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Jan 19 2021
News
Joe Biden will launch presidency with appeal for unity – but whose unity?
When Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the new president will appeal for national unity from the steps of the US Capitol, where two weeks ago a mob, incited by Donald Trump, stormed the building in a violent attempt to prevent this very moment.
Though their efforts failed, the bloody insurrection exposed the fragility of America’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of
The Guardian
Jan 19 2021
News
Biden's inauguration unprecedented in US history
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday will look like no inauguration before it in American history.
Biden will take the oath of office in front of a sparse crowd amid a global pandemic and with an unprecedented military mobilization in Washington, D.C., aimed at securing a U.S. Capitol where police were overwhelmed just two weeks ago by a mob whipped up over conspiracy
The Hill
Feb 02 2015
News
Obama's Budget Proposal Lifts 2013 Caps, Adds Billions In Spending
President Obama is calling for tens of billions of dollars in new government spending, setting up a clear contrast with the new Republican Congress.
NPR (Online News)
Feb 23 2021
News
Top Security Officials to Testify on Failure to Blunt Capitol Attack
Top officials responsible for the security of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack are scheduled to testify before Congress Tuesday about the failure to adequately prepare for and counter a deadly riot on the day lawmakers convened to certify the results of the presidential election.
A joint bipartisan committee of senators will question three security officials who resigned in the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 08 2015
News
Mitch McConnell Pledges To Avoid Debt Ceiling Disaster
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that despite his differences with President Barack Obama, he has no interest in shutting down the government or causing it to default on its debt.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Congress on Friday that on March 16 the government would no longer have authority to take on debt to pay for spending Congress has already approved
HuffPost
Dec 13 2019
News
The House Judiciary Committee just approved articles of impeachment against President Trump
Both articles, on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, will go to the full House for a vote next week.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump Friday — paving the way for votes in the full House of Representatives next week that could make Trump only the third president in history to be impeached.
Both
Vox
Jan 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Bipartisanship is A Long Way Away
From the CenterAs Joe Biden begins his second year in office, it’s worth remembering his campaign pledge to rebuild a spirit of bipartisanship in our national politics. Fifty-three weeks after he was sworn into office, even the president’s biggest fans would admit that is not even close to happening.
Biden’s recent voting rights speech in Georgia seemed to mark a turning point in his
Dan Schnur
Nov 13 2019
News
Republicans complained they can't question 'guy who started it all.' Democrat says Trump is 'welcome' to testify.
Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) would both love to question the person who "started" the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Welch just has someone different in mind.
During the first public impeachment hearing Wednesday, Jordan complained that the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint about Trump's Ukraine phone call led to the House's official inquiry won't
The Week - News
Mar 03 2015
News
Netanyahu Slams White House Deal With Iran: “Even If Israel Has to Stand Alone, Israel Will Stand”
Despite rumblings of boycotts ahead of his speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met with roaring applause and standing room only attendance as he entered the U.S. Senate Chamber.
Before addressing the threat of a nuclear Iran, Netanyahu tried to clear up the misconception his visit was political after the White House
Townhall
May 14 2021
Analysis
ATF's Proposed Rules Threaten a Legal Mess but No End to Ghost Guns
Regulations might reshape DIY gun products, but they can’t eliminate the demand that created the industry.
There's little reason to expect the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) proposed "ghost gun" regulations to actually eliminate ghost guns. That doesn't mean that plans to regulate the market for 80 percent receivers and otherwise impose new red tape on gun
Reason