Archive for May 2017

The Weekly Trek May 26, 2017 Top Political News Trump Faces Tensions at G-7 Summit. Wall Street Journal Trump releases budget that slashes government programs. The Hill Trump budget faces Dem opposition, GOP doubts about math. Washington Post Appeals court keeps block on revised Trump travel ban; administration vows SCOTUS appeal. Politico Jared Kushner now…

The Weekly Trek May 19, 2017 Top Political News Trump departs for first foreign trip. The Hill CBO score of Obamacare repeal bill expected Wednesday. Politico Everything you need to know about the Russia investigation’s ‘special counsel’. Washington Post Poll: Trump approval sinks to new low. The Hill The nation’s cartoonists on the week in…

The Weekly Trek May 12, 2017 Top Political News Trump Warns Comey Not to Leak to Press. Wall Street Journal Sessions orders tougher sentences in DOJ memo. The Hill Senate GOP’s agenda is at a moment of reckoning with unpredictable Trump. Washington Post 5 Questions About James Comey’s Firing, Answered. Politico The nation’s cartoonists on…

The Weekly Trek May 5, 2017 Top Political News Senate Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown. Wall Street Journal House Republicans claim a major victory with passage of health-care overhaul. Washington Post Senate GOP vows big changes for ObamaCare bill. The Hill Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in a decade in April as…

The Weekly Trek April 28, 2017 Top Political News Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown. Politico Health Law Repeal Will Miss Trump’s 100-Day Target Date. New York Times The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit – and all the questions that come with it. Washington Post Slow pace of Trump nominations leaves Cabinet agencies…