Congress · 116th Congress
Pentagon readies for third acting secretary this year
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We really need a confirmed secretary of Defense at the earliest possible time.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Graham: tech companies should ‘earn’ liability shield
[jwp-video n=”1″] YouTube responded by changing its algorithm and noted that it had already removed about 800,000 videos in the first quarter of 2019 that violated safety rules and disabled comments
Congress · 116th Congress
Federal appeals court questions legality of Obamacare insurance mandate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reaction Robert Henneke, the Texas Public Policy Foundation general counsel and the lead counsel for the individual plaintiffs, told reporters after the hearing it was a “good
Policy · 116th Congress
Hearings on Facebook’s Libra could dim cryptocurrencies’ sheen
[jwp-video n=”1″] Serious questions Assuming representatives from Facebook or the Libra Association testify at one or both hearings next week — witness lists have not been released — the consensus
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: War powers debate shifts to House
[jwp-video n=”1″] Back to nominations Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is not starting easy as he returns his chamber’s focus to nominations.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
North Carolina likely sending another white male Republican to Congress
Murphy, who was backed by the political arm of the House Freedom Caucus, defeated pediatrician Joan Perry in a low-turnout primary runoff that attracted more than $1 million in spending from outside
White House · 116th Congress
In shift, Trump touts issue not important to his base: the environment
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump blasted the “Green New Deal” pushed by many congressional Democrats.
Congress · 116th Congress
Justice Department seeks to halt Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The President has no other adequate means of obtaining relief,” the Trump administration wrote in the petition, noting that the U.S.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ex-Rep. Scott Taylor will challenge Va. Sen. Mark Warner despite election fraud controversy
Scott Taylor, Former Navy SEAL [jwp-video n=”1″] “No matter what pundits or polls predict, this race is on and all bets are off, because we need a change in Washington and that starts with what
Congress · 116th Congress
CBO: Raising the minimum wage to $15 could boost pay of up to 27 million workers
The previous longest streak without an increase lasted from Sept. 1, 1997 to July 24, 2007, when the federal minimum wage was stuck at $5.15 per hour, according to Labor Department statistics.
Congress · 116th Congress
House will vote ‘soon’ to hold Barr, Ross in criminal contempt over citizenship question
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats’ interest in learning the “real reason” — as Pelosi phrased it — that the administration wants to add the citizenship question has only increased since Trump overruled
Congress · 116th Congress
High-stakes lawsuit makes health care law a 2020 issue
[jwp-video n=”1″] The 5th Circuit denied a request from the Texas-led coalition last week to delay oral arguments in the case after the court asked both sides to file supplemental briefs regarding
White House · 116th Congress
DOJ, Trump push ahead in fight for census citizenship question
No. 1, you need it for Congress, you need it for Congress, for districting. You need it for appropriations, where are the funds going? How many people are there?
White House · 116th Congress
Trump defends border patrol agents, need for citizenship question on census
[jwp-video n=”1″] Later Trump noted that the administration has already started the removal process and has been enforcing deportation orders “for a long time.”
White House · 116th Congress
Trump delivers unifying July 4 message, but few see it helping reelection
[jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump was more a measured statesman than political streetfighter Thursday during his much-anticipated Independence Day address.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
2020 hopefuls say Nevada Fourth of July celebration more American than the one in D.C.
[jwp-video n=”1″] She said that Boulder City was in many ways emblematic of the kinds of cities and towns that comprise the Silver State.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Are we in this American experiment together? A July Fourth question to contemplate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Debate backlash The post-Democratic debate reactions also reveal who in America is allowed to feel and express pain and who is expected to grin and bear it.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump: Commerce, Justice positions on Census are ‘FAKE’
[jwp-video n=”1″] And Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement on Tuesday that the Census Bureau would be focused on conducting a “complete and accurate census” — without the citizenship
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrat wants Trump to pay if ‘authoritarian-style’ July 4 event damages infrastructure
[jwp-video n=”1″] The White House has brushed off concerns from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, national parks advocates and the D.C.