Rachel Cauley

Communications Director & Fellow
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Rachel Cauley serves as the Communications Director and Spokesman for the Center for Renewing America and Citizens for Renewing America. A seasoned communications professional, she brings nearly two decades of experience in government, political campaigns, and grassroots organizations.

Previously, Rachel was the Communications Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Director Russ Vought. In this role, she managed the daily operations of the communications team and led the strategy and execution of President Donald J. Trump’s most high-profile policy initiatives.

Rachel’s career includes key roles in conservative media and campaign strategy. She was a founding team member of Conservative Review, CRTV, and the Mark Levin TV show—now BlazeTV—where she served as spokesperson, helping to grow one of the leading conservative media platforms. Before that, she served as Communications Director for two primary campaigns during the 2014 election cycle: Matt Bevin for U.S. Senate and Dave Brat for U.S. Congress.

Rachel began her career on Capitol Hill, working for three congressional terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, including one term with the House Republican Conference. She also worked at District Media Group, specializing in media and television training to prepare political figures for public engagement.

An Indiana native, Rachel is a proud graduate of Purdue University. Follow her on Twitter at @rachelsemmel.

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A Possible Path to Peace in Ukraine

A temporary freeze of the line of actual contact should not be seen as an ideal or just end, but rather as a starting point to future order.

On the Power of the President to Appoint his Magistrates

The Constitution provides for a President to discharge his electoral mandate with his people in place - the Administration’s “Officers of the United States” - even without swift Senate cooperation.

Policy Brief: An Introduction to Making America Healthy Again

This connection among what people eat, how food is grown, how patients are treated as they develop chronic disease, and how taxpayer resources are used to fuel these seemingly disparate industries is at the heart of a bipartisan movement to reverse the collapse of the American people’s health. The time to make America healthy again has arrived.

Impoundment Claim & Response

Impoundment is constitutional and enjoys a long history of usage. Further, the restoration of impoundment—and the inherent understanding that appropriations are permissive ceilings and not mandatory floors—diminishes partisan political warfare and returns the federal government back to a healthier era where tension was vested more in separate branches of government and less in partisan differences and the courts.