by Mark Angelides | Mar 25, 2020 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Senate leaders and the White House appear to have reached an agreement on the divisive $2 trillion stimulus package to keep Americans and American businesses afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. The deal must still be voted upon, but senior leaders on both sides of the...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Mar 5, 2020 | Articles, Law, Opinion
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatened Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh Wednesday, and Chief Justice John Roberts was quick to show his displeasure. “You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” Sen. Schumer said at a pro-choice...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 22, 2020 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
The ground rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump have been set as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) forced votes on all resolution amendments asked for by Democrats. In what looked like the start of a long process that would delay the...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 21, 2020 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with full pomp and circumstance, sent the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber, all talk turned immediately to the rules for the Senate trial. After much speculation, and presumably closed-door dealings, Senate Majority...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 16, 2019 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
President Donald Trump has vetoed the “disapproval resolution” legislation recently passed to block his declaration of a National Emergency over the porous state of the southern border. While this was not a surprising outcome for those who have been awake these past...