Senate to Vote on Health Care Reform
Dr. Douglas Lake, from Iowa, left, listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, speaks, with Candace Fowler, from Missouri, at right, during a listening session in the Roosevelt Room of the White House,
29 Jun
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Senate to Vote on Health Care Reform »

Once again, health care reform is dominating news headlines. This time, it’s because Senate Republicans have come up with a new health care Read more…

Is President Trump a . . . Centrist?
President Donald Trump gives a thumb-up as he walks from Marine to Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 18, 2017
20 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Is President Trump a . . . Centrist? »

President Trump’s removal of his top adviser, Stephen Bannon, from the National Security Council earlier this month, and his abandonment of several of Read more…

Russia . . . Again?
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes is pursued by reporters on March 28, 2017.
5 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Russia . . . Again? »

Russia, and potential Russian involvement in the 2016 election, has been a widespread topic of concern ever since the presidential debates back in Read more…

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws
A sign explains voter ID requirements before participating in a primary election in Arlington, Texas.
14 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws »

In the weeks following his election, President Trump alleged that millions of people had voted against him illegally. So far, no evidence of Read more…

President Trump Addresses Congress
President Donald J. Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28.
9 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

President Trump Addresses Congress »

On February 28, President Trump gave an hour-long speech in front of both houses of Congress in which he outlined his administration’s achievements Read more…

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser
On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump, along with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and then- National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP Images
22 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser »

On February 13, Michael Flynn resigned from his post as national security adviser, a position he held for less than a month. (He Read more…

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy
Mostafa Amini, secretary of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, speaks at a news conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico where activists denounced President Donald Trump's executive actions on immigration.
1 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy »

Last Friday, President Trump issued an executive order on immigration that would ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States indefinitely, ban all Read more…

What’s Happening with Trump’s Cabinet?
Scott Pruitt, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, arrives for his Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing.
27 Jan
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

What’s Happening with Trump’s Cabinet? »

On Inauguration Day, the Senate confirmed the first two of President Trump’s cabinet nominees: Retired Marine General James Mattis as Secretary Read more…

The End of “Obamacare”?
California Senator Kamala Harris cheers health care workers to save the Affordable Care Act across the country, The rally was one of many being staged across the country.
18 Jan
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

The End of “Obamacare”? »

One of the issues central to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was his plan to dismantle President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act (nicknamed “Obamacare”). Read more…

President (-elect) Trump’s Conflicts of Interest
A Trump bottle of water in the lobby of the Trump Tower.
30 Nov
2016
Written by Valerie Cumming

President (-elect) Trump’s Conflicts of Interest »

Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency has been unusual for many reasons. Now, the nation confronts an issue it has never faced before: Read more…