The so-called budget is only the start of a lot of hard work

The top-line budget agreement Congress worked out last weekend doesn’t mean the work is done. Members still have to work out the agency-by-agency allocations and whatever policy riders each side can stomach. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to give the industry view. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: And this is really going much further than the NDAA with its Title 800 procurement reforms year after year. This is kind of a big, important bill, isn’t it, David? David Berteau: It’s…

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Ron DeSantis’s Cold, Hard Reality

Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET on January 16, 2024 Even before the caucus began, Matt Wells was working the room. The 43-year-old wore an autographed Ron DeSantis trucker hat as he strolled up and down the aisles of the Washington High School auditorium in rural southeast Iowa, greeting neighbors and passing out DeSantis flyers. When it was time for three-minute speeches, Wells spoke from the podium without notes, his voice quivering with emotion. DeSantis “always backs up his…

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What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Updated at 11:25 a.m. ET on July 20, 2023 Three years ago, while the nation’s attention was on the 2020 presidential election, voters in Oregon took a dramatic step back from America’s long-running War on Drugs. By a 17-point margin, Oregonians approved Ballot Measure 110, which eliminated criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of any drug, including cocaine, heroin,…

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DeSantis Quietly Hits At Trump Administration For Trying To Stop COVID Too Hard

<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who&#8217;s been waging war on COVID-19 safety measures in a clear bid to be the next MAGA king ahead of 2024, sees ex-president Donald Trump&#8217;s <a rel=”noreferrer noopener” href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-attack-gutless-republican-politicians-booster-shot” target=”_blank”>oblique swipe</a> and raises him a challenge of who can be more pro-spread than the other.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politics – Science Magazine

Science Magazine Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politicsScience MagazinePhysicist Elaine DiMasi doesn't actually believe she was lying to her campaign volunteers. But letting them think that she expected to win the Democratic nomination for a seat in Congress—“We're going to win, I have the right message,”—despite clear … us politics – Google News

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