Policy · 116th Congress
Interior moves to speed energy development on formerly protected Utah land
Trump removed roughly 900,000 acres from Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing the site from 1.9 million acres to 1 million.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Senators try to punt their way out of trouble and Trump’s line of fire
[jwp-video n=”1″] That would make a little bit of sense if there were some guarantee that the president would be chastened enough to cease and desist his efforts to game the 2020 election by
Opinion · 116th Congress
Goodbye, Iowa. Hello, Bloomberg
[jwp-video n=”1″] OK, Bloomberg Enter the biggest winner of this week. Not Trump, who seems incapable of just leaving a good news cycle well enough alone.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump’s speech rolled out Republicans’ blueprint for general election
[jwp-video n=”1″] For the State of the Union, Trump stayed within the confines of tradition and largely stuck to the script.
Congress · 116th Congress
Out of the impeachment, into the fallout
[jwp-video n=”1″] Former national security adviser John Bolton’s book could be published as soon as next month.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Feb. 5
[jwp-video n=”1″] He paused for more than five seconds as he attempted to stifle tears.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump popularity reigns in Ohio county tying its future to natural gas
[jwp-video n=”1″] Still, nearly 16 percent of the population lives in poverty — a statistic that hasn’t changed beyond a percentage point or two since 2010.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Feb. 3
1:45 p.m. | Democrats invoke McCain: House manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries raised the example of the late Arizona Republican Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 30
1:35 p.m. | Paul defies Roberts: After Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. passed on reading a question that named the possible intelligence community whistleblower, Sen.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Adam Schiff throws the ballot box under the bus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hurting democracy Critics who question the validity of an election without proof ought first to consider the harm an unsubstantiated claim might have on our democratic elections
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Some voters skeptical as Trump rallies with recent GOP convert Van Drew
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Guts’ to defy left wing Inside Tuesday’s rally, Trump seemed unconcerned with Van Drew’s past and spun his party switch as a victory for Republicans.
Congress · 116th Congress
Momentum on marijuana moves to statehouses
[jwp-video n=”1″] The result is state legislatures will be the main arena for legalization debates.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Fate of ‘national security Democrats’ provides key to House majority
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Opinion · 116th Congress
The Bolton bombshell and the moral lessons of Watergate
[jwp-video n=”1″] A Nixon ‘Plumber’ As a young White House lawyer, Egil Krogh arranged the odd-couple Oval Office meeting between Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley as part of the president’s ineffectual
Congress · 116th Congress
Green card gridlock: When will Congress agree on a solution?
Backlog Math Every year, the United States distributes about 1 million green cards based on various categories — to immediate relatives of citizens, refugees and asylum-seekers, and to foreign workers
Opinion · 116th Congress
When it comes to Trump’s future, ‘the people’ would rather decide it themselves
[jwp-video n=”1″] For the people?
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 17
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 17, 2020var rcrdTwitter = 1; (3of 3) He is participating in this impeachment trial to defend the integrity of the Constitution and
Policy · 116th Congress
Court tells teen plaintiffs it can’t force climate policy changes
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel accepted the argument that climate change had accelerated in recent years and that government policies encouraged fossil fuel use even as
Opinion · 116th Congress
To rein in Big Pharma over high drug prices, start with patent reform
[jwp-video n=”1″] A significant reason for the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs is that major pharmaceutical companies have enjoyed an effective open season on raising drug prices.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Cory Booker bows out, Ben Carson backs off fair housing and issues of race recede in America
His administration has appointed nearly 1 in 4 of the nation’s federal appeals court judges and 1 in 7 of its district court judges, an NPR report last year found.