“Those stories of impact, I think, work so well in libraries that sometimes they’re overlooked,” said Sam Helmick. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Florida Republicans have approved a new congressional map that could hand them as many as four House seats that Democrats currently hold. Their goal is straightforward and universally understood: They want to bolster the GOP’s majority in Congress and retake the lead in a yearlong, nationwide partisan gerrymandering showdown with Democrats. Good luck, however, getting top Republicans in the Sunshine State to openly admit that. In contrast with other states that have held lengthy and freewheeling public debates over redistricting during the past year, the drive to redraw maps in…
Read More...Actions target FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s pressure campaign on ABC and raise alarms about political retaliation against speech. View Video HERE, View Photos HERE WASHINGTON– Last night, MoveOn Civic Action began projecting a series of anti-censorship messages onto the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling out FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s politically motivated pressure campaign against media companies and free speech. The projections target Chairman Carr amid backlash to his improper efforts at the behest of Donald and Melania Trump to review broadcast licenses of ABC stations for airing…
Read More...Congress has stayed out of the private planning and legal fights over construction of a new White House ballroom — until now. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Despite their importance, the United States is losing the global race to field the best GPS technology and educate the best geodesists in the world. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. For a guy who had just been rushed out of a ballroom at the sound of gunfire, he seemed remarkably calm. For a president who regularly attacks the press, he seemed unusually gracious. For a fleeting period on Saturday night, Donald Trump appeared introspective, or at least as introspective as he’s capable of being in public. “It’s always shocking when something like this happens,” he told reporters in the White House briefing room,…
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