by Jim Heath | Apr 28, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Attorney General William Barr and congressional Democrats clashed today over the terms of Barr’s scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week, with Barr threatening to skip the session and the panel’s chairman threatening to subpoena him. The...
by Jim Heath | Apr 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” today to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority. The move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
by Jim Heath | Mar 26, 2019 | 2020, Congress, Environment, Headlines
Political games continued in the senate today where Republicans held a vote to politicize a progressive environmental proposal, without any committees or hearings to hear from actual experts on the topic. The move was aimed at putting Democrats from more moderate...
by Jim Heath | Mar 11, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
President Trump on today unveiled his 2020 budget proposal, calling for domestic spending cuts of 5 percent across the federal government. The White House, in Trump’s latest budget, would turbo-charge defense spending while providing $8.6 billion to fund his...
by Jim Heath | Mar 7, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
The House passed a measure broadly condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred on today after remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) unleashed a torrent of debate in the Democratic caucus, underlining tensions in the party. The measure condemning...
by Jim Heath | Mar 4, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines
A string of allegedly anti-Semitic public comments from freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar has enraged fellow Democrats and forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top House leaders to take fresh action against one of the early stars of the freshman class. Lawmakers will vote...
