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Opinion: When Congress Lost Its WWII Veterans, Cynicism Crept In
The 114th Congress in 2015 was the first in seven decades without a World War II veteran. The most notable departure was Rep.
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The 114th Congress in 2015 was the first in seven decades without a World War II veteran. The most notable departure was Rep.
Target practice To the credit of the House Budget Committee, it has recognized the importance of improving communication with the agency and should be commended for holding a series of oversight hearings
Bannon also praised Trump, who has continued to make headlines without help from his onetime strategist.
Now, with the Trump administration’s proposal in hand, both sides should commit to seeing a bipartisan solution become reality.
reporters, the House speaker was at his wishy-washy best as he said, “What we’re encouraging the administration to do is … to be more surgical in its approach so that we can go after the true abusers without
Without voices in the middle looking for consensus and progress, that job gets easier for the Russians every day.
“By weakening UNRWA and, consequentially, the Palestinian population even further, without a real administrative alternative, I believe that Palestinians will be even more susceptible to extremism
Many states are using voting equipment with hardware and software over a decade old, that is nearing or past its useful life and that often go without any security updates or support.
How will parents be able to judge each party’s policy proposals without a reasonable understanding of the outcomes they will produce?
But the AP article that Ryan shared along with his deleted Tweet is one that Democrats should read carefully.
They are hungry for someone, anyone, who will stand up to Donald Trump without getting in the mud with Trump when they’re doing it.
Both chambers should continue the House’s recent practice of allowing committees to work every morning without the interruption of floor business and votes.
For far too long, the federal government has poured money into new construction without an eye to what happens after the ribbons are cut. Â
Dreamers in exchange for the Trump Wall, a sharp 25 percent cut in legal immigration, 10,000 new enforcement agents and a crackdown on cities that do not aid government agents in apprehending immigrants without
While it may be hard for even well-meaning men to understand how pervasive sexual harassment has been on Capitol Hill and just how damaging it can be for the career prospects of a young staffer without
Vacancies like these should always concern those who favor good government and transparency, and they are even more important now, as recent policy developments on taxes, health care and immigration may
More precisely, it was a fight over the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which allows the government, in many cases, to search without a warrant
By this standard, Trump should be encouraged to play golf until his hands are blistered and to watch Fox News until his eyes can no longer focus on the screen.
Any memoir, any revelation, any honest assessment should wait until the president whom you served has left office.
Still, a strong argument can be made that the Democrats should try to cut deals with the White House.