Government shutdown was avoided this time around when President Trump signed two spending bills that will fund the federal government until September 2020, the rest of the fiscal year. The $1.4 trillion budget deal included wins and compromises for both parties, policy changes wanted by both parties, and the inevitable odd tidbits slipped in to … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Rules Reasonable Suspicion Necessary for CBP to Search Electronic Devices
Virtually everyone has a phone in their hands or a laptop or tablet in their bag these days. It’s hard to imagine life without our electronic devices. However, with the increased reliance on technology comes new safety concerns at our border crossings. In August of 2009, the Department of Homeland Security initiated a policy that stated U.S. … [Read more...]
Michigan Governor Wants to Put Medicaid Work Requirements on Hold, Lawsuit Pending
Gretchen Whitmer gives policy talk at the Ford School: The Detroit Grand Bargain(Photo credit: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan - CC 2.0) Michigan is set to implement Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2020, but a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was filed on November … [Read more...]
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Hide Tax Returns From Federal Investigation
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to shield his tax returns from a criminal investigation. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. issued a subpoena for eights years of Trump’s tax records. According to Business Insider, Trump’s lawyers say he is protected under “presidential immunity.” They also said the subpoena is … [Read more...]
Federal Courts Weigh Questions of Testimony Related to Impeachment, Mueller Report
(Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian, Public Domain) From the moment Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, the Trump White House has responded to Congressional oversight with unapologetic stonewalling. The administration has refused to turn over documents, prevented witnesses from testifying, … [Read more...]
DOJ Ordered to Bare Redacted Mueller Report; House Inquiry Ruled Legal
(Photo Credit: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals, CC 2.0) As evidence of Donald Trump’s extortion against newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr_Zelensky mounts, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ordered the Justice Department to provide The House Judiciary Committee with the redacted material in Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s 448-page … [Read more...]
The President Has the Right to Demand Whistleblower’s Identity
(Photo Credit: White House, Public Domain) Although branded a spy by President Trump for blowing the whistle on Trump’s insidious attempt to withhold $391 million in 2019 military aid to Ukraine, allocated to fend off Russian aggression, the whistleblower is the ultimate U.S. patriot. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill), the top Democrat on the … [Read more...]
California Ban on Private Prisons Sparks Fight with Trump Donor
Starting on January 1, 2020, California prison authorities will be barred from entering into or renewing contracts with private prisons and immigration detention centers, a victory for human rights activists and a blow for the three companies that have cornered the inmate housing market: GEO Group Inc., CoreCivic Inc., and Management and Training … [Read more...]
‘Panama Papers’ Law Firm Doesn’t Want Anyone To See Upcoming Netflix Film
Mossack Fonseca is the Panamanian law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal. According to Reuters, the firm has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court against Netflix, accusing the video streaming heavyweight of defamation. Netflix is about to release a new movie based on the case. Mossack Fonseca is seeking to stop it. The … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
(Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) Things move fast in Donald Trump's Washington. When the calendar turned to September, impeachment seemed like a dead letter. With Democratic leadership in Congress staunchly opposed to the idea, public opinion polls showing Americans mostly against impeachment and the White House successfully obstructing … [Read more...]
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