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Jun 10 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Why Clinton Got Impeached
The anti-Clinton case then was stronger than the anti-Trump case is now. There’s been a cottage industry in accusing Republicans of impeachment hypocrisy.
They happily impeached Bill Clinton and now vociferously oppose the impeachment of Donald Trump, even though Clinton was accused of obstruction of justice — just as Trump is now.
Is this a legitimate point?
There are
Rich Lowry
Oct 17 2019
Opinion
Is the impeachment process fair?
Impeachments that are conducted according to House rules are lawful, no matter the outcome
Last week, the White House legal counsel wrote to congressional leaders stating President Donald Trump’s legal views of the impeachment investigation now being conducted by the House of Representatives. The essence of Pat Cipollone’s letter argued that the impeachment investigation is illegitimate
Andrew Napolitano
Apr 16 2015
News
Senators Introduce ‘Fast Track’ Trade Bill
Lawmakers introduced fast-track trade legislation into the House and Senate Thursday that could pave the way for President Barack Obama to conclude a major agreement with 11 nations around the Pacific.
The bill, the result of a compromise between Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, is expected to escalate an already-bitter fight with some Democrats and labor
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 15 2015
News
Senate Clears Bill to Permanently Change Medicare Reimbursement Formula
The Senate on Tuesday cleared a bill to set a new formula for calculating payments to doctors and other providers who treat Medicare patients, bringing to a close more than a decade of legislative patches for a system that had repeatedly threatened reductions in physician pay.
The 92-8 vote was the final stage in months of negotiations over the legislation, which was passed
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 15 2015
News
Unanimous: Senate Foreign Relations Defies Obama Veto Threat on Iran, 19-0
For months, the White House has been threatening to veto bipartisan legislation that would assert the legislative branch's constitutional prerogative to review and weigh in on any finalized nuclear deal forged between Western negotiators with the Iranian regime. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) has been telling reporters that he was getting close to securing the 67
Townhall
Jan 10 2016
News
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Even in Early Races, Poll Finds
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are deadlocked in both Iowa and New Hampshire three weeks before voting begins in the 2016 presidential race, while the Republican primary contest remains tight in Iowa, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll finds.
Mrs. Clinton holds a slim, 48%-to-45% lead over the Vermont senator among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa, the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 01 2017
News
Senate confirms Tillerson as secretary of state
The Senate on Wednesday made Rex Tillerson the next secretary of state, confirming the former ExxonMobil CEO on a 56-43 vote.
Four Democrats crossed party lines to join every Republican in approving Tillerson as President Donald Trump's top diplomat: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, and Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent who
Politico
Jan 09 2016
News
Martin O’Malley in Danger of Being Cut from Next Democratic Debate
The next Democratic debate may be a two-candidate affair.
Criteria released by NBC News and YouTube ahead of the Jan. 17 debate will make it difficult for former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to qualify for the stage, a severe blow to his campaign. If Mr. O’Malley is cut, only front-runner Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would participate in the debate in South Carolina
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 09 2016
News
Obama vetoes GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare
President Obama has vetoed the first bill sent to him by Congress this year, a symbolic attempt by Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and defund abortion provider Planned Parenthood in an election year.
"Republicans in the Congress have attempted to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act over 50 times," Obama said in a veto message Friday. "Rather than refighting old
USA TODAY
Jan 03 2013
News
Was Boehner's Fiscal Cliff End Run Past GOP The New Normal?
By letting the House take up the Senate's fiscal cliff-dodging legislation that raises income tax rates on the wealthiest earners, Speaker John Boehner answered affirmatively a question that had been on many minds: Would he allow an up-or-down floor vote on a bill opposed by most fellow House Republicans?
NPR (Online News)