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Commentary Michael Olesker 

Trump’s contempt for Americans on display for all the world to see

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 Michael Olesker

Let’s get Trump’s cheap shot toward his predecessor out of the way first. It wasn’t Joe Biden who went after Trump, it was prosecutors in three states and the District of Columbia who had enough evidence to believe he had committed crimes.

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Congress:  Good Men and Women Doing Nothing

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Les Cohen

Does President Trump care that he’s breaking the law?  Of course not.  The Supreme Court has ruled that a President is immune from prosecution as long as he breaks the law in the ordinary course of his Presidency.  What a crock. 

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9 promises Trump has made that are unlikely to come to pass

December 27, 2024 Bryan Renbaum

Politicians are known for making promises and pledges they are unlikely to be able to fulfill and former President Donald Trump has arguably made more ambitious ones than have most.

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House votes to consider bill to add citizenship question to census

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Capital News Service

ince 1790, the Census Bureau has taken a head count of every person, regardless of citizenship, in the United States so Congress can determine how members of the House of Representatives and Electoral College votes are distributed.

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Democratic Senate hopeful Trone sees himself as progressive conciliator

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 Capital News Service

Rep. David Trone views himself as an outsider in Congress. On May 14, Maryland voters will decide if the three-term lawmaker, self-described progressive and wealthy businessman is the right Democrat to try to retain a Senate seat for the party. 

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Lawmakers tangle over Biden pause on new LNG terminals

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Capital News Service

House Republicans criticized the Biden administration Thursday for its temporary pause in liquified natural gas (LNG) export applications, citing negative impacts on the economy and international relationships.

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Senators hear the case for cutting Americans’ work week to 32 hours

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Capital News Service

In 1955, Walter Reuther, head of what was then known as the United Automobile Workers (UAW), told a Senate hearing that coming technological advancements would make a four-day workweek possible.

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Gov. Hogan addresses Maryland in the governor’s reception room on Sept. 8, 2021. Rachel Logan/Capital News Service
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Hogan’s run for U.S. Senate is all the buzz among former Capitol colleagues

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Capital News Service

Hogan was one of the Republican party’s more outspoken critics of former president Donald Trump, who is likely to be at the top of the ticket in the fall. Hogan even claimed he voted for late former president Ronald Reagan over Trump in 2020.

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Anti-war protesters confront House hearing on Houthi threat

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Capital News Service

As lawmakers reviewed increasing Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, anti-war protesters confronted a House hearing Wednesday over U.S. military involvement in the Middle East.

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Cardin and Van Hollen back new foreign aid bill after bipartisan immigration deal dies

February 9, 2024 Capital News Service

Maryland Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have criticized Republican colleagues for blocking the bipartisan package that included border security and military aid to Ukraine. 

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The current U.S. national debt:
$36,214,280,590,105

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