WSU's next president Elizabeth Cantwell talks Pac-12, DEI and handling the Trump administration
PULLMAN — Washington State University's 12th president, Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, will take the helm April 1 at a crossroads for both the school and the country. Cantwell is stepping down as the ...
White House Forces Showdown Over Congress’s Power of the Purse
The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...
Has Congress stolen trillions from Social Security? The answer is clear as day
The answer is clear as day that Congress didn't steal from Social Security's trust funds. If you want to know what's really ...
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House passes bill blocking future presidents from banning oil drilling without Congress' approval
The Republican-led House passed legislation to block future administrations from enacting bans on oil and gas drilling without congressional approval. In a vote on Friday, lawmakers passed the ...
Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders
President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most aggressive of the ...
Why won’t Congress fulfill the vision of the Founders?
In his first week in office, President Trump displayed an unusually expansive vision of executive authority. He challenged ...
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Congress, the president and the power of the purse
Several actions by President Donald Trump freeze federal funds that Congress has already approved. Can he do that? In an executive order, President Donald Trump has crafted a plan for what’s ...
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Opinion: David Mastio: After President Donald Trump’s attack on USAID, Congress has to stand up for itself
While the agency was created through a presidential executive order ... For the third presidency in a row, Biden faced a Congress that didn’t want to fund one of his signature initiatives ...
Republicans take a back seat as Trump steamrolls Congress with flurry of unilateral moves
Trump is moving at breakneck speed to disrupt and reshape the federal government, challenging oversight powers reserved for ...
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How many sitting presidents have attended the Super Bowl with Donald Trump going?
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to attend Sunday’s game, a move that would make him the second-most famous person in the suites of the Superdome behind Taylor Swift. If he decides ...
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Philippine vice president’s impeachment trial will start after Congress reopens in June
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Senate president said Thursday the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will begin after Congress reopens in June and vowed to avoid a ...
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Elected members of Congress aren’t doing their job to protect democracy from President Trump’s actions [letter]
I, for one, have voted for members of Congress who are smart ... feeling that our democracy is being shaken by fear produced by President Donald Trump in a systematic scramble of lies, threats ...