Opinion · 117th Congress
The risks of a fragile majority
It’s one thing to schedule something, it’s another to get it done. And I don’t think you’ll get it done unless you can see some real effort put into meaningful bipartisanship.”
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Opinion · 116th Congress
In a fractious holiday season, are there glimmers of hope?
So, how about a Hallmark movie refuge, as the insistent card-store clerk kept asking as she pressed a schedule into my reluctant hands?
Opinion · 116th Congress
What’s the shocking secret sauce to progress on the Hill? Impeachment
There’s no doubt that a combination of the end-of-the year schedule and jet fumes is greasing the wheels on some of these deals.
Opinion · 116th Congress
What did the president do and when did he do it?
While prior predictions of Mueller’s schedule have had the accuracy of a Revolutionary War blunderbuss, the latest timetable makes intuitive sense.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Trump’s reading list: Start with dictionary, look up ‘wall’
But it doesn’t have to be so, a lesson as Congress is back in session with bipartisan meetings on the schedule.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Happy New Year, Republicans! It’s Downhill From Here
(Think outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his robust travel schedule or former HHS Secretary Tom Price’s eyebrow-raising stock trades or Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s staffing costs.)
Opinion · 115th Congress
One Person, One Vote. Is It That Complicated?
While a little rain or a busy schedule might provide an excuse to “sit this one out,” it’s never enough to outweigh the legacy left by a Medgar Evers, who served his country in World War II and was murdered
Opinion · 115th Congress
46 Million Voted in Primaries This Year. That’s Not Enough
Yet some states conduct separate federal and state primaries or they do not schedule primaries when a candidate is unopposed. Evidence shows that turnout can suffer without a top-of-the-ticket race.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Beware the Dog Days of August
Watch: McConnell Cancels Recess, Schumer Says Democrats “Welcome” Extended Schedule [jwp-video n=”1″] The late Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Negotiating Advice From Capitol Hill to Emmanuel Macron
Now would be a good time to book your return trip to Washington, if not schedule a follow-up phone call, since one of the primary lessons that Capitol Hill has learned in negotiating with Trump is the
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Infrastructure Plan Is Like Our Roads. Both Are Falling Apart
A year behind schedule, the president backed several promising ideas, including regulatory reform and programs for both rural infrastructure needs and transformative projects.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Doctors Are Drowning in Data Entry as Health IT Policy Lags
Electronic health records are widespread, and people can schedule a doctor’s appointment on a smartphone app.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How Does Trump Kill Time Before the Midterms? Treason Season
Spoiling for a fight In political terms, the president’s treason-season rhetoric illustrates that there is no occasion — no matter how bland it looks on the White House schedule — that Trump cannot
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: With a Potemkin President, Maybe It’s Time for Congressional Government
After seeing copies of the president’s recent private schedule (which is different from the misleading version released to the press), Swan reported that Trump normally holds his first meeting of the day
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Fake Senate Hearing on Fake News
BURR: Unfortunately, we have to cut this short because Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has a very tight schedule. Sen. Risch will take the lead in questioning the secretary of State.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: History Lessons — Ted Kennedy, Watergate and the Bravest Senate Vote
That means, right on schedule, it is time for endless repetition of the Trump talking point that only out-of-touch elites peddling “fake news” care about the Russia scandal.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Russia Scandal — Where’s the Caviar Atop the Blini?
Such an investigation would go beyond the well-intentioned efforts of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which have been constrained by the congressional schedule, limited staffing and too many juicy
Opinion · 114th Congress
Disappear, Donald
His schedule should be packed with the fundraising events he’s started holding, both because he needs the money badly and because it would give him a chance to meet privately with GOP bigwigs and reassure