UPDATE: Rep. Steve King – accused of making racist remarks – will not serve on committees in the House of Representatives, minority leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Monday evening. King (R-Iowa) replied, […]
Rep. King won’t serve on House panels
No wall deal, and maybe no fire relief
The heat was turned up on Wednesday over the tug-of-war between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats over a proposed $5 billion wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. A day after the president’s […]
Wall or fence? The standoff continues
The standoff over a proposed new border barrier and the partial government shutdown which created it continued on Monday. President Donald Trump will make a prime-time national television address on Tuesday at […]
U.S. employers added 312,000 new jobs
American employers added 312,000 new jobs in December, a sharp increase over the estimate of 180,000 originally projected. The news of the upbeat hiring report spurred a positive reaction on Wall Street, […]
Nancy Pelosi returns to Speaker post
Heralding a change in the political landscape in Washington, D.C., Nancy Pelosi again became the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday, making her the most powerful Democrat in the national […]
Talks on budget stalemate didn’t help
One day before a new Congress is set to convene, talks to end the partial shutdown of the federal government aren’t showing many signs of progress. Congressional leaders from both parties met […]
Warren moves toward White House bid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Monday became the first big name candidate to begin a bid for the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination. Her announcement that she was forming an “exploratory committee” […]
Pay hike for federal workers cancelled
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order freezing pay for federal employees through 2019, knocking out a 2.1 percent increase set to take effect next week. The president cited budget concerns […]
Election result disputes are continuing
The Nov. 6 election is over, sort of, but the bitterness isn’t. Two incidents on Friday underlined that point. In North Carolina, the state board of elections dissolved itself without certifying the […]
No end in sight for U.S. govt. shutdown
President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats continued to spar on Thursday over the partial government shutdown that is continuing with no end in sight. On Wednesday the president told reporters he would […]
