Michael Jones
Writer at Once Upon a Hill
I cover Congress and national politics through the lens of race, gender and class. @NABJ. @IRE_NICAR. @dallascowboys diehard. Say hi: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
onceuponahill.com | Michael Jones
👋🏾 Hi, hey, hello! First things first: The economy shrank 0.3 percent in Q1, the first decline since 2022, driven by falling government spending and a surge in pre-tariff imports. … Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set a July 4 deadline for Republicans to pass their sweeping domestic policy bill. … A Senate bid to repeal President Donald Trump’s global tariffs failed 49–49 after absences by two tariff critics: Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
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2 weeks ago |
onceuponahill.com | Michael Jones
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) didn’t hold back. In a major speech delivered just a mile from the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning, he slammed President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and House Republicans for what he called a disastrous first 100 days of Trump’s second term. But Jeffries didn’t dwell solely on the past—he looked ahead, announcing that Democrats would spend the next 100 days laying out a blueprint for a better America, a vision that puts the people over the powerful.
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2 weeks ago |
onceuponahill.com | Michael Jones
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the 2024 election marked one of the most turbulent openings to a presidential term in American history. Allow me to explain: Despite campaign promises of stability and immediate policy wins, his first 100 days have been defined by unilateral executive actions, intentional tensions, and sweeping domestic crackdowns.
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couriernewsroom.com | Michael Jones
By Michael JonesHarvard University has spent centuries guarding its place at the pinnacle of American academia. But this spring, it found itself defending something even more fundamental: its right to think freely. In a sharp escalation of its war on perceived liberal bastions, the Trump administration threatened to strip Harvard of nearly $9 billion in federal funding unless it restructured its hiring practices to foster greater “viewpoint diversity”—a term officials framed as a call for balance.
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2 weeks ago |
onceuponahill.com | Michael Jones
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La faces intense pressure from three directions: Trump demanding the passage of his agenda at any cost, swing-district conservatives wary of deep cuts to the social safety net, and hardline House conservatives. Photo by Kayla Bratkowski👋🏾 Hi, hey, hello! Congress is back tomorrow evening after a two-week break. Keep reading for…
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“Excuse me, I’ve got to go finish my two-hour work week,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) says to reporters on his way into the House chamber after GOP leadership canceled Friday votes on a Tuesday fly-in week. “Those post offices aren’t going to name themselves.”
House votes canceled on Friday, per Democratic Whip Clark’s office. The House Budget Committee is still expected to meet to markup the final version of the GOP megabill ahead of floor consideration next week. https://t.co/tsPoFIFZun
NEW: Jasmine Crockett wants to lead Democrats on Oversight—and the Black Caucus is watching closely, still weighing how the loss of Agriculture leadership in January factors into what comes next. My latest: https://t.co/749MagmtQu