Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said last week that he plans sue the federal government over the GOP-passed tax law put into effect in January. Maryland will become the fourth state, joining New York, New Jersey and Connecticut planning …
Continue ReadingFormer Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page touted his credentials as an adviser to the Russian Kremlin in 2013, according to a letter obtained by TIME. The letter was sent by Page to academic press about an unpublished …
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan was heavily criticized on social media yesterday after he tweeted about the benefits of the GOP-passed tax overhaul, saying that a Lancaster, PA woman was pleasantly surprised to see an extra $1.50 in her …
Continue ReadingAltria Group Inc., a tobacco giant, will give its non-executive employees $3,000 each because of the GOP-passed tax plan the company announced. According to the company, over 7,000 employees will receive the benefit. The benefit will amount to a …
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice has backed special counsel Robert Mueller in a lawsuit brought by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Manafort sued the DOJ claiming that the Department overstepped its authority by appointing Mueller.
The lawsuit states …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration has approved a request by the state of Indiana to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to either work or volunteer at least twenty hours a week in order to receive benefits, it was announced yesterday.
The Trump administration …
Continue ReadingRepublican Senator John McCain assailed the efforts of fellow Republicans Friday, to undermine the FBI’s and the Department of Justice’s investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. “If we continue to undermine our own rule of law, …
Continue ReadingFidel Castro’s eldest son has committed suicide Cuban state media announced this evening. Fidel “Fidelito” Castro Diaz-Balart died in Havana. He was sixty-eight years old.
Castro Diaz-Balart had been treated for depression for months. He was one of Fidel Castro’s …
Continue ReadingA Senate Republican leader is telling House Republicans they should approach the release of their memo with caution. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference said that House Republicans should first share the memo with the …
Continue ReadingThe House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.
It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …
Continue ReadingA state lawmaker from Maryland has introduced an act that would bar arrest warrants from being issued for tenants owing less than $5,000 in unpaid rent. The lawmaker named the bill the “Jared Kushner Act” after the president’s son-in-law.…
Continue ReadingThe head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, resigned her post today, a day after it was revealed she purchased stock in tobacco companies soon after accepting her position. The investments are considered …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and began by highlighting the accomplishments of his first year in office.
…Continue Reading“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,
The Trump administration has declined to impose new sanctions against Russia, saying that a bill passed by Congress last year authorizing new sanctions is itself working adequately.
“Given the long time frames generally associated with major defense deals, the …
Continue ReadingRussia is accusing the United States of meddling in its election. Russia is referring to a Treasury report that contains the names wealthy Russian oligarchs and details their close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That report is set …
Continue ReadingThe House Intelligence Committee voted to release a controversial memo detailing abuses by the FBI and DOJ in their execution of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The memo outlines the FBI’s use of baseless claims in the Steele Dossier …
Continue ReadingNational security officials in the Trump administration are pushing for the building of a government-led 5G wireless network. Officials say it is necessary to act as a counterweight to Chinese advances in technology.
A strong 5G network is required …
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