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Jan 28 2013
Opinion
Put Hagel on Hot Seat at Hearing
While Secretary of State-designate John Kerrys nomination hearing last week was pretty much a lovefest (it was before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he chairs), this weeks Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Chuck Hagel for Defense should be anything but.
The Heritage FoundationApr 09 2017
News
Congress Just Made It Officially Legal To Kill Hibernating Bears
Hunters in Alaska can now track and kill hibernating bears thanks to a U.S. House and Senate resolution rolling back Obama-era regulations against the practice.
HuffPostJan 15 2021
Analysis
Trump Staffers Are Mysteriously Having Trouble Finding a New Job
With less than a week to go in the Trump White House, staffers are reportedly frantically looking for their next gig. They’re not having a lot of luck.
After two months of the President challenging election results and last week’s attack on the Capitol, the cushy corporate and Hollywood jobs that usually await administration staffers after they leave the White House don’t seem to be
ViceJan 15 2021
Background
Why stock market remains unfazed as Trump sees historic 2nd impeachment
As an unprecedented second impeachment of President Donald Trump unfolded Wednesday in Congress, market participants were mostly unfazed but mindful of the historic moment in U.S. politics.
The House impeached the 45th president on Wednesday, playing a key role inciting a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol a week ago during the typically ceremonial confirmation of Democrat Joe Biden’s
MarketWatchDec 04 2020
News
Racial disparities create obstacles for Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Despite the potential for a vaccine within weeks, distrust of the medical community by Black and Latino people, who have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19, remains high as elected leaders and public health professionals work to prioritize its distribution.
Fueled by a dark history of medical experimentation and unequal access to care, people in Black and Latino communities
NBC News DigitalFeb 18 2017
News
Scott Pruitt sworn in as EPA administrator
Former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt was sworn in as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday night, hours after the Senate confirmed his nomination.
Washington TimesDec 13 2017
News
Trump: ‘I Said Roy Moore Will Not Be Able to Win’ in Alabama
White House aides were bracing for fallout from President Trump on Wednesday after the Republican candidate he vigorously backed over his aides’ objections lost a Deep South Senate seat to a Democrat.
New York Times (News)Dec 18 2021
Opinion
Trump's D.C. hotel lease is not a good look for the federal government
This week, we learned that the federal agency responsible for the lease of the federal landmark property — the Old Post Office — of former President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel approved a lease that for the duration of Trump’s term was probably illegal.
The General Services Administration ruled in 2017 that the Trump International Hotel lease was in “full compliance” with federal
MSNBCDec 22 2020
News
Jared Kushner signed off on secret payments to top campaign officials, source says
Top White House adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, personally signed off on keeping salary payments to top campaign officials off the books, according to a person involved with the arrangements.
Federal Election Commission records show that the Trump campaign has made no salary payments to chief strategist Jason Miller, who came on board in June, or to campaign manager
SalonOct 18 2019
News
‘Absurd, Immoral and Offensive’: UN Member-States Hand Maduro Regime Seat on Human Rights Council
Despite the public appeals of human rights advocates and behind-the-scenes lobbying, U.N. member-states on Thursday elected Venezuela onto the world’s body’s Human Rights Council, handing the socialist Maduro regime more votes than Costa Rica, a stable liberal democracy.
Until the small Central American country declared its candidacy just weeks ago, Venezuela had been virtually assured