Month: May 2023

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), the chairman of the conservative Senate Republican Leadership Committee, is threatening to use “every procedural tool” at his disposal to block the Senate’s passage of a bill to increase the debt ceiling if it doesn’t. include “substantial” reforms. Lee could drag out a bill for days, something negotiators may now have to factor into their timeline as they scramble to reach a deal before the nation defaults. “I will use every procedural tool at my disposal to prevent a debt ceiling deal that does not contain substantial spending and budget reforms. I fear that things are…

Where Dianne Feinstein? Feinstein, a fixture of California politics for more than half a century and a U.S. senator for three decades, recently returned to the Capitol after a weeks-long battle with shingles, a debilitating disease. It might have been thought that his return, after many calls from the left of the Democratic Party for his absence, would calm those who wanted him to resign. However, the critics didn’t miss a beat. They could no longer complain that he was AWOL and thereby inhibiting the party’s ability to advance an agenda in the tightly divided Senate. But they continued to…

The Illinois State University Department of Politics and Government held the 30th Annual Political Science Student Conference on Friday, May 19, 2023. The conference featured eight panels and a keynote address and included 22 participants from various universities in the United States and abroad. 30th Annual Congress of Political Science Students Papers presented at the conference covered diverse topics, including international politics, US foreign policy, human rights, comparative public policy, political theory, democratization in the Arab world and South Asia, the war and terrorism, education policy and American politics. . Dr. Monica Marks of New York University, Abu Dhabi, delivered…

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We have great news, in Oklahoma, the State Senate overwhelmingly passed Congressional Term Limits Resolution 1032 by a vote of 31 to 11. Oklahoma is a huge victory for US term limits and for to 82% of the public who support the mandate of Congress. limits State Sen. Michael Bergstrom, Oklahoma co-sponsor, said that with the passage of this resolution, Oklahoma better take the lead in bringing term limits to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate , the vast majority of Oklahomans support term limits, so the entrenched incumbents can be sent packing. Hello, my name is…

As the summer holiday season approaches, airports across the country are gearing up for a flurry of flyers. According to recently released numbers from AAA, the Commemorative Day The weekend is expected to be one of the busiest on record, with more than 42 million Americans expected to take to the skies, an 11% increase over last year. However, the dream of an affordable holiday before Memorial Day has turned into an expensive trip for Kelsey Elizondo and Isaiah Wright after the couple, who were heading home to Atlanta from Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered that Air travel costs have…

Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, is helping developing democracies thrive. Recipient of a Senior Fulbright Specialist prize for a three-week visit to Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Clayton delivered a series of lectures for undergraduate and graduate students focusing on contemporary American politics, constitutional law, and the politics and methodology of the social sciences. He also met individually with junior faculty to help advise them on their research and publication efforts. “Whenever you teach students from other countries, you always bring a fresh perspective to familiar…

Republican Rep. David Schweikert’s swing district is a target in the 2024 election. Grant Woods’ widow is the latest entrant in the crowded Democratic primary. PHOENIX – Once again, in 2024, Arizona voters will have a major say in who controls the nation’s Capitol: the White House, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic candidates are lining up to run in one of two Republican-held districts in the state, where a swing would bring the party closer to winning the five seats it needs to take back the House. With the party primaries still 15 months away,…