On the floor in Congress today is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which discusses non-budget related policies for programs and activities …
June 2016 Meeting with Russian Lawyer Pt.2/3 – Volume I (p.117-123) The Mueller Report
Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner were at the 20 minute-long meeting with the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya. Accompanying Veselnitskaya was 1) Rinat …
Today in Congress – Gendered Terms in US Federal Law
A bill called the 21st Century President Act, which removes gendered terms from a specific part of the United States Code, is being discussed today. …
June 2016 Meeting with Russian Lawyer Pt.1/3 – Volume I (p.110-116) The Mueller Report
Emin Agalarov, son of a Russian real estate developer that has ties to Donald Trump, had requested a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016. …
Today in Congress – Housing for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits veterans from refinancing their home loans “until the date that is the later of (1) the date on which …
Census Citizenship Question
Recently, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, saying that the reason was “contrived,” but …
Daily Congress for Dummies – July 8th
3 Congress bills became law today: H.R.2940 – Extends the granting of money for needy families in states AND territories like Puerto Rico and the …
Quick Read on Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering, the age-old political technique of manipulating district boundary lines to ensure that your party’s candidate receives the majority vote in a district, was recently …
Bipartisanship on the Border, 2019
Many bills regarding our southern border were introduced this year, but most them never make it through Congress, let alone get signed into law by …
You Gotta be a Rockstar! (Or why are Democrats afraid of feelings? Part III) – Election 2020
Time to read: 3 minutes. Truth: If you are not feeling, you are not following. As we said in our previous blogs (You Gotta be …