Dozens have people died since 1980 as a result of exposure to methylene chloride paint strippers, according to a 2015 report from The Center For Public Integrity. Widely available for purchase, these stripping products posed a hazard when used in confined quarters such as bathrooms. Public outcry, including complaints from the families of … [Read more...]
Fourth Circuit Temporarily Delays Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump
(Photo Credit: Bin im Garten - CC 3.0) The Trump Administration won a temporary victory in December when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a stay in a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general alleging that Donald Trump is illegally profiting from his private business interests while serving as President. The Fourth Circuit's ruling … [Read more...]
“Fetal Heartbeat” Law Unconstitutional, Rules Iowa Judge
In a recent controversial decision in Iowa, Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert ruled that Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, which is the most restrictive abortion limit in the country, violates the Iowa Constitution and cannot be legally enforced. Citing the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling in 2018 related to a different abortion restriction, the … [Read more...]
Senate Intel Panel Subpoenas Michael Cohen, Trump’s Former Lawyer
The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify before the panel in mid-February, according to Reuters. The subpoena comes a day after Cohen said he planned to postpone an appearance next week before Congress, saying Trump and lawyer Giuliani had threatened his family. News of … [Read more...]
Fifth Circuit Strips Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funding in Texas
(Photo Credit: Chris Waits, CC 2.0) In Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith, videos released by right-to-life group, American Center for Medical Progress, allegedly showing a Planned Parenthood lab technician negotiating the sale of fetal organs to an undercover journalist, resulted in the January 20th ruling handed down by the U.S. … [Read more...]
New Jersey Democrats Withdraw Gerrymandering Plan After Outraged Response
The national conversation over gerrymandering usually focuses on Republicans, especially in states like Wisconsin and North Carolina, where the state Republican Parties used a fortuitously timed 2010 wave to entrench their power in what are actually very competitive states. Obviously, this is not because Democratic politicians are so virtuous … [Read more...]
Severe Budget Cuts, Demonization Dramatically Weaken IRS
In 2001, the conservative anti-tax activist Grover Norquist said, “I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it to the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” It wasn't an idle boast. Conservative Republicans – and these days, there are very few Republicans who aren't conservative – have spent … [Read more...]
Michael Cohen Says He Was Ordered By Trump To Rig Polls
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, revealed that he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data “at the direction of and for the sole benefit of” Trump. Cohen paid the data firm RedFinch Solutions to manipulate two public opinion polls in favor of Trump before the 2016 presidential campaign. The news was first … [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...]
Government Shutdown Keeps Migrants in U.S. Longer
President Trump’s standoff with Democratic leaders over the border wall continues to drag on, with no indication that an agreement to end the federal government shutdown is within reach. Many believe the shutdown could go on until mid-January, if not longer. Irony and Contradiction What has many people shaking their heads (more often than … [Read more...]
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