#Congress

Josh Huder

joshHuder

This is a great piece by @jaj7d and @EricPatashnik. Historically, congressional leaders were the most likely to act in defense of their chamber's or institution's power. It's unsurprising even an

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) There is a dispute as to whether the White House actually has possession of the defense policy bill which President Trump has threatened to veto. 2) This is important.

Melissa Blue, feeling like Dakota Gray

mel_thegreat

The week has been long, but the theme has been white privilege revealed in all the ways.After violent insurrectionist took over the Capitol, they were allowed to go home.After that,

T. Greg Doucette

greg_doucette

Agreed. Though in SCOTUS's case there's a coherent and centuries-old judicial concept at play; with Congress, it's just spineless and politicshttps://twitter.com/ryanbeckwith/status/1353765657586892800 The mootness doctrine. The

David Sacks

DavidSacks

1/ Steve Huffman from Reddit has been dragged in front of Congress to deny that "foreign agents" were involved in GameStop. Why? Because WallStreetBets was accused of "disinformation." Let's analyze

Ben Br@ddock

AutistLvsMatter

This is in Virginia, look at how many Biden “voters” didn’t vote for either House candidate Look at the Red districts. That's where this can be hidden. It's not just

Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D

RVAwonk

Just a reminder that issuing a pardon or commuting a sentence in exchange for a witness refusing to testify about your own criminal behavior is in itself an act of

kurt lash

kurtlash1

1/ An editorial in the WSJ defends impeaching and disqualifying a former president by citing common law English practice and early state practice. This common law background, the writer insists,

Victor Tseng

VectorSting

I have encountered so many misconceptions. A basic fact is that A, B, and C are necessary for life. Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. This mini-thread explores the concept of Airway

Michael Stratford

mstratford

New – Key Congressional leaders have agreed to reinstate Pell grants for incarcerated students as part of a deal on a package of higher ed policies expected to be included

Elina Ribakova

elinaribakova

NDAA FY 2021: little for Russia in terms of sanctions (few surprises and likely limited impact), some concern regarding Turkey's S-400 purchases, and importantly attempt to limit corruption via use

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/13A couple is two people, a minyan is ten, a jury is twelve - so what do you call eleven people? #velshi 2/ 13Well in the case of the 11

David Menschel

davidminpdx

Nah. This is utter nonsense. We don’t need the Republicans or any member of the Congress to have MASSIVE criminal justice reform — bigger than any in 100 years. With

AndrewStettner

pelhamprog

Today’s unemployment report underscores just how important it was for Congress to deliver emergency aid and avert a massive benefits cliff in just 3 days, causing a mass sigh of

KEPT THE FAITH, BABY! SI SE PUEDE!

JamesMWilliam18

Last night's AOC speech reminded me of perhaps THE most radical of the six Members of Congress whom I worked on Capitol Hill, Mickey Leland. I learned this when I

Judd Deere

JuddPDeere45

President @realDonaldTrump has signed H.R. 133, an Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes. Statement

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