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Staff ReportsApril 3, 2018

Change has come; people are even fired via social media While the House and Senate are in the second week of their Easter recess, nonlegislative issues are getting their share of coverage. An example is the resignation/firing of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Shulkin says he was fired by President Donald Trump, while the White House says he resigned. […]

Staff ReportsMarch 27, 2018

Don’t expect further significant legislation from Congress this year On Friday, members of the House and Senate were among those flocking to Reagan National and Dulles Airport to get out of Washington as quickly as possible. Hours before they had passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that had Republicans like Rep. Matt Gaetz fuming at the cost […]

Staff ReportsMarch 23, 2018

GOP could pay a high price for spending bill Over the past three election cycles, Republican candidates have asked voters to give them majorities in the House and the Senate followed by a Republican president. Voters around the country, along with the Electoral College, did what they asked. On the campaign Republicans railed against Obamacare […]

Staff ReportsMarch 20, 2018

Students have our attention, but will it last? More than one month after the murder of 14 students and three school personnel in Parkland, the passion of the student activists remains high. Will it stay that way over the coming months? In other words, will they be in the spotlight long enough to have an […]

Staff ReportsMarch 13, 2018

Tillerson out Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump abruptly ousted his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in what is the latest shakeup in his 14-month-old presidency. It is a move that could have serious ramifications for the U.S. economic and foreign policy. According to The New York Times, Tillerson learned of his firing Tuesday morning when […]

Staff ReportsMarch 9, 2018

Trump follows through on tariff pledge This week, much of the country and the world is talking about tariffs. That is because President Donald Trump said he would levy a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent surcharge on aluminum. The media and a number of Republican politicians rang alarm bells saying […]

Staff ReportsMarch 6, 2018

For one night, Trump trades tweets for stand up comedy While Twitter is President Donald Trump‘s communication tool of choice, he used the podium to zing friends, opponents, and himself on Saturday night. Judging by the content of his comments at Saturday night’s Gridiron Club dinner, we could use more of these. Trump mingled with what […]

Staff ReportsMarch 2, 2018

In one week, gun control dialogue has changed direction Recent history shows that at the end of each week, Washington observers say they have not seen many like this. The same is certainly true at the end of this week. With President Donald Trump in the White House, the unexpected is gradually becoming the norm. Perhaps we […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 27, 2018

High school students helping drive the agenda in Washington Congress is back following the Presidents Day recess. Virtually nothing has changed since the day they left. When they left, Americans, along with Congress, we’re just trying to process what had happened — and why — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. While they were gone, […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 23, 2018

Gun control advocates dominating the national agenda Wednesday was unlike any other day in recent memory. With Congress out of session, the aftermath of the deadly shootings in Parkland continues with a focus on gun control. On that day, three significant news events took place with two of them in Florida. The movement to force action […]

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