On November 6th, Democrat Lindsey Williams won a tight election race against Republican Jeremy Shaffer for Pennsylvania’s State Senate District 38. The defeated Republican conceded the race, and has not changed his concession: WTAE: Democrat Lindsey Williams wins Senate District 38 in tight race against Republican Jeremy Shaffer After an extremely tight race in Pennsylvania […]
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Trump is talking like a mafia boss again
Donald Trump threw another tantrum on twitter, and in doing so, reverted again to talking like a mafia boss: Remember, Michael Cohen only became a “Rat” after the FBI did something which was absolutely unthinkable & unheard of until the Witch Hunt was illegally started. They BROKE INTO AN ATTORNEY’S OFFICE! Why didn’t they break […]
Minnesota Democrats look to take action against soaring insulin prices
Insulin prices have been soaring in the United States for two decades now: KHN: ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices The cost of insulin nearly tripled from 2002 to 2013 and has doubled again since then. The list price is over $300 for a single vial of medicine, and most people with Type 1 diabetes […]
Trump administration wants to lower the hazard classification of nuclear arms waste
There has been a flood of negative news involving Donald Trump the last few days, such as the apparent difficulty Trump was having to get anyone to agree to be his Chief of Staff, news his inauguration committee is under criminal investigation, both the National Enquirer and Michael Cohen stating in sworn statements that Trump […]
41 Republican Senators voted to condemn the Saudi Crown Prince for murder, then voted to help that Saudi Crown Prince fight a war
Soon after Donald Trump was elected President, Mohammed Bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince developed a close relationship with Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a relationship Jared Kushner promptly appears to have used to solicit funding for Kushner’s business, and appears to have used to get Saudi Arabia to pressure Qatar with a blockade so […]
New budget forecast for Iowa shows trickle down economics is once again not working
Earlier this year, Iowa Republicans, led by Governor Kim Reynolds, passed the largest tax cut in the state’s history, cutting income taxes and corporate taxes, cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: Des Moines Register: Reynolds signs largest state tax cut in Iowa history The changes in Iowa’s tax code will end federal deductibility, create sales […]
Trump says GM plant closing in Ohio “doesn’t really matter”
There has been a flood of negative news involving Donald Trump the last few days, such as the apparent difficulty Trump was having to get anyone to agree to be his Chief of Staff, news his inauguration committee is under criminal investigation, both the National Enquirer and Michael Cohen stating in sworn statements that Trump […]
Kentucky GOP now trying to intimidate public school teachers
Teachers in Kentucky went on strike in the Spring of 2018 because Matt Bevin, the Republican Governor, tried to pass a plan to cut teacher pensions and veto education funding that was passed by the State’s legislature. The pension “reform” was passed, but the legislature listened to the striking teachers and overrode the Governor’s veto […]
Rudy Giuliani admits Trump is guilty…again
Rudy Giuliani is some kind of a lawyer. Speaking to the Daily Beast for a story about Trump’s involvement with the illegal campaign contributions that were made when hush money payment were made in 2016 to two women with whom Trump had affairs, Rudy Giuliani admitted that his client is guilty: The Hill: George Conway […]
Trump couldn’t pay a $40 million bank debt in 2008, until he was bailed out by a Russian
Consider this story a reminder that the Trump-Russia collusion story is multi-pronged. At its heart, the Trump-Russia collusion story is likely a simple case of quid pro quo. But there appears to be a lot of seemingly separate instances of quid pro quo that took place. Among the list of things Russia seems to have […]
Outgoing GOP Governor of Wisconsin signs bills to limit powers of his Democratic successor
Wisconsin voters elected Tony Evers, a Democrat, as their next Governor, and Josh Kaul, also a Democrat, as their next Attorney General. However, Republicans retained majority control of both the State Senate and State Assembly. And while Tony Evers will move into the Governor’s house in January, Republican Scott Walker is still the Governor for […]
Outgoing GOP Governor of Michigan signs bill to delay minimum wage increase
Michigan voters tried to get a minimum wage increase on the ballot in November. Detroit Eater: Michigan Court Rules $12 Minimum Wage Proposal Should Go on November Ballot Voters may get to decide whether to increase Michigan’s minimum wage and eliminate the tipped minimum wage in November. The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled […]
A big win for teachers in Kentucky
Matt Bevin, the current Republican Governor of Kentucky, who is not from Kentucky, who was instead born in Colorado, raised in New Hampshire, went to college in Virginia, worked as a financial consultant in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and then took over his family business in Connecticut, has been busy the last couple years following the […]
Republican Governor-elect of South Dakota follows Trump’s nepotism example
This November, Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem won a narrow election to become Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem agrees with Donald Trump on a host of issues. She does not want the U.S to accept refugees. She voted to repeal Obamacare. She wants to cut Medicaid. She wants to cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget. […]
On his way out, Scott Walker gives millions more of taxpayer money to a private company
The outgoing Republican Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, has decided to give away millions more of taxpayer dollars to a private company before he leaves office: JS Online: Kimberly-Clark to receive about $25 million in taxpayer funds under new deal from Scott Walker Taxpayers will pay a Fox Valley company about $25 million over five […]
Do the feds have the National Enquirer safe full of Trump secrets?
