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Congress abandons Medicare patients and their physicians – American Medical Association – March 9, 2025
Press Releases Congress abandons Medicare patients and their physiciansMar 9, 2025 The following statement is attributable to: Bruce A. Scott, M.D. President, American Medical Association “Physicians across the country are outraged that Congress’s proposed spending package locks in a devastating fifth consecutive year of Medicare cuts, threatening access to care for 66 million Medicare patients.…
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Trump’s 2025 joint session address, fact checked and annotated – CNN Politics
By Zachary B. Wolf and Curt Merrill, CNN, Published March 5, 2025 Trump’s 2025 joint session address, fact checked and annotated By Zachary B. Wolf and Curt Merrill, CNN, Published March 5, 2025 Americans are reeling from the early weeks of Trump 2.0, and President Donald Trump got a prime-time chance to explain the fast…
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Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance – Courts to Trump: No – by Joyce Vance – March 6, 2025
Courts to Trump: No by Joyce Vance Read on Substack
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Can Trump ignore Congress’ spending laws? The debate over ‘impoundment’ : Planet Money : NPR
Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by Congress. Can they do that under the U.S. Constitution? Source Links: Can Trump ignore Congress’ spending laws? The debate over ‘impoundment’ : Planet Money : NPR
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The Tech Friend – 5 Calls – from The Washington Post
The Tech Friend Make your tech a force for good.By Shira Ovide Nick O’Neill says his wife woke him at an “ungodly hour” one recent morning. The app the couple founded, 5 Calls, was melting down under a crush of people contacting their members of Congress. A flurry of White House executive orders and overhauls…
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How Trump and Musk could steal Congress’s power through a debt limit crisis | Vox
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power. Source Links: How Trump and Musk could steal Congress’s power through a debt limit crisis | Vox
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“What’s the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it’s a constitutional crisis | Salon.com
Some conservative scholars are admitting that Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to government is unconstitutional Source Links: “What’s the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it’s a constitutional crisis | Salon.com
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Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office – The Washington Post
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in Trump’s first administration. February 6, 2025 at 7:39 p.m. EST Today at 7:39 p.m. EST 6 min Source Links: Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office – The Washington Post
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DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE’s access to Treasury data – ABC News
DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE’s access to Treasury data Three federal unions sought a temporary injunction blocking DOGE’s access. By Peter Charalambous, February 5, 2025, 7:20 PM 3:57 Screaming match erupts among house lawmakers over motion to subpoena Elon Musk Democrats on the House Oversight Committee attempted to subpoena Elon Musk to…
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Trump preps order to dismantle Education Department as DOGE probes data – The Washington Post
Education Higher education Local Education Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime. By Laura Meckler, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Hannah NatansonFebruary 3, 2025 at 4:55 p.m. EST, Yesterday at 4:55 p.m. EST 8 min Source Links:…
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The incoming 2025 Congress is the third oldest in U.S. history
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:00 AM PSTBy Joe Murphy Congress isn’t getting any younger. In fact, compared with the previous session, it’s 79 days older, and the third oldest in U.S. history.With an average member age of 58.9 years old, the 119th Congress is the third oldest since 1789, according to an NBC News analysis of…
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School libraries banned more books than ever before in 2021 – The Washington Post
By Hannah Natanson, April 7, 2022 at 1:13 p.m. EDT Two reports this week show the United States is facing an unprecedented wave of school book banning — spurring Congress to hold a hearing Thursday focused on the issue, which free-speech advocates warn will undermine democracy. PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of…
