Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked to defend the media giant again in congressional testimony. According to Business Insider, many in congress did not go easy on him, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Zuckerberg struggled to answer her questions regarding fact-checking political advertisements, his personal ties to … [Read more...]
Trump’s Health Care Agenda Outlined for 2020
A Guide to the President’s Proposed (and Politicized) Health Care Plans President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet with survivors, families, hospital staff, and first responders, Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks, Public Domain) … [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...]
SEC Chair Once Again Publicly Scolds Trump
Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chair of the FEC, interviewed on IVN Live during the Unrig the System Summit (Photo Credit: IVN News, CC 2.0) A presidential campaign is not for the faint of heart. Everyone involved – including the campaigns, the press and voters – understands that a campaign for the presidency is a bare-knuckles brawl. And while that can … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Decides New Docket
Reuters reports the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term will open on Monday. The conservative majority is in a position to take the country in a more aggressive Republican direction. They will look at divisive issues including abortion, gay rights and gun control. As early as next week, the nine justices will decided if gay and transgender … [Read more...]
House Democrats Pass FAIR Act Banning Forced Arbitration Clauses
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer spoking about Democrats’ record on job creation and the economy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. (Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang, CC 2.0) Washington DC is justifiably obsessed with the formal impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats in response to a whistleblower complaint alleging that … [Read more...]
Texas Governor Issues 8 Executive Orders But Doesn’t Mention Guns
President Donald J. Trump greeted by Texas Governor Greg Abbott after disembarking Air Force One at El Paso International Airport. (Photo Credit: The White House, Public Domain) Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, recently issued a string of executive orders to show his concern for the growing number of mass shootings in the Lone Star State, but, … [Read more...]
Judge Allows 11 Parents Re-Entry to U.S. to Reunify with Children
President Trump was dealt another defeat to his immigration policies in court recently. Judge Dan Sabraw of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ordered that the Trump Administration allow 11 migrant parents back into the United States and be reunified with their children from whom they were separated. Zero … [Read more...]
Workers Must Show for Speech or They Won’t Get Paid
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) Earlier this month, President Trump visited Beaver County, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh, to give a speech at Royal Dutch Shell’s petrochemical plant. A memo sent from Shell to union … [Read more...]
Trump Fires National Security Advisor After Talibani Camp David Meeting Canceled
Talks between President Donald Trump and Afghani Taliban officials have been canceled. The meeting was originally organized by Trump despite major pushback from the republican party. The meeting was scrapped after a Taliban car bomb killed a US soldier and 11 others last week. But the decision came after heated debate within the … [Read more...]
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