With Congress on a 2 week recess, members are supposed to be at home in their districts, conferring with constituents. As usual, our member of…
Author: Kurt
The United States Census is an under-appreciated function of our federal government. The once-a-decade count is critical for drawing political districts; allotting congressional representatives to…
On July 26, 2017, Donald Trump announced in a series of tweets that the US military will no longer allow transgender troops to serve in…
On the night of March 16th, less than 48 hours before he planned to retire, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired. The last minute…
Trump is again publicly playing with the idea of firing Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor leading the independent investigation into Russia’s election interference and potential…
GOP leaders in Congress are attempting to attach riders into upcoming budget appropriations bills. These would: weaken the Johnson Amendment, which currently prevents any church with…
The Clean Power Plan would prevent 90,000 asthma attacks and 3,600 premature deaths per year. But Trump’s EPA head Scott Pruitt is replacing this important climate…
According to a recent Dayton Daily News article, there are about a dozen pieces of legislation pending at the Ohio Statehouse that would expand access…
After this recess week, the Senate is expected to vote the week of March 5 on legislation that would lift some of the safeguards put…
Last week, the Senate took a series of immigration votes, purportedly aimed at providing relief for Dreamers. But only one of the four bills voted…