by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2020 | Congress, Headlines
Rep. Paul Gosar, an Arizona Republican so wacky his own brothers and sisters endorsed his Democratic opponent in the last election, is now in hot water for tweeting out a fake photograph of former President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shaking hands....
by Jim Heath | Dec 18, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, Headlines, History, Impeachment, Trump
Whatever else history says about him, today Donald J. Trump will become the third U.S. president to be impeached. It represents an astonishing turnabout since Robert Mueller’s public testimony less than six months ago seemed to drain energy from impeachment efforts....
by Jim Heath | Dec 11, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
The House of Representatives passed an annual defense authorization bill today with a provision that provides all federal workers with 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the first time in American history. The paid parental leave provision was added after a...
by Jim Heath | Dec 3, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Considering a campaign donation to a congressional candidate? Hunter Duncan may make you stop and think twice. A federal prosecutor said he plans to ask for at least a year in prison for Hunter, who pleaded guilty today to misusing $250,000 in campaign funds. Hunter,...
by Jim Heath | Nov 25, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is facing a review of whether he violated House ethics rules by allegedly meeting with a former Ukrainian official on a taxpayer-funded trip to get dirt on the Bidens. At least one outside group has filed a complaint against Nunes with the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 22, 2019 | Congress, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
President Trump suggested toay that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong — despite its near-unanimous support in the House and Senate — to pave the way for a trade deal with China. Speaking on the “Fox & Friends”...
