Day 15:This Shutdown Could Set a Record
(Newser) The government shutdown entered day 14 Friday, moving it closer to record-setting territory. Given that no solution is in sight,...
Democrats Crusade Against Knights Of Columbus For ‘Extreme’ Works Of Christian Charity
(The Federalist) Two Democratic senators, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Kamala Harris of California, recently raised questions about...
New History Making Members of Congress
(Salon) - As the 116th Congress is sworn in on Thursday, Democrats will retake control of the House of Representatives. Salon is...
House Democrats plan hearings on Medicare for All
(Washington Post) - The new Democratic majority in the House will hold the first hearings on Medicare-for-All legislation, a longtime...
Bernie Sander's Inadequate response ...
(CNN) I was a proud supporter of Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic primaries because of his bold, progressive stances on issues...
House Votes to End Shutdown
(Bloomberg) The new House Democratic majority voted Thursday to end the partial government shutdown but brought Congress no closer to...
Nancy Pelosi Claims Constitution Gives Her Equal Power
(Breitbart) Newly-installed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed Thursday that the Constitution gives her equal power to...
Day 13:White House vows veto on Dems' bill to end shutdown
(The Washington Times) The White House issued a veto threat Thursday on Democrats’ new bill to end the government shutdown, saying it...
Return of Pelosi Day 1
(The Hill) Rep. Nancy Pelosi is about to make history. Again. The California Democrat broke new ground in 2007 when she became the first...
Changes To House Rules On Debt Ceiling, Ethics
(NPR) Top Democrats announced late Sunday a series of changes to House rules that could eliminate causes of major instability during the...
2020: Greatest Strength—And Biggest Weakness
(Daily Beast) It appears increasingly likely that the 2020 Democratic primary field will be the most wide open in recent memory, and...
The Problem with Progressives and Identity Politics
(National Review) On December 4, Kirsten Gillibrand joined the pageant of presidential hopefuls jockeying for the 2020 Democratic...
Shutdown Day 11:Donald Trump rejects Democratic funding plan
(USAToday) WASHINGTON – With no end of a partial shutdown in sight, President Donald Trump rang in the new year Tuesday by denouncing a...
Different Points Of View: Lessons From Shut downs
(We occasionally will present and contrast view points that differ in insight. From time to time we will feature them here. Please read...
Shutdown Day 9: Let's Make A deal?
(The Hill) The tweet came the morning after Trump huddled with Vice President Pence, incoming acting White House chief of staff Mick...
Dirty Tricksters....
Last week the New York Times revealed that money from tech billionaire Reid Hoffman was used to run a small disinformation “experiment”...
Nancy Pelosi Boasts Again
(Newsweek) Democratic Party leaders have vowed to end the partial government shutdown when they assume their House majority on January 3,...
Federal Workers Are Already Feeling the Pain of the Shutdown
(Time) Julie Burr will receive her last paycheck from the federal government on Dec. 31. After that, she’s doesn’t know when the next one...
Update-Gov't Shut Down Day 5:
(Politico) GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN … DAY 5. WE ANTICIPATE that talks to end the government shutdown will pick up a smidge. The White House...

















