Politics Feb 09 The unseen workers who guided the Senate through marathon nominee sessions The Senate held back-to-back overnight sessions this week, forcing U.S. Capitol Building workers to put in long shifts during debates over Cabinet nominees.
Politics Feb 01 Why Sen. Orrin Hatch suspended committee rules to advance Trump nominees On the second day of boycott from Democrats, Hatch says they ‘haven’t done a thing to help cooperate" with hearings for Steve Mnuchin, Rep. Tom Price.
Politics Feb 01 A blur of a week in politics, slowed down The pace of action over the course of President Trump’s first days in office meant that just as Americans started digesting one news item, the next was rolling out at full-speed. Here’s an attempt at putting a haze of action…
Politics Jan 30 White House charges critics didn't read refugee order, but didn't post it for three days As critics protested President Trump’s executive order on refugees over the weekend, and administration officials claimed the policy was being implemented smoothly, the White House charged that the criticism was based on too few people looking at the actual order.
Politics Jan 24 Every executive action President Trump has taken (so far) A look at the Trump campaign's "contract with the American voter" and the actions he has taken in the Oval Office.
Politics Jan 10 The art of saying goodbye Hours away from President Obama's farewell speech, here's a look at other farewells done well.
Politics Jan 07 Ethics agency has 'great concern' about confirmations before reviews are cleared Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees have not yet completed the required ethics review process.
Politics Jan 03 How does the new Congress compare with the country's diversity? Here’s how the diversity in the nation compares with the makeup of the new Congress and the proposed new Trump cabinet (looking at the 19 nominees he’s named).
Politics Dec 28 4 American presidents with Trump-like traits An interesting group of presidents share some traits -- of course not all traits -- with Mr. Trump.
Politics Dec 28 Big change in the White House. Congress? Not so much The dramatic change coming to the White House got us thinking about the near lack of change at the U.S. Capitol this year. In total, the Senate numbers shifted by two seats and the House by six. Both were Democratic…