White House Chief of Staff Jon Kelly announced new measures aimed at improving the White House’s security clearance process this week. The move comes in the wake of intense scrutiny the White House has received over the way it handled …
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children are left in limbo as immigration reform once again failed to pass in the Congress this week. The fate of DREAMers is up in the …
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Massachusetts and former Republican candidate for president in 2012 Mitt Romney, has announced a bid for the Utah Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. Romney announced the run in a Tweet Friday morning.…
Continue ReadingRepublicans made a last-ditch effort to pass a DACA solution this week only to have it thwarted by Democrats. Are we seeing the beginning of a midterm election strategy by Democrats? We discuss DACA and the failure of Congress to …
Continue ReadingA bipartisan plan put forth by a group of twenty-two senators has drawn the ire of the White House and other agencies in the Trump administration, and failed in a vote in the Senate. “The changes proposed by Senators Schumer-Rounds-Collins …
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Blue Cross of Idaho announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering insurance plans in the state that do not meet Obamacare’s requirements. The announcement comes in the wake of a controversial executive order from Governor …
Continue ReadingSenator Mitch McConnell is making one thing clear: it is now or never on immigration. The Majority Leader has vowed to have an open debate policy when it came to an immigration bill this week, notably allowing an “opportunity for …
Continue ReadingU.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of New York has become the second federal judge to place an injunction the Trump administration’s ending of the DACA program, the program that protects from deportation undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country …
Continue ReadingControversial Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes has begun his own media outlet. “The California Republican” is a news site dedicated to delivering “the best of U.S., California and Central Valley news, sports, and analysis.”
Nunes has …
Continue ReadingThe President released a video statement last night emphasizing the importance of Congress acting on immigration. The president characterized immigration as a national security issue outlining loopholes within the system that are allowing gang members, like those affiliated with MS-13, …
Continue ReadingThe data breach that affected consumer credit reporting company Equifax affected more information than the company originally divulged according to documents given to Congress.
The company had originally said that the breach of its computer systems, announced last September, had …
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives passed legislation that bolsters cybersecurity cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine. The bill compels the State Department to provide support to Ukraine in fortifying its government networks and critical infrastructure.
The bill passed with an overwhelming …
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has moved to begin debate on an immigration bill in the Senate in an unorthodox way – by not starting with an immigration bill. McConnell said that he will not use a bill as …
Continue ReadingMuch of talk in Washington D.C. this week was on the controversial Nunes Memo just released. In this episode, we discuss the revelation of a focus of special counsel Robert Mueller and why it may be the more significant development.…
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held the floor yesterday for a record 8 hours and 7 minutes, in what was the longest floor speech in House of Representatives history. Pelosi was announcing her opposition to a Senate deal on …
Continue ReadingSenate Leaders Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Chuck Schumer have reached a deal on the budget that will keep the government funded for two years and avert a government shutdown. The deal is expected to be announced as early as …
Continue ReadingAccording to a new poll released Monday, 85% of voters believe lowering drug prices should be a priority for Congress. The poll, conducted by GS Strategy Group, shows that 85.5% of registered voters think that lowering the cost of …
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