The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to avert a partial government shutdown, sending the measure to the Democratic-majority Senate less than two days before funding for some federal agencies runs out. Two-hundred and seven Democrats joined 113 Republicans in a 320-99 vote to approve the short-term stopgap measure., US News News, Times Now
“These isolationists have always been around,” said Scott Jennings, a former aide to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, “they now exist in a party where the the the leader of the party happens to see it their way.”
American courts and judges are usually pretty good at explaining themselves. They write opinions laying out their reasoning in detail. This informs the public, helps shape future precedent, and gives appeals courts something to work with when reviewing decisions. That can, at times, make the judiciary arguably more transparent than the executive and legislative branches.This quality can only be truly appreciated when the courts fail to explain themselves. On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted an i