Donald Trump July 30, 2020 Trump, family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen to meet over sex-misconduct bill The family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen were scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss the new “#IAmVanessaGuillen” bill, a proposal aimed to help victims of sexual harassment.
Congress July 29, 2020 Rubio says short-term unemployment extension 'may need to happen' amid coronavirus bill negotiations Rubio, R-Fla., while exiting a closed-door meeting with many of the top Republicans in the Senate and members of the Trump administration, cast doubt on whether there would be a deal on the $1 trillion-plus coronavirus package by Friday.
Donald Trump July 29, 2020 Trump calls GOP coronavirus proposal 'semi-irrelevant' as deal appears far off President Trump on Tuesday called the Senate Republicans' coronavirus relief package "semi-irrelevant" when asked whether he supported the legislation at a news conference, underscoring the deep divides between the White House, congressional Republicans and congressional Democrats as lawmakers scramble to pass something in the coming days.
ӣƵ Flash July 25, 2020 Brian Brenberg: Coronavirus stimulus serving as a 'vehicle' for Dems' progressive agenda Democrats are using coronavirus stimulus negotiations as an opportunity to push their big-government liberal agenda, The King's College Professor Brian Brenberg warned Saturday.
OPINION July 25, 2020 Brian Brenberg: Democrats are using coronavirus stimulus as opportunity to push their big-government agenda The pandemic presented a need for temporary government help, not an invitation to re-brand progressive economics as crisis relief.
OPINION July 24, 2020 Newt Gingrich: School reopenings — 3 things we can do to return focus to children and their education If we debated education by putting the students and learning first, these are the kind of policies we would develop in response to bureaucratic, unionized self-centeredness.
Coronavirus July 23, 2020 Counties ask Congress for 'surge' of federal aid: 'We literally have to process the dead bodies' Leaders from the National Association of Counties (NACo) on Thursday made an urgent call for "direct and flexible" federal funding to help the local governments deal with the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis as Congress negotiates another relief package.
ӣƵ Flash July 23, 2020 Kevin McCarthy on Operation Legend: 'It's a responsibility that we bring safety back to America' While President Trump may be better off politically by allowing chaos to unfold on American streets, he "cares too much" about the safety and security of his people to do so, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday.
OPINION July 21, 2020 Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.: Our schools need liability protection in order to reopen for students When school administrators act in good faith to protect their charges, they should be shielded from frivolous lawsuits.
ӣƵ Flash July 18, 2020 Texas Democratic congressional candidate Gus Trujillo: 'I want to be a voice for the people, not for the president' Texas Democratic Congressional nominee Gus Trujillo hopes to be a voice for the people of his district and not President Trump.
ӣƵ Flash July 16, 2020 McCarthy warns if GOP doesn't win in November, Democrats 'will change the rules of the game' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told "Hannity" Thursday that it is crucial for Republicans to win big in the fall because otherwise, as he put it, "I don't know if we'll ever have an opportunity to win it again."