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Jan 31 2020
Headline Roundup
Senate Votes to Block Witnesses
The Senate has officially voted to block witnesses from being called in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The party-line vote saw Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) as the only two GOP senators to break with Republican colleagues; the final vote was 51-49 against witnesses. The final vote on removing the president should take place sometime in the next week, but as
538 (ABC News) CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Jun 26 2018
Headline Roundup
Congressional Budget Office Says National Debt Headed Toward Historic Levels
The U.S. national debt is headed towards historic levels, expected to double to 152 percent of the economy by 2048, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Primary factors include the recent tax cuts, which the GOP is currently considering making permanent for individuals, as well as increasing costs of Social Security and Medicare.
Newsweek Wall Street Journal (News) Washington TimesMay 31 2012
News
Mitch McConnell’s moment of truth
Mitch McConnell is the most adroit of politicians, but hes about to be tested in what could be the most difficult and revealing period of his more than three decades in public office. McConnell, the Senate GOP leader and Kentuckys senior senator, is being tugged from all sides. Hes the consummate establishment Republican attempting to lead a caucus increasingly divided between pragmatists and
PoliticoMay 31 2012
News
Obama welcomes George W. Bush to White House for portrait unveiling
Its make-nice week at the White House. A day after calling Republican challenger Mitt Romney to congratulate him on securing the GOP nomination, President Obama will welcome another chief adversary to the White House on Thursday when his predecessor, George W. Bush, arrives for the unveiling of his official portrait. Bush will be joined by his wife Laura, whose own portrait also will be
Washington PostJun 16 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump to Sign Police Reform Executive Order
President Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will seek to improve how police officers treat African Americans and others by improving credentialing, training and mental health resources.
The executive order from the White House comes alongside separate efforts on Capitol Hill focused on police reform, by both the Democrat-led House and the GOP-led Senate.
Washington Post Fox News (Online News) NPR (Online News)Jul 23 2021
Headline Roundup
House Freedom Caucus Asks McCarthy to Attempt to Remove Pelosi As House Speaker
On Friday, the House Freedom Caucus sent a letter to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) requesting he motion to vacate the House Speaker's chair, removing Nancy Pelosi from her position, next week. The conservative House Freedom Caucus cited Pelosi's refusal to seat Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Jim Banks on the committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach; In the letter, the group
Politico The Hill The Daily WireDec 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Will Republican Leadership Force George Santos to Step Down?
Following reports that incoming Representative George Santos (R-NY) fabricated multiple parts of his résumé and personal background, writers across the spectrum are speculating how Republican leadership will respond and questioning what the scandal reveals about the modern political system. Santos admitted to lying about his past, but insisted it would not stop him from taking office.
CNN (Opinion) Daily Beast NewsweekSep 10 2019
Perspectives Blog
Illegal ballot harvesting caused a do-over House election in North Carolina. What are the pros and cons?
A U.S. House special election in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district on Tuesday is essentially a do-over after a candidate’s 2018 victory was negated by allegations of illegal ballot harvesting. The election could flip a longtime Republican district, and has shifted national attention to the issue of ballot harvesting, the arguments in favor of and against it, and how different states
Henry A. BrechterNov 15 2018
Headline Roundup
Report: Facebook Paid Political Consulting Group to Discredit Critics
A new report by the New York Times alleges that Facebook sought to "delay, deny and deflect" amid the criticism it received for its handling of Russian disinformation and hate speech. The network has terminated its relationship with Definers, a GOP-opposition political consulting group that it hired to tie its critics to liberal philanthropist George Soros.
New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News) The HillJan 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan hardball.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded an extra day of arguments to Democrats in
Henry A. Brechter