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Feb 14 2013
News
When Republicans play with fire
Whether theyll cop to it or not, Republicans are currently engaged in a filibuster of Chuck Hagels nomination to be Defense secretary.
Jim Inhofe, Oklahomas conservative senior senator, has attempted to place a hold on Hagels nomination. Lindsey Graham has indicated his willingness to do the same. Generally, such requests are granted as a courtesy by the majority leader, but Harry Reid
Salon
Dec 24 2019
News
McConnell, Schumer Lay Out Dueling Visions for Senate Impeachment Trial
Whether lawmakers will hear from witnesses, which Democrats want, remains in question
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he remains at an impasse with Democrats over the next step of the impeachment process, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declined to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until she knows what the rules will be for President Trump’s trial.
“I’m
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 27 2015
News
Senate Passes GOP Budget After Late-Night Debate
The Senate early Friday passed a Republican budget plan that would cut spending by $5.1 trillion over 10 years, raise military funding and repeal Obamacare.
The non-binding budget, debated all week and passed 52-46 during a 15-hour marathon session before the Easter recess, gives Republicans another crack at repealing the Affordable Care Act, probably through a process known as
HuffPost
Aug 13 2019
News
U.S. Will Delay Some Tariffs Against China
Some tariffs to be delayed until Dec. 15 on items including cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, footwear
The Trump administration will delay tariffs on cellphones, laptop computers, toys and some other items until Dec. 15, softening the blow of levies that were scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1 against roughly $300 billion of imports from China.
The office of
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 10 2013
News
White House Pretends Taxes Haven't Gone Up on Middle Class After Fiscal Cliff Deal
Despite Americans seeing a two percent jump in their Social Security taxes and less money in their bank accounts after the fiscal cliff deal was signed via auto pen on behalf of President Obama last week, the White House is pretending rates stayed the same. In an email to supporters yesterday, White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe wrote:
Townhall
Feb 05 2014
News
Immigration Enforcement in Sharp Decline, Despite Obama Administration’s Claims
After nearly a year of a debate, Congress is at a stalemate over immigration reform. The Senate passed a bill that is unacceptable to the House, with too lenient an amnesty, too much new immigration, and too little enforcement, making it too costly for American workers. The Republican majority in the House wants to tackle the issue piece by piece, arguing that the first order of business
Townhall
Feb 05 2013
News
Hagel takes on critics, embraces Obama policies at rocky hearing
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel took on critics at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday to become President Barack Obama's next defense secretary, saying he may have been wrong at times in the past but always acted in the nation's best interests. Facing tough questioning from conservatives, the decorated Vietnam veteran told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he fully supported Obama
CNN Digital
Oct 23 2019
News
Trump announces 'permanent ceasefire' in Syria between Turkey and Kurds; lifts sanctions on Ankara
President Trump announced on Wednesday that conditions have been met between Turkey and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for what he called a " permanent ceasefire" between the two sides and that the United States is lifting sanctions on Ankara that were implemented following the invasion of northern Syria.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said that while a "permanent
Fox News Digital
Dec 30 2015
Opinion
The 5 Biggest Wins For America’s Public Lands And Wildlife In 2015
Despite dozens of failed attempts by one of the most anti-environmental Congresses in history to roll back conservation laws, the Obama administration and lawmakers were able to secure several victories for America’s public lands in 2015. Below are the top 5 biggest wins for conservation: The creation of six new national monuments In 2015, President Obama protected more land as national
ThinkProgress
Jan 06 2021
Opinion
The house that Trump trashed
This is the house that Trump trashed. The President claimed that the election had been stolen. He pressed elected officials from Mike Pence down to break the law. Hours before, he rallied his supporters with promises of ‘a wild one’. His lawyer Rudy Giuliani called for ‘trial by combat’. The assault on the Capitol is the result, a mob trying to ‘stop the steal’ by force.
The riot at the
The American Spectator