Richard Blumenthal: “I think the reservation that you have expressed has been articulated, at least in my experience, in State legislatures…”

The circumstances in which AWDC gifted this ring, and the lack of clarity about its disposition, raise significant questions about whether the President has in fact accepted the ring as part of a quid pro quo agreement to reduce diamond…

Long-term unemployment is devastating for someone’s financial security, future job opportunities, and overall wellbeing—and it can take a toll on our economy as well.

It’s illogical, illegal, intolerable — and that’s in effect what the court found.

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.