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The political battle takes shape: What it could mean for basic governmental operations

August 31, 2024 Takes, shape, battle, mean, operations, basic, governmental, could, Political0 comment

Conventions over, the politicians are hammering away at one another. With the election looking close, questions arise over the next fiscal year budget and the timing for getting it actually enacted. WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller shares details on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Well, we know there’s a CR; that’s a given. Both parties say that, but the shape and tone and timing of it could be really different depending on who wins. Mitchell Miller Yeah, this is going to be a kind…

Modi meets the press at the White House — and takes rare questions

June 22, 2023 House, Press, White, rare, questions, meets, Modi, Takes0 comment

Narendra Modi did something very unusual on Thursday at the White House – he took questions from journalists. The Washington Times stories: White House

Leftist Anti-Trump ‘Doonesbury’ Cartoonist Finally Takes on a Biden—But Only Very Gently

February 2, 2023 Only, very, finally, Leftist, antiTrump, ‘Doonesbury’, Cartoonist, Biden—But, Gently, Takes0 comment

Back in early August, fully 18 months into the presidency of Democrat Joe Biden, we noted with curiosity how the liberal newspaper editorial cartoon “Doonesbury” still had not even mentioned Biden, much less ridiculed or lampooned anything about his administration. That was despite the president’s numerous lies and innumerable speaking gaffes, and in spite of his many policy failures—especially the abrupt military pullout from Afghanistan that gifted the Taliban with $ 80 billion in armaments, the economic policies fueling skyrocketing inflation and leaving Americans poorer, or his open-borders policies allowing…