by James Fite | Jun 4, 2021 | Articles, Politics
Some congressional Democrats have toyed with killing off the filibuster so they can finally take advantage of that trifecta of control they currently hold over the Swamp and the nation – but others have been hesitant. Now that the GOP has finally used the filibuster...
by James Fite | Apr 27, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration
Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, says he supports two separate infrastructure bills rather than President Joe Biden’s massive $1.2 trillion idea. He likes the GOP’s $600 billion option, and he’s against ending or amending the filibuster. But he isn’t a...
by Graham J Noble | Apr 7, 2021 | Articles, Politics
Democrats in Washington have been wrestling with what is, for them, a rather vexing problem. They control the White House, and they have a majority in the House of Representatives, albeit a much smaller majority than they had expected prior to the 2020 election. They...
by Tim Donner | Mar 22, 2021 | LN Radio Videocast Segments, Politics
Join our best and brightest LN Radio panel discussion as they examine new rules Congress may end up enacting. Click for a podcast of this episode of LN Radio. For more episodes...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 16, 2021 | Articles, Culture and Entertainment News, Exclusive Member
Movies of today are blockbusters in every sense of the word. From grand budgets to all-star casts, even the lower-key films are built to explode into the media cycle. But are they any good? Once the green screens, the emotive pauses, and the set-piece action/tearful...