The Trump administration defended Medicaid work rules in federal court Thursday in a dispute that ultimately centered on defining what the purpose of the program should be Read more The Senate on Thursday easily voted to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to what lawmakers in both parties deemed executive overreach by a president determined to build his border wall over Congress’s objections Read more A sweeping college admissions scandal revealed this week raises the question of why it's OK for wealthy parents to cut a check worth millions to get their child admitted to an elite school, but they can't pay a coach to slip in a kid as a recruited "athlete." Read more Social justice is a driving force in our millennial generation, defined as “a state or doctrine of egalitarianism,” and our attention to its perpetuation comes across in more than just policy engagement. It is a major factor in the decisions we make — how we shop, what we eat and the causes we promote Read more President Donald Trump launched another battle for border-wall funding on Monday, calling for $8.6 billion additional dollars in his proposed federal budget for next year. Top Democrats came out swinging, bashing a border wall as "expensive and ineffective." Read more New York prosecutors announce charges against former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, shortly after his sentencing in a federal case Read more Democrats are going big on something that’s been popular for years — taxing the rich Read more Beto O’Rourke’s headed to Iowa this weekend. He just made the rounds at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin. He's stayed in the headlines with creative, at times unusual, gimmicks like live-streaming his dental appointment and posting soulful blogs from the road Read more Democrats are pushing ahead with an impeachment vote against President Trump, even after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it's not worth pursuing because it's too divisive for the country Read more Senators on Tuesday approved Paul Matey to be a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively flipping control of the court from Democratic-appointed judges to GOP picks Read more Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, was ready to give his first official press conference Read more Over the weekend in Austin, Texas, South by Southwest became a major presidential forum Read more In a private session, the former vice president told the current one that Trump's policy looks too much like Barack Obama's Read more President Trump released his $4.7 trillion 2020 budget proposal to Congress Monday, requesting $8.6 billion for border security Read more House Republicans would much rather be in the majority, passing bills and fulfilling President Trump's agenda. But they are quickly realizing that life in the minority can come with some perks — and some easy political victories Read more In an interview with The Washington Post, Pelosi says impeachment is so "divisive" that it shouldn't be used barring something "overwhelming." Read more Smollett was charged last month with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police in January Read more
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