Month: July 2017

Florida Governor Rick Scott has scheduled the state’s first execution in more than 18 months. Executions have been on hold in Florida since the U.S. Supreme Court deemed parts of the state’s sentencing procedure unconstitutional […]

Trump Administration Defends Travel Ban Criteria

The Trump administration filed a brief in federal court Monday night that defends the guidelines it created last week to implement the president’s embattled travel ban policy – strictures that barred grandparents from affected nations […]

NBC News: Trump Has Spent 21% of Presidency at Golf Courses

Donald Trump has spent 21 percent of his days as president at a golf course, according to a Monday NBC News report. Trump has spent 35 days at golf properties during the 164 days of […]

FBI Employees Show Support for Former Director Comey

Former FBI Director James Comey is still getting support from his ex-employees, the Huffington Post reports. At least a dozen staffers wore T-shirts that read, “#Comeyismyhomey” to the bureau’s Family Day event Monday in Washington. […]

Trump Tells China He’s Willing to ‘Act Alone’ on North Korea

President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call Sunday that he is willing to act on his own against North Korea’s moves toward nuclear weapons, The New York Times reports. Trump’s […]

GOP Representative Pleased with Transgender Recruits Delay, Asks for ‘Full Repeal’

A Republican congresswoman who introduced an amendment to reverse the Pentagon’s transgender policy said Monday that she’s pleased with Defense Secretary James Mattis’s decision to delay the enlistment policy, The Hill reports. On Friday night, […]

Senate Republicans Pressure CBO for Better Score on ObamaCare Repeal

Senate Republicans are working the referee as they try to salvage their shot at repealing and replacing ObamaCare, specifically turning up the heat on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), hoping to get a more favorable […]

Maryland Official Resigns from Trump Voter Fraud Commission

Maryland Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda has resigned from the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, The Baltimore Sun reports. Borunda informed Governor Larry Hogan, a fellow Republican, of his decision on Monday. […]

Justice Department Denies Hawaii’s Request for Clarity on Travel Ban

The Justice Department asked a federal judge in Hawaii to deny the state’s request for clarification on President Donald Trump’s travel ban Monday, saying any order limiting the scope of the travel restrictions should be […]

Kobach Faces Complaint for Allegedly Violating Federal Law

A legal group filed a complaint Monday asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud panel, violated federal by highlighting his role on the commission […]

Nationalization of Ukranian Bank Failed Emerging Market Capitalists and the Public Good

By John Mills In December 2016, the National Bank of Ukraine nationalized Ukraine’s largest private bank for what we now know was an incorrect understanding of the facts. It remains unclear who benefited from this […]

Национализация украинского банка стала провалом для капиталистов страны с развивающимся рынкоми ущербом для блага общества

Автор: Джон Миллс В декабре 2016 года Национальный банк Украины национализировал крупнейший частный банк Украины в связи с тем, что, как нам сейчас известно, было неправильное понимание фактов. Остается неясным, кто выиграл от этой экспроприации. […]

Few Republicans Sure to Vote on Raising Debt Ceiling

Only 16 House Republicans who are currently in office backed the last “clean” debt hike, whereas few of them intend to support it this year. If the debt ceiling is raised with a clean hike, […]

Tillerson Reportedly Clashes with More White House Aides

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson argued with senior White House aide Stephen Miller over immigration issues last week in a second clash with the White House, Politico reports. Miller pressed Tillerson and the State Department […]

Trump Discusses North Korea Threat with China and Japan

The threat posed by North Korea was the main topic in phone calls between President Donald Trump and the leaders of China and Japan, Politico reports. The White House released readouts of Trump’s phone calls […]

Senator Rand Paul Asks GOP for ‘Clean ObamaCare Repeal’

Senator Rand Paul urged Sunday a “clean repeal” for ObamaCare, deriding a current Senate proposal as one that offers a healthcare law replacement that’s “ObamaCare-lite”, Politico reports. In remarks on Fox News Sunday, the Kentucky […]

Cybersecurity Experts Warn that Voter Database Is ‘Hacker’s Dream’

Cybersecurity experts said Saturday that hackers could find and exploit the data compiled by President Donald Trump’s voter-fraud commission, Politico reports. “It is beyond stupid”, Nicholas Weaver, a computer science professor at the University of […]

House Democrat Calls on Lawmakers to Join Trump Impeachment Efforts

Democratic Representative Brad Sherman on Sunday called on other congressional lawmakers to join the efforts of impeaching President Donald Trump. Thousands took to the streets of Los Angeles as part of an impeachment march, the […]

Advocacy Groups to Pressure Republicans on ObamaCare Repeal

Advocacy groups opposing the Senate’s health plan are seizing on a week-long congressional recess to turn up the heat on Republicans. Groups on the left and the right, from Planned Parenthood to Freedomworks, say they […]

Justice Department Official Resigns over Trump Administration Behavior

A top Justice Department official who serves as a corporate compliance watchdog has left her job, saying she felt she could no longer force companies to comply with the government’s ethics laws when members of […]

Twitter Says Trump Tweet Doesn’t Violate Rules

As President Donald Trump faces growing backlash for tweeting a video attacking CNN on Sunday, Twitter told the network that the president’s tweet did not violate the social media platform’s terms and conditions, The Hill […]

Hawking Says Trump Paris Agreement Decision ‘Could Push Earth Over the Brink’

Stephen Hawking criticized President Donald Trump’s recent decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement in a new interview, saying it “could push Earth over the brink”. Hawking told BBC News […]

Trump Says U.S. Patience with North Korea Is ‘Over’

President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. has run out of patience with North Korea over its nuclear drive Friday as he welcomed South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in to talks at the White House, […]

White House Releases Trump Staff Salaries

The White House on Friday released a list of salary information for nearly 400 employees of President Donald Trump’s executive office, The Hill reports. The 16-page document details the annual salaries of top staffers and […]

Manhattan Prosecutor Joins Mueller’s Russia Investigation

A federal prosecutor in Manhattan is joining special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.Andrew Goldstein is departing as chief of the public corruption unit in Manhattan after serving in […]

At least 24 States Refuse to Deliver Voter Data to Trump Election Panel

At least 24 states are pushing back or outright refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s request for voter registration data, The Hill reports. The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, formed by President Donald […]

LGBT Groups Slam Pentagon for Postponing Transgender Troop Enlistment

LGBT advocacy groups are slamming Pentagon’s decision to delay a plan that allows transgender people to enlist in the military.The decision, reportedly announced in a memo from Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday, gives military […]