Once a Congressional Outsider, Tim Huelskamp Now Plans to Work on the Inside

Jan. 4, 2015
Good morning from Washington this first Monday of 2016. First up, a profile of Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. To understand the rising conservative, Phil Wegmann traveled his huge district with him. A world away in Ukraine, Nolan Peterson finds America's popularity rising. The Oregon bakers who wouldn't make a wedding cake share "hate mail" on camera. We've got commentaries on counting illegal immigrants and the movement to turn over public lands to states. Plus: 18 good reads for 2016.
News Once a Congressional Outsider, Tim Huelskamp Now Plans to Work on the Inside The Kansas highwayman's knife fight with leadership may be over: Under House Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been elected to the influential Steering Committee. Read More
Commentary You Only Think You Know How Many Illegal Immigrants Live in the US For a decade now, no number has been given greater certitude and less investigation. Not even the number of planets in our solar system has enjoyed such constancy and acceptance. Read More
Commentary Here Are 18 Books You Should Read in 2016 Looking for a good book to start the new year? We've put together a list of recommendations by Heritage Foundation experts that will give you plenty of interesting reading options for 2016. Read More
News Oregon Bakers Read Mean Tweets From Frosty Foes Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Oregon bakers who were ordered to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, are no strangers to online backlash. Watch the Video
News In Ukraine, Lenin Gets the Boot From Uncle Sam For many Ukrainians, embracing American culture is a symbolic way to resist Moscow dating back to the Cold War. Read More
Commentary How Federal Missteps Make the Case to Transfer Public Lands to States, Localities A growing number of state organizations seek to remedy what they consider negligent policies and shoddy oversight of public land on the part of federal agencies. Read More
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