Epstein Secrets

. BILL MOYERS: Anything that... NORMAN ORNSTEIN: ...blocked it. BILL MOYERS: ...passed in the Senate. NORMAN ORNSTEIN: So he went for a deal with Mitch McConnell which makes it easier, if the two leaders want to do something, to overcome individual rogue senators, like a Ted Cruz or a Rand Paul. But it didn'

NORMAN ORNSTEIN: So he went for a deal with Mitch McConnell which makes it easier, if the two leaders want t

rse than ever. Just ask Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann. as I'm about to do. For decades, these two political scientists were on the go-to list for Beltway pundits and reporters seeking wisdom on the curious ways of governance. But then, almost exactly a year ago to this day. they published an op-ed pi

peaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. If they were going to have to deal with an alien

ly reasonable chief among the contenders, and he quickly became the subject of intense lobbying by House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. If they were going to have to deal with an alien like Donald Trump, then best they do it with the help of a member of their own kind. Priebus, fort

in practice, this strategy merely favors governors over senators. Every serious candidate, no matter how much he or she disses Washington, relies on Beltway insiders for counsel and support. But with Trump, hardly a person in his innermost circle had ever worked in politics at the national level—his close

tion the fact the economy is bouncing back and want to try to contain the amount of spending." The AP (7/7, Mascaro) reports Senate Majority Leader McConnell "is outlining Republican priorities as earlier programs designed to ease Americans through the pandemic and economic fallout begin to expire. He is

treat Northern Virginia as a separate epidemiological entity from the District and suburban Maryland. ... The virus does not stop at bridges or the Beltway." White House Does Not Want Next Emergency Spending Bill To Top $1T. EFTA00150768 Bloomberg (7/7, 4.73M) reports that the White House "wants Cong