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May 22 2019
News
Donald Trump Threatens To Blow Up Infrastructure Talks
The president has demanded that Democrats approve his trade deal with Canada and Mexico before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an already difficult task even more challenging for lawmakers by calling on Congress to ratify his Mexico-Canada trade deal before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The demand, which Trump laid
HuffPost
Apr 15 2020
News
Democrats try to force McConnell's hand on coronavirus aid
Congressional Democratic leaders are trying to box out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) by negotiating a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and President Trump to provide $251 billion in new funding for small businesses.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) calculate that Trump will be eager for a deal when funding
The Hill
Jan 30 2020
News
Democrats slam Trump for USMCA signing snub
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday slammed President Trump for excluding them from a signing ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), an agreement for which they achieved significant changes and won union support.
"Perhaps we were not invited to today’s event on the South Lawn because our presence would be a prominent reminder of our critical leadership in
The Hill
Aug 04 2018
News
Accountants testify Manafort inflated loans, failed to disclose foreign accounts
One of Paul Manafort’s accountants testified Friday that she went along with falsifying his tax records because she was afraid to confront a longtime client.
Washington Post
May 22 2021
Opinion
Corporate Media's Double Standard: They Attack Whomever They Want, But You Cannot Criticize Them
On Monday, The Washington Post’s media reporter Paul Farhi contacted me to say that he had spoken with numerous editors and journalists at The Intercept, who voiced to him a wide range of personal and professional accusations about me. This was all in response to criticisms I had expressed about two recent Intercept stories. On Friday morning, The Post published Farhi's article about their
Glenn Greenwald
Aug 23 2021
News
McCarthy faces speakership test on infrastructure vote
The House GOP leader has to decide whether to whip against the bipartisan infrastructure bill or encourage members to vote their conscience.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blessed President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal, but with the House majority on the line, Kevin McCarthy is facing a different decision: how harshly to oppose it.
With the House voting this
Politico
Apr 08 2020
News
Democrats tack on demands to $250 billion boost for small businesses
Washington — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill turn their focus to approving additional funding for small businesses weathering the coronavirus crisis, Democratic leaders said Wednesday they back more aid for struggling businesses but made further requests for an interim legislative package, including money for hospitals and state and local governments.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on
CBS News (Online)
Sep 16 2020
News
Five COVID-19 vaccines in advanced trials by October. Doses to be shipped within 24 hours of FDA approval
President Trump’s signature vaccine production effort, Operation Warp Speed, promised that a total of five government-funded vaccines will be in phase 3 clinical trials in the next 30 days, with the last sponsored effort slated to enter by the end of the year.
Uncertainty remains high regarding vaccine efficacy, while Department of Defense officials tried to assure reporters briefed
Washington Examiner
Nov 14 2014
News
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber suddenly recast as bit player after uproar
Nancy Pelosi, fellow Democrats scramble to distance themselves from MIT professor, economist
Washington Times
Feb 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
Canada's Freedom Convoy Protests Spark State of Emergency
Protests in Canada against COVID-19 restrictions, led by a group of truckers called the Freedom Convoy, disturbed North America's economy this week while shining a light on government-enacted public health measures and prompting Canada's leader to declare a historic state of emergency. Protesters have blocked key US-Canada bridges and staged disruptive demonstrations in Canada's capital of
AllSides Staff