#Biden names former Obama official who helped oversee Benghazi, Solyndra responses as next White House counsel

#Biden names former Obama official who helped oversee Benghazi, Solyndra responses as next White House counsel

President Biden on Tuesday named Ed Siskel as the new White House counsel, tapping the former Obama administration official for the role as the White House faces GOP investigations and legal challenges to multiple policies. Siskel previously served in the White House counsel’s office during the Obama administration, rising to the level of deputy counsel….

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#Trump decision to skip debate fuels GOP anxiety

#Trump decision to skip debate fuels GOP anxiety

Former President Trump’s decision to skip the first Republican presidential primary debate is fueling Republican angst that his rivals will have little opportunity to catch up to him in the polls. Many senior Republican officials and strategists in Washington think Trump would be a weak candidate in the general election and have an uphill path…

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#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” The Cheshire Cat, “Alice in Wonderland” If anyone thought otherwise, American politics has long since crashed through Alice’s looking glass into Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat is right. “We’re all mad here.” How else can the current political madness be explained? Miles of newsprint and gallons of ink have failed…

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#Why are Congress’s budget experts failing to address the rise of climate-related health care spending?

#Why are Congress’s budget experts failing to address the rise of climate-related health care spending?

Beyond its role of scoring the budgetary and economic effects of proposed legislation, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) independently publishes reports and working papers addressing more than two dozen topics intended, in part, to enhance the office’s transparency and encourage external review and comment. Under the topic of “climate and the environment,” the CBO has…

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