The House will formally file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, joining several others. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/national-emergency-act-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Tag: Law and Legislation
Congestion Pricing Is Coming. Now Everyone Wants a Break.
Drivers will pay a toll to enter the heart of Manhattan. From tour buses to motorcycles, many people are complaining and asking for an exemption. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/nyregion/congestion-pricing-trucks-new-jersey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Senate Republicans Go ‘Nuclear’ to Speed Trump Confirmations
For the third time since 2013, the Senate majority has changed the chamber’s rules on its own, this time to compress the time for debate on Trump nominees. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/us/politics/senate-republicans-nuclear-option.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Retreats on Health Care After McConnell Warns It Won’t Happen
President Trump had promised Republicans would replace the Affordable Care Act with a better, cheaper health law. Then the Senate majority leader told him that would not be happening. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/obamacare-donald-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Retreats on Health Care, Saying Republican Plan Will Appear Only After the 2020 Election
President Trump’s new timetable delays one of his biggest campaign promises and ties it to Republicans taking back the House. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/obamacare-aca-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Retreats on Health Care, Saying Republican Plan Will Appear After the 2020 Election
President Trump’s new timetable delays one of his biggest campaign promises, and he tied it to Republicans taking back the House. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/trump-health-care-2020.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Impasse Over Aid for Puerto Rico Stalls Billions in Federal Disaster Relief
The Senate voted down two disaster aid bills on as Republicans and Democrats clashed over President Trump’s opposition to sending more food and infrastructure help to Puerto Rico. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/senate-disaster-relief-puerto-rico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Abortion Cases: A Conservative Judicial Agenda?
Linda Greenhouse responds to readers’ comments on how abortion law is being influenced by the judiciary. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/abortion-supreme-court-judges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The N.R.A.’s Strength Is Being Tested by a New Domestic Violence Act Provision
The National Rifle Association is trying to defeat a provision in the new Violence Against Women Act that could deny firearms to abusive boyfriends. But Congress is changing. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/nra-domestic-violence-congress.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump’s Acts Show the Urgent Need to Curb the Imperial Presidency
The end of the Mueller investigation reveals that post-Watergate guardrails set up against executive overreach have been smashed and need replacing. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/trump-mueller-barr-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss