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Jan 06 2020
Headline Roundup
U.S. House Will Vote To Limit Trump's War Powers On Iran
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation to limit President Trump's military actions on Iran, as Democrats have been critical of his recent decision to conduct an airstrike there.
The War Powers Resolution would mandate that military hostilities with Iran cease within 30 days unless further congressional authorization like a declaration
Reuters CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Jan 18 2015
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A Pope That Makes Democrats Squirm and Republicans Wriggle
In the Reagan era, conservative Republicans felt they had a powerful ally in Pope John Paul II, whose forceful anti-communism and anti-abortion stances played out in American politics.
Today’s conservatives are apprehensive about Pope Francis, who has changed the tone and culture, not the doctrines, of the Roman Catholic Church in less than two years as pontiff. He stresses, with
New York Times (News)Feb 26 2021
Headline Roundup
Senate Parliamentarian Rules Minimum Wage Increase Ineligible for Budget Reconciliation
Democrats cannot use budget reconciliation to pass a $15 minimum wage as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday. Without budget reconciliation, efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Republican filibuster. While the move drew criticism from progressives
Roll Call CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerOct 31 2023
Headline Roundup
UAW Strike Deal Scraps Tiered Wages, Highlighting Divide on Equal Pay
The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement with General Motors on Monday, potentially bringing an end to the six-week strike that drew national and presidential attention.
The Details: The GM deal, which isn’t final until union members vote to approve it, includes a base pay raise of 11% immediately and 25% over four years. It would also scrap a tiered wage system that
Washington Post The Hill Fox BusinessApr 08 2020
Headline Roundup
Democratic Leaders Seek $500 Billion in Next Round of Coronavirus Relief Plan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will seek at least $50 billion in the next round of coronavirus stimulus, double what the Trump Administration is asking.
The measure would include funding for coronavirus testing, medical equipment, state and local government assistance, and food stamps.
Washington Times The Week - News CBS News (Online)Jul 21 2020
Headline Roundup
Administration Officials and Democratic Leadership Meet To Discuss Coronavirus Relief Package
On Tuesday, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the next coronavirus spending package.
The meeting will be the first time administration officials and Democratic leadership have sat down for face-to-face discussions about a fifth federal coronavirus relief
Washington Post The Hill Fox News (Online News)Jan 08 2014
News
Governor’s Attempt To Find Massive Welfare Fraud Turns Up Next To Nothing
On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) released data on purchases made with state welfare benefits that he claimed exposed abuse, but they only add up to less than a percent of all benefit transactions. The data show that there were more than 3,000 transactions at bars, sports bars, and strip clubs made with EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards loaded with TANF (Temporary Assistance for
ThinkProgressMay 15 2019
News
Who Investigates the Investigators?
“Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was ‘lawful and appropriate,’ according to a person familiar with the issue. Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry.” (AP News)
The left believes that the
The Flip SideSep 24 2019
Opinion
Andrew McCarthy: Triangulating Manafort -- Obama, Clinton and Ukraine
It is in connection with Paul Manafort that we encounter some genuine collusion targeting the 2016 campaign: willful collaboration among foreign governments, the Obama administration, and the Clinton campaign.
Just a week after the campaign introduced Carter Page as a Trump foreign policy adviser, it announced that Manafort had been brought on board, too. The consultant was an old
Guest Writer - RightFeb 12 2024
Headline Roundup
Senate Advances Foreign Aid Bill Despite Trump Opposition
On Sunday, the U.S. Senate advanced the foreign aid bill despite the oppositon of former President Donald Trump.
Key Details: In a 67 to 27 vote, the Senate voted to remove the procedural hurdles and advance a $95 billion supplemental spending bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that does not include border provisions. However, the Senate leaders have not yet reached an agreement on
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