by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Republicans
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are set to become the first female Republican senators to serve on the Judiciary Committee. Blackburn, who is succeeding Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), and Ernst are being named to the high-profile panel, according...
by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Impeachment, Trump
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) today introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump, the first day of Democratic control of the House. Sherman’s articles of impeachment accuse Trump of obstructing justice by firing former FBI Director James B. Comey, among other...
by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines
Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker for the 116th Congress today, cementing her legacy and returning the longtime Democratic leader to the post she first held eight years ago. Pelosi, the first and only woman to ever wield the speaker’s gavel, received 220 votes out of...
by Jim Heath | Dec 16, 2018 | Congress, Cyber Security, Headlines, Trump
A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to...
by Jim Heath | Dec 14, 2018 | Congress, Headlines, Republicans
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate on December 31st, setting up a second appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey to the seat once occupied by the late John McCain. Ducey is required under law to name another Republican to the seat. A replacement to the Senate...
by Jim Heath | Dec 11, 2018 | Congress, Headlines, Immigration, Trump
Donald Trump’s negotiating session with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer spiraled wildly out of control on today, with the politicians viciously tearing into the president in plain view of reporters. Pelosi informed him that his border wall wouldn’t pass in...
