · June 12, 2015 12:17 am

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., knows all too well how big government policies get in the way of economic growth, having served as CEO of a plastics manufacturer before his election to the Senate in 2010. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

U.S. economic freedom on the decline

Jason Russell · June 11, 2015 7:35 pm

"The threat of the challenge is enormous and it's something we've never seen before," said Brett McGurk, the State Department's special envoy on defeating the Islamic State. (AP File)

Obama official: Defeating Islamic State ‘going to take time’

Zack Colman · May 10, 2015 2:21 pm

A suspected Yemeni al Qaeda militant, center, holds an Islamist banner in Sanaa, Yemen. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been the most active of the terror network's branches in trying to strike in the West. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

U.S. plays catch-up with Islamic State on social media

Charles Hoskinson · May 9, 2015 9:00 am

Sen. Ron Johnson believes the United States needs to send ground troops to the Middle East to defeat the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

National Security

Sen. Ron Johnson: Boots on the ground needed to defeat Islamic State

Kelly Cohen · May 6, 2015 11:12 am

Mitch McConnell endorsed the Iran bill in a floor speech, but noted, "I still expect to see a vigorous debate this week." (AP Photo)Â

National Security

Senate won’t force Obama to submit Iran deal as a treaty

Charles Hoskinson · April 29, 2015 1:44 am

Richard Griffin, who resigned as the State Department's security chief in November 2007 amidst the scandal involving Blackwater security guards, now sits as the head of the VA Office of the Inspector General. (AP Photo)

Head of accountability at VA forced out of previous role for deadly failures

Luke Rosiak · April 24, 2015 9:00 am

A federal mandate for paid sick leave will be a major campaign topic in the 2016 elections. (iStock Photo)

GOP support for sick leave reveals its election-time popularity

Joseph Lawler · April 2, 2015 9:00 am

"The absence of...inspectors general in these positions significantly diminishes the ability of OIGs to perform thorough and independent oversight," said committee chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis. (AP Photo)Â

Democrats, Republicans want Obama to nominate permanent inspectors general

Sarah Bedford · March 27, 2015 4:35 pm