The House of Representatives has held Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. This is the first time a Cabinet member has been successfully been held in contempt. The move was largely symbolic because any court action will take years. Most Democrats did not vote, and almost all Republicans […]
In a chaotic day, the entire Affordable Care Act was deemed constitutional and was upheld. The Supreme Court decided 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts being the swing vote, joining the majority. Most expected that Justice Anthony Kennedy would be the swing vote. Instead, Justice Kennedy joined the dissent. He […]
As the Supreme Court is preparing to rule on President Obama’s signature domestic policy, what did this cost President Obama? The health care law was not easy to pass. Passing it cost President Obama quite a bit of political capital. Also, and quite evidently, it cost President Obama the House […]
Hello, I’m Tyler and welcome to the Daily Briefing for June 27, 2012. Now today our top stories are: Rep. Rangel of New York survives. As does Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. New polls are favorable to the President. Now it’s time for our Short and Sweet Stories, our top […]
Longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel has survived his primary challenge. The congressman will now proceed to run for his 22nd term. He defeated State Senator Adriano Espaillant and Clyde Williams. Charlie Rangel had the backing of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and State Senator Espaillant had the backing of the New York Post […]