Juan Williams: Clarence Thomas and me
I’ve known Justice Clarence Thomas for forty years. To hear some tell it, a column I wrote about him for The Washington Post in 1981 brought him to the attention of Republican power players in the Reagan administration and ultimately led President George H.W. Bush to appoint him to the Supreme Court. A friend joked last week that, by this logic, I am to blame for last month’s Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade. Sorry — not sorry. I’m a journalist. My job is to tell the truth. My tru
Read MoreThis week: Jan. 6 hearings resume, House takes up abortion bills
House lawmakers are returning from a two-week recess to a jam-packed schedule this week, with Jan. 6 hearings resuming on Tuesday and a pair of abortion-related bills awaiting consideration. On the Jan. 6 front, the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot will hold two hearings, one reportedly in primetime, as the panel continues to make its case to the American public that former President Trump was at the center of a conspiracy to keep himself in power. The chamber is also slated to take up two bills to protect access to abortion, more than two we
Read MoreThis Florida House race is giving Democrats hope in a brutal year
A congressional race in a hotly contested House South Florida district is providing Democrats with a rare glimmer of hope in an otherwise brutal election year in the Sunshine State. At a time in which Florida Democrats are already reeling from a tough redistricting outcome and a growing voter registration disadvantage, Florida’s 27th District offers the party its clearest opportunity to flip a GOP-held seat in the state. Not only is it perhaps the most closely divided district in Florida, but one of the most competitive in the country. “If there’s any district in Florida
Read MoreNew faces begin to surface as possible Trump 2024 key players
Key players in former President Trump’s last campaign have quietly distanced themselves from the president, raising real questions about who would staff his campaign as he edges closer to a bid for reelection in 2024. Some key players from the 2020 campaign have even taken part in the Jan. 6 panel’s investigation into last year’s attack on the Capitol, underscoring the turmoil in Trump world over the last year. The hearings have raised fresh questions within Republican circles about whether Trump is the best candidate for Republicans in a 2024 race for the White House, w
Read MoreSchumer making last-ditch bid to pass reconciliation bill this summer
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is making a last-ditch effort to pass a budget reconciliation bill during the July and early August work period. Schumer and centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have made progress on proposals to lower the cost of prescription drugs, extend Medicare’s solvency and raise taxes on some high-income earners. Manchin and Schumer have worked out a proposal to impose a 3.8 percent tax on individuals earning over $400,000 and couples earning over $500,000 from pass-through businesses and will give the legislativ
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