The nation's top court refused to hear a case that carried big implications for Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding, according to Business Insider, . Officials in Louisiana and Kansas, two Republican-led states, contended that health providers can't go to court if they are blocked from Medicaid. The Supreme Court's decision lets stand … [Read more...]
Trump’s EPA Proposes Looser Carbon Limits On New Coal Plants
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed rolling back an Obama-era rule requiring new U.S. coal plants to slash carbon emissions, according to Reuters. It's a move that could crack open the door in coming years for new plants fired by the fossil fuel. The move to revive the ailing coal industry, caused an uproar among environmental … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill To Curb Incoming Democrats’ Power
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin legislature passed a bill to weaken the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, voting around dawn on Wednesday after debates that lasted through the night, according to Reuters. Both the state Senate and Assembly passed the bill, and current Republican Governor Scott Walker has … [Read more...]
Trump Says Former Attorney Should Face ‘Full And Complete Sentence’
President Donald Trump on Monday said he wants his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to serve a "full and complete sentence" over crimes to which he's pleaded guilty. Business Insider reports the president claims to have no connection to Cohen's crimes, although Cohen has said otherwise. Trump tweeted Monday, "'Michael Cohen asks judge for … [Read more...]
Trump Says Manafort Pardon Not ‘Off the Table’
According to CNN, President Donald Trump declined in a new interview to rule out the possibility that he could pardon Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman. In an interview, Trump told the New York Post, that "It was never discussed, but I wouldn't take it off the table. Why would I take it off the table?" The President's comments come … [Read more...]
Alabama Police Say Man Killed By Officer Wasn’t Gunman In Mall Shooting
According to Reuters, police said that a man shot to death by police during Black Friday sales at an Alabama shopping mall was likely not the gunman in a shooting there that wounded two people. Police said Emantic Bradford was holding a handgun when he was killed by an officer who believed he was responsible for shooting at a 12-year-old girl … [Read more...]
Democrats File Lawsuit Against Trump Over Whitaker
Several top Democratic senators on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump in a federal court over the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. The senators - Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Mazie Hirono - alleged Trump violated the Constitution in his appointment of Whitaker. They claim the Senate … [Read more...]
The Justice Department Is Planning To Indict WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
The Department of Justice reportedly plans to indict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, says Business Insider. The exact charges prosecutors would bring remain unclear, but they are likely to include some related to the Espionage Act. Prosecutors are reportedly optimistic that they could get Assange into a US court. Assange is currently … [Read more...]
Fox Supports CNN In White House Law Suit
According to Broadcasting & Cable, Fox is backing CNN in its lawsuit against President Donald Trump, press secretary Sarah Sanders and others, and will do so in writing, as it were. Fox News president Jay Wallace made that support crystal clear in a statement on Wednesday, saying: “FOX News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its … [Read more...]
Maryland Goes To Court To Challenge Trump’s Attorney General Pick
The state of Maryland launched a court challenge on Tuesday to the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general. The state saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority and broke federal law. Trump installed Whitaker as acting attorney general last week after ordering … [Read more...]
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