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Trump Has Fewest Cabinet Secretaries Confirmed Since George Washington
It took nearly a month, but President Donald Trump is finally operating with at least half of his Cabinet in place. Not since George Washington… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No, Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Feminist Icon
Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was vaulted to high status among feminists. What did she do? Did she lay down in the street to… Read More
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Watch Mitch McConnell Shut Down Elizabeth Warren for Attack on Jeff Sessions
Hours after staging a 24-hour talkathon against Betsy DeVos’ nomination for education secretary, Senate Democrats were back at it Tuesday night. This time, Republicans had… Read More
EducationNews
These Are the 2 Republicans Who Voted Against DeVos
Two Republican senators voted Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s secretary of education nominee, Betsy DeVos, forcing Vice President Mike Pence to cast a historic vote… Read More
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13 of Trump’s Cabinet Nominees Await Senate Approval, Leaving Agencies Without a Leader
President Donald Trump moved at a blistering pace to fulfill several campaign promises during his first week in the White House. At the other end… Read More
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Trump’s OMB Pick Shares Vision on Social Security, Regulation
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., appeared before the United States Senate Committee on the Budget Tuesday to share how he will reform entitlement programs and regulations,… Read More
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Democrats Don’t Have Votes to Defeat Trump Nominees, but They Can Delay Them
Senate Democrats have dug in their heels to stall confirmation proceedings for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Though the Senate confirmed two of Trump’s nominees… Read More
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Upcoming Senate Votes Put Pressure on These 12 Vulnerable Democrats
Confirmation votes for Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees could be the first indicator of how Senate Democrats from states that went for Trump prepare for re-election… Read More
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Trump’s Nominees Face ‘Unprecedented’ Democrat Obstructionism
President Donald Trump starts his first full week in the White House with just two Cabinet secretaries confirmed by the U.S. Senate. That’s the lowest… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Tom Price Will Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship
On Wednesday, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., the nominee to be the next secretary of health and human services, went before the Senate Committee on Health,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Real Reason for the Left’s All-Out Assault on Jeff Sessions
Observers of this week’s confirmation hearings for the post of U.S. attorney general might think it odd to see Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., rewind the… Read More
LawCommentary
Sessions Is a Highly Qualified Pick for Attorney General
Thomas Jefferson, in his first inaugural address as president in 1801, deemed “equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious… Read More
PoliticsNews
Despite Controversies, Holder Had Easier Road to Confirmation Than Sessions
President Barack Obama’s first attorney general pick skated through Senate confirmation hearings, but top Democrats have indicated that President-elect Donald Trump’s selection may have a… Read More
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The Senate’s Role in Confirming Trump’s Cabinet, Explained
Donald Trump won’t be inaugurated as president until Jan. 20, but his Cabinet choices begin to face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week. First… Read More
EducationNews
Democrats Who Will Scrutinize Trump’s Education Pick Attended Private Schools
Six of the 10 Senate Democrats on the committee that will consider confirming Betsy DeVos—President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education—attended private or parochial… Read More
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Democrats Take Aim at Trump Nominees, Unlike Republicans’ Speedy OK of Obama Cabinet
Senate Democrats are mounting an aggressive effort to reject or delay President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for major Cabinet positions, in a reversal of the deference… Read More
LawNews
So Much for the GOP Blockade: Obama Tops Bush on Judicial Confirmations
Recent stories in Politico and The Washington Post paint a picture of unprecedented obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. “Trump set… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Obama Administration Just Sent the Arms Trade Treaty to the Senate. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter.
Last week, the Obama administration took a step that conservatives have been anticipating for three years: it transmitted the Arms Trade Treaty to the Senate… Read More
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In 2006, These Democrats Still in Office Voted to Build a Wall
Editor’s note: During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared, “We’re not going to help [Trump] build his wall.” Schumer… Read More
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How Republicans Could Overcome Filibusters by Senate Democrats
As Democrats strategize on how to stop conservative legislation from making its way to Donald Trump’s desk in the White House, Republicans have a little-known… Read More
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What Chuck Schumer Would Do as Top Senate Democrat
Republicans buoyant about their newfound power in Washington, D.C., still have to contend with a powerful figure in the opposing party. The Senate’s new Democratic… Read More
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Top Senate Republican Meets With Lobbyists on Spending Plans
Hours after Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with Washington lobbyists to outline priorities for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Washington Should Be More Concerned About the Next Generation Than the Next Election
It’s no secret that Americans are fed up with Washington’s lack of results. Less than 20 percent of respondents in a recent Gallup survey said… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This Is Not Why Voters Put the GOP in Control of Congress
Members of Congress are back on the campaign trail, but before they left Washington, Republican congressional leaders released their list of “accomplishments.” See if any… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
3 Reasons New Flint Spending Will Make Things Worse
Liberal lawmakers held a liberal spending bill hostage this week until the Republican-controlled Congress agreed to even more big government priorities. Here’s what happened: For… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Washington at Its Worst: Senate Passes Nonexistent Bill
On Tuesday night, the Senate voted to proceed to the continuing resolution, a bill that will allegedly fund the government until Dec. 9. The only… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Lame Ducks and Zombies: How Congress Avoids Accountability
No matter which party wins on Election Day, Americans are going to have to deal with a few zombies. That’s what I like to call… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Save the Filibuster and Save the Senate From Partisanship
The filibuster is under attack again, this time by Senate Democrats who are hoping to win back that chamber as well as the White House… Read More
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Losses in Recent Lame-Duck Sessions Fuel Conservative Wariness
The next fight looming in Washington is all about scheduling, and conservatives already are struggling for control of the congressional calendar. The aim of their… Read More
