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Will the Investigative Torch Pass to the House?

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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acting attorney general, Adam Schiff, attorney general, Collusion, Committees, donald trump, House appropriations committee, house intelligence committee, House of Representatives, investigation, Jeff Sessions, matt whitaker, midterms, Mueller, nancy pelosi, nita lowey, president, russia, zoe lofgren

With Jeff Sessions gone as Attorney General and Matt Whitaker positioned as acting AG, one has to wonder how much longer Mueller will be able to carry on his investigation unhindered. It may be the Special Counsel will have to pass his baton over to the House. But will  House Democrats vigorously investigate?

This article from Vox, written by Ezra Klien, correctly points out that because Democrats took the House but not the Senate, they will have trouble passing legislation into law. Much of what power is left to them is in the  investigation of President Trump. With their new found majority, Democrats are taking over vital investigative committees in the House. New York Democrat Nita Lowey, will chair the Appropriations Committee, and has “a laundry list of potential areas for inquiry. . . . [including the] family separation policy and hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.” California Rep. Adam Schiff will lead the House Intelligence Committee, which has already been engaged in the Trump investigation.

However, Democrats may be reluctant to shift their focus to investigation. Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader, has said that any investigations will be “strategic” aimed at “seek[ing] the truth.” And Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, expressed a similar sentiment, stating: “if Mueller sends us an exploding bomb, we may have an obligation to deal with that. But absent that, I don’t think the country will be on board with impeachment, and nor should we.” She feels that focusing on the investigation will distract from what “really matters to people.” It may be Democrats are unwilling to focus their energy of uncovering a truth that, even if it leads to impeachment in the House, will fail to cause removal by the Senate.

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Is Another Shutdown Coming?

07 Wednesday Feb 2018

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2018, gangs, immigration, impeach, midterms, MS-13, Politics, politics of impeachment, shutdown, trump

The Government passed a stop-gap bill to prevent another government shutdown today; however during bipartisan negotiations Trump said that he would “love to see a shutdown,” if the parties could not come to an agreement over immigration. The comment took place during talks about the MS-13, an international gang. Trump complained that “Democrats don’t want safety.”

It’s a possibility that President Trump was bluffing to achieve greater bargaining strength in the immigration debate. However, if the parties are unable to come to an agreement over immigration, and a government shutdown resulted, it seems likely that Trump would get the brunt of the blame. The majority of people blamed President Trump and Republican Senators for the last shutdown. If another shutdown occured, it could mean a windfall for Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.

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How the Tax Reform Impacts Impeachment

20 Wednesday Dec 2017

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2018, Congress, midterms, politics of impeachment, republican, tax, tax plan

The Washington Post has provided an analysis of how the new tax code is set to impact party support in the upcoming years. It notes that the majority of both blue collar Americans and college graduates do not support the plan; however middle class Americans are set to benefit in the short run through tax cuts. If these benefits are realized soon, that may mean that the Republican party maintains its majority in Congress through the 2018 midterms, which will substantially decrease the likelihood of impeachment.

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