Archive for March 2017

The Weekly Trek March 24, 2017 Top Political News Gorsuch Completes His 20-Hour Test. So How Did He Do? New York Times Schumer Urges Filibuster to Block Gorsuch Confirmation. Wall Street Journal House Intelligence Committee Clash Over Nunes Clouds Future of Probe. Wall Street Journal Poll: Just 17 percent of voters back ObamaCare repeal plan.…

The Weekly Trek March 17, 2017 Top Political News What Trump cut in his budget. Washington Post Trump Budget Likely to See Major Rewrite in Congress. Wall Street Journal Trump welcomes Merkel to White House for high-stakes meeting amid friction on trade, refugees. Washington Post THE MEMO: GOP breaks from Trump in ‘wiretap’ furor. The…

The Weekly Trek March 10, 2017 Top Political News U.S. added 235,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent. Washington Post Trump issues revised travel ban. The Hill GOP Health Plan Advances After Clearing Two House Committees. Wall Street Journal Policy primer: What’s in the GOP’s healthcare plan. The Hill Lawmakers aim to…

The Weekly Trek March 3, 2017 Top Political News Trump gives his hard-line campaign promises a more moderate tone in address to Congress. Washington Post Attorney General Jeff Sessions will recuse himself from any probe related to 2016 presidential campaign. Washington Post Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking. NY Times Senate…