congress’ new “paygo” rule

Especially after the last two years, during which House Republican leaders followed President Trump's lead and abandoned the fiscal discipline they had championed during Obama administration, allowing projected spending and deficits to grow back up to the same levels that cost Democrats control of..

brothersjudd blog

Hard as it is to believe today, California once reliably voted Republican in presidential elections. ... Several studies have found that Republican support of Proposition 187 and other anti-immigrant efforts alienated white and Latino voters in California from the Republican Party...

state & local government

Legalization efforts in previous years have been thwarted in the Republican-dominated legislature, but Democrats retook control in the November elections, Still, Republican Gov. ... But Sessions was also undercut by his own boss, who in April arranged a deal with Colorado..

decriminalization

as is expected, the chamber would be nut to crack -- and GOP senators may want to reflect on the fact that, support for legalizing weed is at high of 66 percent, and even 53 percent of Republican voters now are on board.. ..

state & local executive branches

But Sessions was also undercut by his own boss, who in April arranged a deal with Colorado Republican Sen. ... But with pot consistently polling in the 60s, those Republican senators may grudgingly start coming on board. . 6. ..

polling on the border wall

Trump's base is the mass of people who approve of Trump and his initiatives no matter what, except even Republicans. ... While that's 76% of Republicans, it excludes 63% of U.S electorate, violates the will of the voters. ..

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