President Donald Trump recently said he doesn’t see anything wrong with foreign governments giving him information. According to CNN, this comment may encourage foreign government to attack political opponents. In 2016, Russia targeted Hillary Clinton with various tools to obtain information and spread it around. Trump suggested … [Read more...]
IRS Could Make Trump Release His Taxes
President Donald Trump’s bet that it’ll take years to resolve a coming court fight over his tax returns could be wrong. Federal courts are already ruling quickly against Trump in his other attempts to block Congress. The Supreme Court could also be a dead end if the case doesn’t present new legal issues or divide appellate courts. That … [Read more...]
Death in the Desert
For decades, the U.S. government has used deaths as a metric when measuring the security of the border. At over 100,000 square miles, the Sonoran Desert is a hot, harsh wasteland which stretches across the U.S.-Mexico border. It’s a desert which tells a story. Scattered across the red sand, among the sagebrush and cacti, you’ll find … [Read more...]
Twenty States Move To Block Trump’s Border Wall ‘National Emergency’
According to Reuters, the New York state attorney general said on Friday that Twenty states have filed a motion to block President Donald Trump’s method of funding a border wall by diverting federal funds through a national emergency declaration. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a Twitter post, “This wall is unnecessary, and an … [Read more...]
Michigan to Set PFAS Standards for Public Water
Sen. Gretchen Whitmer speaking at the Panel of Distinguished Women Elected Leaders hosted by the Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP) and the Ford School’s Graduate Career Services. (CC BY-ND 4.) Fed up with the snail’s pace at which the federal government is moving to set standards on PFAS, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the … [Read more...]
Trump Appointed Attorney General Says Redacted Mueller Report Will Be Released To Congress
According to a report by Business Insider, on Friday, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to senior members of Congress that he plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham and House … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers Allege Key Trump Administration Officials Pushed To Build Nuclear Reactors in Saudi Arabia
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, shows informational boards showing how much business the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia generates in the United States economy, at their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Public Domain) The Trump … [Read more...]
Enforcement of Consumer-Protection Laws Is Down
During his campaign, Donald Trump claimed that he would not let “Wall Street get away with murder,” but now, well over two years later, the Trump Administration is allowing several industries to get away with anything and everything. Consumers, on the other hand, are suffering as law enforcement activity at three of the largest consumer protection … [Read more...]
2018: A Year of Corporate Misbehavior and Government Apathy
As many Americans look forward to a new year and a new political environment in Washington D.C., it's worth taking one final look back at the year that was. Specifically, 2018 was a year when our biggest, wealthiest corporations seemed to feel free to engage in a staggering range of misconduct and misbehavior. Corporations have never exactly … [Read more...]
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With Trump On Transgender Military Ban
In a legal victory for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, a federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lower court ruling that blocked a policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, which the government said is important for military readiness, according to Reuters. The U.S. Court of Appeals for … [Read more...]
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