‘Frustrated’ Republicans leave Capitol Hill after back-to-back defeats on Mayorkas impeachment, Israel aid

House Republican leaders failed to pass two of their major policy bills Tuesday night, a blowup so massive it left GOP lawmakers irritated upon leaving Washington for a long weekend Wednesday morning. “Some people are frustrated. Very few people are surprised,” Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., said. The House GOP conference, dealing with highly divided factions … Read more

Homes without heating, tables without food. Grinding child poverty in Britain calls for anger – and a plan | Gordon Brown

There are things ministers must do but also actions we can take to help fellow citizens. Both are now essential Even if the government issued newspaper editors with D-notices banning any public mention of the word “poverty”, it could hardly do more to create a wall of silence around Britain’s biggest social crisis. By eliminating … Read more

From the border to impeachment to the courts, gridlock reigns in Washington

The government of the most powerful country on earth is no longer functioning. Every attempt to do just about anything goes down in flames. This happens periodically in a capital built on a divided government established by the founders. But when you meld that with the hyper-partisan atmosphere that is now embedded in our culture … Read more