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Peter SchorschMay 25, 2017

Criticism of Trump budget proposal to grow upon his return from overseas President Donald Trump presented his budget proposal to Congress this week. Like other budgets proposed by his predecessors, the term “dead on arrival” quickly becomes the operative word for those paying attention. Usually, this event is well covered, especially on the cable news […]

Peter SchorschMay 18, 2017

Great Flood of 2017 rocks Washington Some political wordsmiths might call it the Great Flood of 2017 in Washington. No, the Potomac has not crested its banks. No water main has ruptured. This is all about what began as occasional damaging leaks to the media involving President Trump. Those leaks have turned into a tsunami of stories and […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2017

Orlando’s U.S. Rep. Val Demings and Miami’s U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen made a week-long visit to visit troops in Afghanistan and Iraq this week, including a Mother’s Day visit at which Demings was able to deliver cards from students in her Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Demings, a Democrat, and Ros-Lehtinen were part of a bipartisan group […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2017

Democrats up in arms about Comey firing; Republicans mostly silent It was supposed to be a rather quiet week on Capitol Hill. With the House and Senate in recess following the noisy passage of the American Health Care Act in the House, no breaking news or dueling press statements were expected for another week. When […]

Peter SchorschApril 21, 2017

More “scared jackrabbits” running for re-election This week another Democrat made a strong run at claiming a traditional GOP seat in Congress. After a near-miss in a deep-red district in Nebraska, Jon Ossoff nearly gained a majority against 17 other candidates in Georgia’s 6th District, where Republican candidates always win by double digits. Ossoff will still […]

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The Delegation for 5.25.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

The Delegation for 05.18.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Val Demings, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen spend Mother’s Day with women troops in Iraq, Afghanistan

The Delegation for 05.11.2017 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

The Delegation for 4.21.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State