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Government Executive email Joe Biden has inherited a department plagued by scandal, just as Gerald Ford did in 1974. Law professor at Fordham UniversityThe Atlantic President Joe Biden is facing problems Gerald Ford would have appreciated. Like Ford in 1974, Biden has come into office following a president accused of criminality. Both Biden and Ford inherited a Department of Justice plagued by scandal and well-grounded charges of politicization. Both had to choose a nominee for attorne...

Voting Rights Standoff Stalls Trump-Inspired Ethics Measures After the Trump presidency, democracy activists and many Democrats seized a moment to rebuild constitutional guardrails, but the effort could die in the face of a larger fight over voting rights. Most Democrats and a coalition of watchdog groups say the ethics and voting rights sections in a sprawling Senate bill, sponsored in part by Senator Jeff Merkley, above, should remain intact and entwined.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New Y...

President Biden made another major foreign policy call this week declaring that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September this year. We discussed his announcement and the latest developments on Russia with the Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Adam Smith.

Gun control advocacy group urges government to act "today" Elizabeth Elkind © Credit: CBSNews cbsn-fusion-pres-biden-unveils-executive-action-on-gun-reform-thumbnail-688118-640x360.jpg A prominent gun control advocacy group is urging President Joe Biden to act quickly on his proposed firearms legislation, after a week that saw 345 people killed by gun violence in the United States. "He doesnt have all the time in the world. He needs to move forward with legislative changes to...

Biden "doesnt have all the time in the world" to act on gun violence, gun control advocate says By Elizabeth Elkind Gun control advocate on Bidens new actions A prominent gun control advocacy group is urging President Joe Biden to act quickly on his proposed firearms legislation, after a week that saw 345 people killed by gun violence in the United States. "He doesnt have all the time in the world. He needs to move forward with legislative changes today, now, because whats a...

Senator Tom Cotton leads Republicans slamming Dems for ramming $1.9trillion COVID relief bill through Congress and says prisoners like the Boston Bomber and Dylann Roof will be among those getting $1,400 stimulus checks Cotton reeled off criminals including mass murderer Roof, Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and drug trafficker Aaron Shamo who will get checks  Those earning less than $75,000 are eligible including the 1.4M US inmates  The previous two stimulus checks of $1,200 and $600 were a...

President Biden said there was “no need” for former President Donald J. Trump to get the briefings, traditionally given to ex-presidents as a courtesy and to keep them informed if their advice is needed.

February 4, 2021 Congressman Adam Kinzinger- Studstill Media Photo OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Republican Central Committee has voted overwhelmingly to censure Representative Adam Kinzinger. According to a press release, at their regular monthly meeting, two issues echoed repeatedly amongst committeemen, that is Kinzinger not meeting with the Central Committee in over six years and also because he called for the impeachment of former President Trump. The resolution to censure Kizinger pas...

White House Orders Assessment on Violent Extremism in U.S. The order for the evaluation from the intelligence community comes as judges continue to deny bail for suspects in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, noted in her confirmation hearing this week that domestic terrorism was a thorny issue for intelligence agencies to tackle.Credit...Pool photo by Melina Mara Jan. 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday ordered the director of nationa...

Even before the Capitol attack, Representative Swalwell had repeatedly come into conflict with President Trump.