It was first reported a few months ago that AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer, had a safe full of Trump secrets. NBC News: National Enquirer hid Trump secrets in a safe, removed them before inauguration The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories it […]
Just elected Tennessee GOP Congressman spreads anti-vaccination propaganda at town hall
Mark Green, who just won the Tennessee Congressional seat vacated by newly elected Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, apparently believes that vaccines may cause autism, despite numerous studies that have shown that to be untrue. What is even worse is that before running for Congress as a Republican, Mark Green used to be a doctor, and […]
Mitch McConnell speaks out against stopping U.S. involvement in Saudi war against Yemen
Mitch McConnell, Republican Senator from Kentucky, took to the Senate floor to urge other Senators not to pass a bill that would discontinue U.S. support for a war that the American public barely even knows we are helping to fight: the Saudi war against the neighboring country of Yemen: The Hill: McConnell urges opposition to […]
Democratic Governor-elect of Wisconsin is bringing science back into the state’s decision making process
In 2010, Wisconsin elected Republican Scott Walker as Governor. Scott Walker quickly proved that rather than helping the people of Wisconsin, he was more interested in doing everything he could to push anti-government and pro-corporate ideologies that included ignoring the opinions of scientists in favor of the opinions of corporations, especially when it came to […]
Just months after an E. coli outbreak, Trump administration weakens another clean water regulation
The Trump administration has unveiled a proposal to weaken another clean water regulation that was put into place by the Obama administration: JS Online: Trump EPA takes aim at Obama-era clean water rules, prompting outcry from environmentalists The Trump administration is moving forward with a significant rollback of an Obama-era clean water regulation that has become […]
Nebraska Governor continues to sell out to the NRA – voices support for passing of “stand your ground” law
The Republican Governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, has once again declared his devotion to the NRA by publicly announcing support for a “stand your ground” law to be passed in his state. Omaha World Herald: Gov. Ricketts says he’s open to working on ‘stand your ground’ law in Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says he’s willing […]
Michigan GOP trying to make it impossible for referendums to get on ballots from now on
Frustrated with eight years of Republican party rule in Michigan, when issues like wage growth, gerrymandering of districts, and voter access were continually ignored by the Republican politicians who were more concerned with appeasing corporate donors and entrenching their own power, the voters of Michigan took action and gathered enough signatures to get multiple referendums […]
Scott Walker appears likely to sign GOP bill limiting powers of recently elected Democrats
Wisconsin voters elected Tony Evers, a Democrat, as their next Governor, and Josh Kaul, also a Democrat, as their next Attorney General. However, Republicans retained majority control of both the State Senate and State Assembly. And while Tony Evers will move into the Governor’s house in January, Republican Scott Walker is still the Governor for […]
Jared Kushner should not have a position in the United States government
Jared Kushner is a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States. Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, spent 14 months in federal prison for a number of crimes that included setting up a liaison with a prostitute to discredit his brother-in-law: AL.com: Father of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner spent 14 months in Montgomery federal […]
Orrin Hatch says he doesn’t care if Trump was “involved in crimes”
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed sentencing memos in court for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney. Michael Cohen was given a sentencing recommendation of 51 to 63 months in prison for multiple crimes. Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to each of these crimes, which included […]
GOP’s reaction to losing midterms is to make it harder for people to vote
In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats picked up forty seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, seven Governor offices, and hundreds of state legislative seats. A large reason for this Democratic victory was historic voter turnout for a midterm election: Vox: The 2018 midterms had the highest turnout since before World War I Americans are […]
Trump thinks China is paying the tariffs, but over $6 billion was paid by U.S. companies in October alone
Donald Trump thinks the tariffs he has put on goods made in China are paid by China, the country: CBS News: Fact check: Is Trump right that China is paying billions in tariffs? President Trump is vowing that his latest round of tariffs will help win a trade war, adding that China is “now paying […]
Rand Paul suggests changing a law because Donald Trump broke that law
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed sentencing memos in court for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney. Michael Cohen was given a sentencing recommendation of 51 to 63 months in prison for multiple crimes. Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to each of these crimes, which included […]
Democratic Governor-elect of Kansas makes public education funding a top priority
In 2010, Kansas elected Republican Sam Brownback as Governor. Sam Brownback quickly proved that rather than helping the people of Kansas, he was more interested in doing everything he could to push anti-government and pro-corporate ideologies. Almost immediately after being elected, Sam Brownback slashed taxes for the wealthy and for businesses, refused millions of federal […]
An average of 4 Trump White House officials have quit or been fired per month since Trump took office
Donald Trump has confirmed that his Chief of Staff, John Kelly, will be resigning by the end of the month: Washington Post: Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave White House by end of month, Trump says President Trump announced Saturday that White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly would exit his post by […]
Is Mike Pence also a target of the Mueller investigation?
