by jpitney | Nov 6, 2025 | Congress, Dreier, House of Representatives
John Gizzi at Newsmax: So what would have happened had Tower been confirmed or Bush found another nominee to replace him? “That’s a really good question,” former Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., said. “Dick told me that he made a conscious...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives, Leadership
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died last night. In 2004, Bill Connelly and Jack Pitney reflected on their experiences with him as Congressional Fellows in his House Republican leadership office. Some of the literature tries to reduce legislative leadership to...
by jpitney | May 9, 2023 | Insurrection
by jpitney | Dec 28, 2022 | Presidency
Liz Cheney in the 1/6 report: At the heart of our Republic is the guarantee of the peaceful transfer of power. Members of Congress are reminded of this every day as we pass through the Capitol Rotunda. There, eight magnificent paintings detail theearliest days...
by jpitney | Sep 21, 2022 | Democracy, Insurrection, Reagan
Rep. Liz Cheney: I’ve had three people in my life tell me that it was the words of Ronald Reagan and the model of America that led them to seek freedom here. One was an immigrant who grew up in Castro’s totalitarian regime. Another was a young man who grew up behind...
