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15 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Pence’s ‘Special Envoy’ in Foreign Aid Office Sparked an Ethics Complaint Just Weeks After He Started His Job ProPublica – Yageneh Torbati | Published: 5/13/2020 In 2018, an incoming Trump political appointee and ally of Vice President Mike Pence made an unusual suggestion to a United Nations agency whose funding hinged on support from a skeptical Trump administration: he pitched them to do business with one of his private-sector clients. [read post]
20 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Pence Campaign Sputters Amid Money Troubles, Staff Cuts and Low Enthusiasm MSN – Meryl Kornfield and Marianne LeVine (Washington Post) | Published: 10/19/2023 Four months after launching his presidential campaign with an embrace of traditional conservatism and a rejection of his former running mate Donald Trump, Mike Pence now stands at a difficult crossroads. [read post]
14 Feb 2025, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Trump’s New Line of Attack Against the Media Gains Momentum DNyuz – David Enrich (New York Times) | Published: 2/7/2025 Media lawyers scoffed last year when Donald Trump sued two news organizations for producing journalism that, he claimed, violated laws meant to protect consumers from things like deceptive advertising. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A History of the Trump War on Media – the Obsession Not Even Coronavirus Could Stop Washington Post – Manuel Roig-Franzia and Sarah Ellison | Published: 3/29/2020 President Trump’s initial downplaying of the spread of Covid-19 was due in part to his belief, stoked by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that the media was using the pandemic as yet another way to attack him, according to four Trump advisers. [read post]
8 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Both Parties Wonder: How much do conventions even matter anymore? [read post]
25 Apr 2025, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
DOJ Questions Science Journal About Bias, Triggering Free Speech Concerns MSN – Mark Johnson (Washington Post) | Published: 4/18/2025 The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent a letter to the editor of a scientific journal for chest doctors, implying the journal was partisan and asking a series of questions about how the publication protects the public from misinformation, whether it included competing viewpoints, and whether it was influenced by funders. [read post]
15 Apr 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Tiana Epps-Johnson, who leads the Center for Tech and Civic Life, said the new U.S. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 8:49 am by Michael Markarian
Congress returns to Washington today to convene the second session of the 113th Congress, and it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved in 2013 and the pathway for animals in the New Year. [read post]
22 Nov 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Speaker Johnson Restricts Use of Capitol Bathrooms by Transgender People MSN – Maegan Vazquez and Mariana Alfaro (Washington Post) | Published: 11/20/2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender individuals would not be allowed into restroom facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, announcing the rule change after Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender individual elected to… [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Special Counsel Probe Uncovers New Details About Trump’s Inaction on Jan. 6: Sources MSN – Katherine Faulders, Mike Levine, Alexander Mallin, and Will Steakin (ABC News) | Published: 1/7/2024 Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Trump’s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. [read post]
18 Mar 2012, 4:45 am by INFORRM
He said he discussed the case with Johnson and senior official in 2009 but there was little enthusiasm for carrying it forward. [read post]
14 Jun 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Supreme Court Rules California Man Can’t Trademark ‘Trump Too Small’ Associated Press News – Mark Sherman | Published: 6/13/2024 The U.S. [read post]
24 Dec 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Retired Colonel’s Unlikely Role in Pushing Baseless Election Claims MSN – Alan Feuer (New York Times) | Published: 12/21/2021 After President Biden’s inauguration, a former Army colonel with a background in information warfare appeared on a Christian conservative podcast and offered a detailed account of his monthslong effort to challenge the validity of the 2020 vote count. [read post]
30 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Signs Executive Order Raising Federal Contractors’ Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour MSN – Dartunorro Clark (NBC News) | Published: 4/28/2021 President Biden signed an executive order that raises the minimum wage for federal contractors and tipped employees working on government contracts to $15 an hour. [read post]
1 Nov 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Fires Set in Drop Boxes Destroy Hundreds of Ballots in Washington and Damage 3 in Oregon Yahoo News – Gene Johnson and Claire Rush (Associated Press) | Published: 10/28/2024 Incendiary devices were set off at two ballot drop boxes, one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington, destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before Election Day. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Kevin McCarthy Uses PAC to Lavish Cash on High-End Resorts, Private Jets and Fine Dining MSN – Paul Pringle and Adam Elmahrek (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 12/7/2023 As her exits Congress two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, political obituaries tout Kevin McCarthy’s skills as a prolific fundraiser on behalf of Republican candidates. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 7:19 am by Guest Author
Chris Walker had the great idea to assemble a bibliography on the major questions doctrine (MQD) so that we can have a one-stop shop for all things MQD. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 2016 Trump Campaign in $450,000 Lawsuit Settlement Voids Worker Non-Disclosure Pacts MSN – Jack Stebbins (CNBC) | Published: 2/4/2023 Former President Trump’s 2016 campaign, as part of a $450,000 settlement of a class-action lawsuit by a former campaign aide, agreed to void non-disclosure agreements that hundreds of campaign workers and volunteers had signed as a condition of their work. [read post]
20 Sep 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal In New York Case, Signs of a Familiar China Playbook DNyuz – David Pierson (New York Times) | Published: 9/16/2024 Before Linda Sun, a former senior aide in the New York governor’s office, was charged with using her position benefit the Chinese government, suspected cases of Chinese foreign meddling had been on the rise in Western democracies. [read post]
22 Nov 2023, 3:16 pm by karplawfirm
Mike Braun of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the aging committee. [read post]