Much of the sentencing memo that was filed in court for Michael Flynn was redacted. However, what was not redacted should be very worrying for some people in the White House: Rolling Stone: Mueller’s Michael Flynn Sentencing Memo Should Sound the Alarm for Trump Last December, Michael Flynn, the retired general and national security adviser […]
Minnesota reports $1.5 billion budget surplus
The State of Minnesota’s economic officials released their semiannual forecast for the State’s budget, and the forecast looks pretty rosy: Star Tribune: Minnesota projects $1.5 billion surplus Minnesota’s strong economy and an anticipated savings in health care costs are expected to leave the state with a $1.5 billion budget surplus for the next two years, […]
Trump’s collusion with Russia to win Presidency may have begun in 2012
One of the new revelations in the most recent legal filing regarding Michael Cohen was that Donald Trump had attempted to meet with Vladimir Putin in 2015: Court filings show that Donald Trump committed a felony and tried to meet with Putin after beginning his campaign In the Special Counsel memo, the detail about Michael […]
Kansas GOP Congresswoman sets up lobbying firm, while still serving in Congress
Remember way back in the days of 2016, when the Republican nominee for President said he was going to “drain the swamp” and Republican voters loved him for it? Well, rather than draining, the swamp just keeps growing, and it is due to Republicans like Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, who isn’t even waiting until her […]
Trump administration takes aim at wages of postal workers
If anyone still thought the Trump administration was on the side of workers, the Trump administration took yet another move to dispel that notion, this time releasing a report that detailed how they will try to take collective bargaining rights away from postal workers with regards to their ability to negotiate wages: Federal News Network: […]
Trump nominates former Fox & Friends host to be ambassador to United Nations
On Friday, Donald Trump confirmed that he was nominating Heather Nauert to be the next ambassador to the United Nations: Vox: Trump nominates Heather Nauert to be next UN ambassador State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert may become the next US ambassador to the United Nations. President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he is nominating Nauert […]
How to explain Medicare-for-All to a skeptic
Most Democratic members of the United States Congress now support a bill to make Medicare available for everyone, which would at long last create a single-payer health insurance system in America, a concept that has been instituted in almost every other developed country in the world. The American public, for the most part, also supports […]
Court filings show that Donald Trump committed a felony and tried to meet with Putin after beginning his campaign
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed sentencing memos in court for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney. Michael Cohen was given a sentencing recommendation of 51 to 63 months in prison for multiple crimes. Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to each of these crimes, which included […]
Giuliani to CNN: Mueller thinks Manafort lied about Trump’s knowledge of Trump Tower meeting with Russians
CNN is reporting that Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani was told by Paul Manafort’s lawyers that one of the lies Paul Manfort told to the Mueller investigation, which caused Manafort’s plea deal to be rescinded, was that Donald Trump had no knowledge of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Russians, who were pitching […]
After being questioned by Mueller, many White House officials seem to resign soon after
News has broken that John Kelly may be resigning soon: TheRoot: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Will Reportedly Resign, Signaling the Series Finale of America According to CNN, the relationship between White House chief of staff John Kelly and the president has grown so icy that they don’t even talk to each other. […]
Newly elected GOP Senator from Missouri already under investigation
Well, this didn’t take long. Before Republican Senator-elect Josh Hawley even gets to Washington D.C. to represent the people of Missouri, he is already under investigation: RollCall: Sen.-elect Josh Hawley Faces Misuse of Taxpayer Money Investigation The Missouri Secretary of State’s office will investigate allegations that incoming Sen. Josh Hawley improperly tapped state resources to boost […]