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Democrats flirt with ending the filibuster on the debt ceiling. Finally

The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday afternoon to increase the debt ceiling to allow the treasury to continue to pay the nation’s bills—including servicing foreign debt, Social Security, and …

Wed Oct 6, 2021

Sen. Whitehouse says allegations against Kavanaugh were ‘swept under the rug’ by FBI

Talk about perfect timing. During a hearing on the FBI’s mishandling of allegations against Larry Nassar, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse raised questions about whether the Nassar investigation was the only …

Thu Sep 16, 2021

That 'bipartisan' infrastructure bill? It's really the 'ExxonMobil' infrastructure bill

Keith McCoy, a senior director of federal relations for ExxonMobil, thought he was being head-hunted for a potential major lobbying client. He ended up being an unwitting participant in a Greenpeace …

Thu Jul 1, 2021

Biden's pick for patent office should defend consumers, not big business

Staffing a presidential administration involves a few very high-profile hires and many, many more that have a real impact despite not drawing much attention. One of those is the director of the U.S. …

Sat May 29, 2021