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Oct 31 2019
Opinion
How 18th century rules for congressional 'mail' could work in the 21st
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress on Thursday takes up what some might consider the most arcane, inside-baseball, boring topics on Capitol Hill — but one that I get very excited about given its potential to keep congressional information from going totally off the rails: franking!
The congressional franking privilege, which originally allowed members of Congress to
The Fulcrum
Jan 15 2016
News
Obama administration announces halt on new coal leases
The Obama administration announced Friday it will temporarily halt new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review to determine whether fees charged to mining companies provide a “fair return” to taxpayers.
The decision immediately triggered accusations from business groups and Republican lawmakers of a renewed "war on coal."
Interior Secretary Sally
Fox News Digital
Dec 26 2019
News
How Ukraine put Trump and Biden on a collision course
On a hot midsummer morning in Indianapolis, Joe Biden took the stage at a Democratic presidential candidates’ forum and turned his attention toward Russian election interference.
Biden assailed President Trump for having said he would accept help from a foreign government. “It is outrageous, it is un-American and it’s close to treasonous,” the former vice president thundered.
Washington Post
Nov 04 2013
News
Obama Shifts Focus in Bid for Momentum
Problems with the government's health-care website are forcing President Barack Obama to redraw his plans for the rest of the year as he looks for ways to regain political momentum.
Scrapping a planned push to drive people to the balky website, the White House is organizing a flurry of events on the economy and immigration, as well as health care, a senior administration official said
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 28 2014
News
Montana's New Gov. Website Offers Obamacare, Food Stamps, TANF in One Stop
Welcome to Montana's new one-stop wonder. The website where residents can apply for Obamacare, food stamps, and housing assistance in one convenient location.
The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services' recently launched website streamlines the application process for various government assistance programs. The new system allows individuals to enter their information
Townhall
Dec 27 2014
News
Shocker: Americans Want to Choose Their Own Health Care
In a nation driven by the free market, it should come as no surprise that Obamacare is not getting any more popular. People don’t want to be told what they should or shouldn’t, can or cannot buy—and the same goes for their health insurance plans.
According to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday, American’s are as pro-choice when it comes to health care as ever, and they do not want
Townhall
Feb 12 2020
News
Bernie Sanders: Who is the Democratic White House candidate?
Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old senator from Vermont, is a front-runner in the Democratic race for president. The registered independent has performed well in the first states to vote. So who is he?
Senator Bernie Sanders likes beating the odds. His first political victory, running in 1981 for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, pitted him against the Democratic machine that had controlled the
BBC News
Oct 29 2019
News
Priest Denies Biden Holy Communion Over Abortion Stance
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion on Sunday at a church in South Carolina, a Catholic priest said.
Rev. Robert E. Morey told the Florence Morning News he had no choice but to refuse the sacrament to the former vice president.
“Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden,” said Morey, pastor at St
Townhall
Oct 29 2019
News
Official to Testify Appearance of ‘Partisan Play’ in Trump’s Ukraine Call Raised Concerns
National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman also to tell impeachment investigators Sondland made Ukraine meeting with Trump contingent on probes
A top official with the National Security Council plans to tell House impeachment investigators that he was concerned by President Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that the president’s request to
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 22 2019
News
9 questions about the Hong Kong protests you were too embarrassed to ask
Why is Hong Kong protesting? What do protesters want? And what might China do?
Protesters filled Hong Kong International airport last week. Many wore black, the unofficial uniform of these demonstrations. They carried signs and decorated the walls and floors with messages explaining why they’re rallying, disrupting the transit hub. Some taped bandages to their eyes, dripping with red
Vox