Among the many rulings the Supreme Court handed down this term, a decision on so-called Chevron deference could prove especially consequential. The question at issue was whether the courts or […]
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UMWA condemns U.S. House subcommittee move to defund enforcement of new MSHA black lung silica dust rule
MORGANTOWN – In April, miners and mining labor leaders met with U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su in Uniontown, Pa., to celebrate DOL’s final rule to protect miners […]
Capito-led nuclear energy bill heads to president’s desk
MORGANTOWN – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that includes a bill to advance deployment of nuclear power led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and two Democratic colleagues. Capito’s […]
America’s tax cut era has outlasted its welcome
by Kathryn Anne Edwards For more than two decades, America has pursued a policy as costly as the New Deal of the 1930s or the Great Society of the 1960s, […]
Contraception bill vote previews next fight over rights
It is infuriating as well as alarming that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to pass the Right to Contraception Act, a straightforward bill that would guarantee a federal right […]
Controlling Congress counts, too
by Steven Roberts Happy Valley, Ore., population 23,733, played a small but significant role in American politics last week. That’s the hometown of Janelle Bynum, a state legislator who won […]
Democrats should let MTG be the Republicans’ problem
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s nasty remark about a fellow congresswoman’s appearance was characteristically stupid. But the Georgia Republican is hoist on her own petard on such a regular basis, why […]
Two contrasting congressional days
Last Friday in Washington there was evidence of why only 16% of the public approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. During a House Oversight […]
Dems’ bribery cases in Congress call for self-examination
No political party ever wants to get caught in a corruption scandal, particularly one flavored by betrayal of domestic interests for foreign gain. Here comes the Democratic Party with two […]
Riley Moore, Carol Miller win GOP nominations for West Virginia’s two congressional seats
MORGANTOWN – State Treasurer Riley Moore topped four Republican rivals to win the nomination for West Virginia’s 2nd District Congressional seat. He will face Democrat Steven Wendelin in November. In […]
