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18 May 2023, 6:30 am
Consider his well-known statement in an 1810 letter to John Colvin: [A] strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen: but it is not the highest. the laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. to lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property & all those who are enjoying them with us;… [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 3:00 am
National/Federal Campaigning to Oversee Elections, While Denying the Last One Yahoo News – Jennifer Medina, Nick Corasaniti, and Reid Epstein (New York Times) | Published: 1/30/2022 Nearly two dozen Republicans who have publicly questioned or disputed the results of the 2020 election are running for secretary of state across the country, in some cases after being directly encouraged by allies of former President Trump. [read post]
14 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
California – Former High-Level Lawyer with L.A. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 4:00 am
Unapologetic Ex-Ambassador Avoids Prison in Illicit Lobbying Case MSN – Craig Whitlock (Washington Post) | Published: 9/16/2023 Richard Olson Jr., a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced to three years’ probation and a $93,350 fine for violating federal lobbying and ethics laws in a case that exposed a secret history of romantic liaisons and lavish gifts during his 34-year career as a diplomat. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 3:00 am
Ron DeSantis touted as a way to help parents combat what he and other conservative figures claimed was “liberal indoctrination” woven through the K-12 and higher education system. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 1:36 am
Lee with MLK MSN – Meena Venkataramanan (Washington Post) | Published: 1/16/2023 As the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. [read post]
14 Feb 2020, 3:00 am
Secret Service Has Paid Rates as High as $650 a Night for Rooms at Trump’s Properties Stamford Advocate – David Fahrenthold, Jonathan O’Connell, Carol Leonnig, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 2/7/2020 Secret Service personnel traveling with President Trump to his private properties pay rates as high at $650 per night for lodging. [read post]
21 May 2021, 4:00 am
National/Federal Biden Administration’s Deep Ties to Uber, Lyft in Spotlight After Vaccine-Assistance Partnership Announced ABC News – Soo Rin Kim and Lucien Bruggeman | Published: 5/17/2021 When the White House announced an agreement with Uber and Lyft to offer free rides to vaccine sites as part of President Biden’s aim to inoculate 70 percent of Americans against the coronavirus by the Fourth of July, the partnership drew praise but also questions. [read post]
9 Jul 2021, 4:00 am
That “if” – a massive one for kids whose parents cannot cover the cost of a few months of the city’s sky-high rents and overpriced eateries – may get a bit smaller next year, as the House Appropriations Committee advanced a pair of spending bills bumping allocations for paying interns. [read post]
6 Nov 2020, 3:00 am
Congressional Democrats’ High Hopes Dashed as GOP Clings to Senate Majority, Scores Unexpected Gains in the House Washington Post – Paul Kane, Rachael Bade, and Seung Min Kim | Published: 11/4/2020 Congressional Democrats began a period of reckoning after another political debacle left them suffering losses to their House majority and clinging to a narrow path to Senate control, a stark contrast to the strong optimism of a “blue wave” that would repudiate… [read post]
22 Oct 2021, 4:00 am
Lobbying Groups’ Effectiveness Hits New High This Year: Study MSN – Karl Evers-Hillstrom (The Hill) | Published: 10/19/2021 Trade associations are finding unprecedented success in influencing policymakers this year. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
Threats against lawmakers have reached an all-time high of 9,600, according to U.S. [read post]
3 Dec 2021, 3:00 am
Committee members have previously said many people with connections to the events of that day have voluntarily engaged with investigators, but they have not specified who those individuals are or how high up they were in the Trump administration. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am
But they are not expecting it to be a return to K Street’s high-flying days, when lobbyists built empires out of the business of securing earmarks for clients. [read post]
27 Mar 2024, 5:53 am
A comprehensive guide on what to expect at former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial in Manhattan for his alleged falsification of business records and hush money arrangement in 2016 presidential election. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 3:00 am
Republican Lobbying Firms Riding High Despite Uncertainty of 2020 Race The Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 2/26/2020 Republican lobbying firms are riding high after three years of President Trump and a GOP-controlled Senate. [read post]
29 May 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal ‘A Game-Changer’: Pandemic forces shift in black voter outreach Roll Call – Bridgett Bowman | Published: 5/21/2020 Success in November for Democrats may depend on turning out black voters, but a history of facing voter suppression has fueled skepticism among African Americans about voting by mail and a preference to vote in person. [read post]
28 Oct 2022, 4:00 am
Supreme Court decided the 2000 presidential election and the trend reached a high in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic prompted a host of new voting rules. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 3:00 am
Charles Grassley and Ron Johnson, who led a joint investigation of Hunter Biden this year, are signaling they will take a tough stance on the incoming administration. [read post]
26 Sep 2013, 11:00 am
The opportunities for transparency are limited because the price of transparency, at least while programs remain secret, is unacceptably high in operational terms. [read post]
