CNN reported that whistleblower's complaint was delivered Wednesday afternoon to Capitol Hill for lawmakers to review. The complaint is about President Donald Trump's communications with Ukraine. It gave lawmakers their first chance to see the classified account that spurred a formal impeachment inquiry. Trump has downplayed the … [Read more...]
Impeachment May Be ‘Only Remedy’ for Trump’s Newest Scandal
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff drew a line in the sand on Sunday. He said impeachment "would be the only option" if President Donald Trump actually asked Ukraine officials to investigate Joe Biden. Reports say a whistleblower complaint claims Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Trump allegedly pushed … [Read more...]
Citizen Trump Faces Tax Fraud Allegations and Emoluments Clause Lawsuit in Manhattan
President Donald J. Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in Maryland, en route Kentucky. (Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, Public Domain) When President Trump becomes citizen Trump, possibly as soon as January 20, 2021, Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., is … [Read more...]
Will Trump’s Stonewalling Backfire in 2020?
Around 2500 people met at the Minnesota capitol grounds to call on Republican President Donald Trump to release his returns, divest his holdings, and disclose his conflicts of interest. (Photo Credit: Fibonacci Blue, CC 2.0) Every week seems to bring a new story of corruption and avarice from the Trump Administration, driven in large part by … [Read more...]
What Policy Positions Will Stand Out in The September 12 Democratic Debate?
Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) When 10 Democratic candidates take the stage at Texas Southern University in Houston on … [Read more...]
House of Representatives To Look Into Trump’s ‘Hush-Money’ Payments
U.S. congressional Democrats want to investigate allegations involving President Donald Trump. According to Reuters, these include hush-money payments to women who say they had affairs with him. The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold hearings and request testimonies. They want to look at 2016 payments made … [Read more...]
North Carolina Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander
A three-judge panel in North Carolina has struck down that state's existing map of legislative districts, ruling that the maps represented an unacceptable partisan gerrymander designed to systematically advantage Republican candidates. Republican leaders in the state have said that they do not intend to appeal the ruling, meaning that it will … [Read more...]
U.S. Election Systems Need Protecting
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report in late July 2019 that detailed Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election by targeting election systems in all 50 states. While the report does not contend that any actual votes were changed, the fact that Russia tried and succeeded in accessing United States election systems is further … [Read more...]
Michigan Voted To Create an Independent Redistricting Commission. Republicans Are Suing To Destroy It.
Last year, e-mails emerged in Michigan dating back to the state's 2011 redistricting effort. With the state government totally controlled by Republicans in the aftermath of the 2010 Tea Party wave, Republicans were able to gerrymander the closely divided state to give their party a decisive advantage in the state legislature and the congressional … [Read more...]
Michael Flynn’s Lawyers Say He Isn’t Ready To Be Sentenced
Lawyers for former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn said he’s not ready to be sentenced. According to Reuters, the lawyers said the federal government is stalling efforts to defend him. Flynn is set to be sentenced for lying about his discussion with a Russian ambassador. Lawyers for the government said Flynn is ready for … [Read more...]
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