The federal disaster relief bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last month, but was blocked three times by individual House Republicans last week when the bill was scheduled for a vote in the House on the consent calendar — these Republicans objected to unanimous consent — during the congressional recess. On Monday, Congress returned from … Read more
The House Judiciary Committee subpoenas for Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson ordered the production of documents to the committee by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4. Hicks’ subpoena sets a June 19 date for her to testify in a hearing before the Judiciary Committee, while Donaldson is asked to appear June 24 for a deposition. … Read more
Last week the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report that makes it official: the “Trump tax cut bill,” the only legislative achievement of the previous Republican Congress, has not generated any meaningful new economic growth that was not already underway. And the crooks who passed it (above) are laughing all the way to their … Read more
E.J. Montini of The Republic has a column today praising the Nevada state legislature for passing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. He is under the impression that Nevada has become the 15th state to join it. Electoral College will go the way of Trump University. I hate to break it to you, Mr. Montini, but … Read more
No major decisions today. The Supreme Court focused on picking some low hanging fruit of easy-to-decide decisions, with only one 5-4 decision that produced an unexpected alignment of justices. In Azar v. Allina Health Services, Justice Neal Gorsuch writing for the 7-1 majority affirmed the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Stephen Breyer dissented. The … Read more