At President Trump’s request, Vice President Pence left a football game after players kneeled in protest during the National Anthem on Sunday.
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act”, proposed in May 2014 was shot down. The bill sought to “allow most individuals with student loans (both federal and private) to refinance those loans into new federal direct loans at interest rates specified in the bill,” according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
After an eventful number of weeks and 14 failed votes, Kevin McCarthy (R) of CA’s 20th district was elected Speaker of the House on Saturday, Jan. 7. Normally, the House successfully elects their speaker in an almost ceremonial way, swearing in new members on the same day as it elects a leader. In fact, this […]
