Fauci in the congressional wringer: A test for Trump’s newly-minted attorney general

Contempt of Congress. It sounds bad. And it usually is. But what does it mean? Holding someone in contempt of Congress usually stems from them refusing to testify before a House or Senate committee or declining to provide documents and information requested by lawmakers. Especially if someone rejects an inquest by subpoena.  REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHY […]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate did and didn’t do overnight

The Senate wrapped up its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET. Senators knocked two major items off their checklist. They confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation’s 88th attorney general.  They also approved a bipartisan interim spending bill that likely goes a long way toward preventing a government shutdown in October. But nearly as important as […]

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