Make Impeachment as Bipartisan as Possible
Impeachment can only succeed if it has substantial bipartisan support. Here are some ways to help make that happen.
Impeachment can only succeed if it has substantial bipartisan support. Here are some ways to help make that happen.
In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.
The top Democrats originally supported a $2.2 trillion measure.
The president might just be the world's worst negotiator.
There's a fox, a goose, and a bag of grain. And a hippopotamus in the middle of the river.
The president's erraticism and Senate Republican opposition might save taxpayers from having to shell out for another 10-digit relief package.
House Democrats are working to extend another round of emergency aid to airlines in a stand-alone bill after the passage of a larger coronavirus relief package stalled in the Senate.
Democrats are proposing $3 trillion.
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The president is always in her prayers.
Democrats' HEROES Act is mostly about messaging. And it sends all the wrong messages on housing.
The new bill includes another round of stimulus checks for all Americans, funds additional coronavirus testing, and spends billions to bail out states and government agencies straining under pension debt.
The deal primarily sets aside $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses.
The $349 billion loan program is meant to help small companies hit hard by social distancing.
President Donald Trump, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi all agree that a fourth spending bill will happen in April but are haggling over the cost.
"We're not going to be looking back," said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
The Kentucky congressman who insisted Congress record its vote on history's biggest spending bill is unapologetic and outspoken about limited government.
The Kentucky Republican took on Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi to fight against the $2 trillion coronavirus spending package. He's just getting started.
Politicians are merely using COVID-19 to push for policies they already wanted.
The package doubled in cost over the course of the negotiations.
It requires companies to allow its workers to take paid sick leave, unless the business employs more than 500 people. What?
The House bill seems to be more focused on leveraging political points than fighting coronavirus. Republicans can relate.
Actually, it's a bailout.
"These people are vicious," Trump said.
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The PRO Act would implement a veritable grab bag of policies that labor unions have been pushing Congress to pass for years. The House will vote on it this week.
Republicans and Democrats sparred over which rules should stay and which should go.
President Donald Trump's trial will likely begin next week.
Whether politicians care about congressional oversight seems to hinge on who is in power.
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Will Republicans back a North American trade deal that prioritizes the interests of Democrats, labor unions, and protectionists?
Donald Trump, Democrats, and Republicans agree on trillion-dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see.
Trump, big labor, and America's reputation as a trading partner emerge as winners, but free trade takes the loss in the USMCA.
Gutting the trade deal would make it easier to strip our speech protections here at home.
It's great to see Congress assert its role in checking the power of the executive branch. But is this too little, too late?
Whether you think of his pressure on Ukraine as bribery, extortion, or simply an abuse of power, the link between military aid and politically beneficial investigations is crucial.
Clear your calendars for the rest of the election.
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The decision comes amidst allegations that President Trump pressured Ukraine into performing opposition research on Joe Biden.
The federal government will spend $57 trillion over the next 10 years and run an $11 trillion deficit. But cutting spending by $150 billion is too much to ask?
In choosing principle over party, the Michigan congressman has changed what's possible in politics—and possibly the 2020 presidential race.