Just about two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump has already surprised Democrats and Republicans alike by doing one simple thing: Following through on his campaign promises. It is enraging Democrats and shocking Republicans.Source: Trump Is Doing Exactly What He Said He Would Do...
With a new set of politically active nonprofits promising to pour millions into ads supporting President Donald Trump’s agenda and cabinet nominees, an FEC decision last month provides a telling reminder of how these groups push the legal limits on their activity — and how difficult it isSource: As pro-Trump nonprofits rev up, regulators stall again...
On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, a Clinton appointee, ruled that the California Secretary of State did not violate the First Amendment when he censored Paul Merritt’s candidate statement in the Voters Guide.Source: U.S. District Court Says California Secretary of State May Censor Candidate Statements in Voter Guide...
Gregg Phillips' claims about voter fraud thrust the Montgomery man and former Alabama GOP fundraiser into the national media spotlight after President Donald Trump mentioned his name in a Jan. 27 Twitter post about "3 million" people voting illegally.Source: Trump's voter fraud claims rooted in Alabama man's work...
On Monday, at the same time her father, President Trump, fired the acting attorney general of the United States, Ivanka Trump and her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, were having a low-key dinner at an Italian restaurant a mile from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.Source: Jared and Ivanka turned down a free dinner on date night. Could they have taken it?...
In his farewell address to the nation, then-President Barack Obama called for an end to partisan gerrymandering, saying that congressional districts should be drawn “to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.Source: We have a standard for judging partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court should use it....
On January 28, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order that imposes an extra layer of ethics obligations on presidentially appointed members of the White House and Executive Branch.Source: Trump Ethics Order Loosens Hiring Rules, but Tightens Post-Employment Restrictions...
Legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in Virginia elections passed the Republican-controlled House of Delegates on Wednesday on a 64-33 vote along party lines.Source: Virginia House passes bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in state, local elections...
In Washington, D.C., the cognoscenti confidently predict that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be easily confirmed. But both supporters and opponents are chastened by the predictors' embarrassingly wrong prognostications over the past year.Source: Senate Democrats In Political Quagmire Over Supreme Court Nomination...
Good morning. Mike McPhate is on vacation. Today’s introduction comes from Adam Nagourney, the Los Angeles bureau chief.Source: California Today: Another Election Is Coming to Los Angeles...
