WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is due to hear arguments next week over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate a program that protects young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, 165 educational institutions (including…
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A divided House approves path to possible Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — House Democrats Thursday formalized the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as they shifted the proceedings to a more public phase and made the case for the president’s removal from office. The House passed a resolution by a…
At Brookings talk, Van Hollen calls for “quiet diplomacy,” strategic partnerships
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, criticized what he called the Trump administration’s isolationist foreign policy and called for greater collaboration with American allies in a discussion on defense and international affairs at the Brookings Institution Thursday. Van Hollen…
Nationals #FinishedTheFight, now it’s time for the parade
WASHINGTON – A parade celebrating the Washington Nationals’ World Series championship, a first for the franchise, is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in downtown Washington, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Thursday. The parade will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at the…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds stance against added payday borrower protections
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has not budged on its June decision cutting additional protections. “There was insufficient evidence and legal support for these requirements,” CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger wrote in a Sep. 23 letter to Rep. Maxine…
At symposium, Van Hollen stresses support for scientists, seriousness of climate change
COLUMBIA, Maryland — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday stressed the urgency of understanding climate change and dismissed Trump administration efforts to ban the term as “all nonsense.” The Democrat, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the…