Donald TrumpThe Hill s Morning Report - Biden: Back to the future on immigration, Afghanistan, IranJuan Williams: Biden flips the scriptThe Memo: Two months in, strong Biden faces steep climbsMORE both committed a cardinal sin against the Constitution: They abused the powers of the presidency in unconstitutional attempts to affect the outcome of their elections. In Nixon’s case, it was done during the election and in secret. (Ironically, Nixon engaged in unlawful behavior against his opponent in an election that he was destined to win without presidential abuse.) Trump did it in public and after he had lost a constitutionally legitimate election. Both were Republican presidents. Their party was the key to Nixon’s resignation and apparently will be the key to Trump’s escape from accountability.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Neil Chatterjee on Tuesday called on Congress to update federal energy policy to alleviate some of his agency s work load. Legislative intransigence in Washington has put more and more of the critical decision making in the hands of agencies throughout the government that may not necessarily have the tools to address the complex challenges before us, he said during a virtual webinar hosted by K&L Gates.
He noted that most policy that s been passed since 2005 has been either in the form of tax bills or omnibus appropriations such as the American Energy Innovation Act included in stimulus spending. That lack of action has made it more difficult to regulate the fast-changing energy sector, Chatterjee said.
Opinion column failed to relate the whole story I read with interest the recent Sunday Valley News Perspectives piece by Brian Porto (“Ongoing battle between promise and prejudice,” Jan. 17). Like his, my grandparents fled southern Italy seeking.
The 2022 Senate map looks very good for Democrats
Updated 12:39 PM ET, Fri January 8, 2021 (CNN)Democrats stunning sweep of the two Georgia Senate runoffs earlier this week installed Chuck Schumer as the incoming Senate majority leader.
The 2022 map of Senate races looks likely to keep him there.
While Democrats takeover of the Senate majority albeit with a 50-50 seat tie and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris breaking ties has been totally overshadowed by the storming of the US Capitol by violent pro-Trump protesters, it s hard to overstate the importance of the switch in control.
The last four years are proof. President Donald Trump with a massive assist from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remade the federal judiciary, most notably installing a 6-3 conservative majority in the Supreme Court thanks to three appointments to the nation s highest court by Trump, each of which was confirmed by McConnell s Senate.