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May 23 2020
Fact Check
Is Trump Implementing COVID Relief Efforts With ‘No Oversight’?
During a virtual rally in Wisconsin Wednesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed that President Trump was implementing the coronavirus relief effort with “no oversight, no IGs [inspectors general], no accountability.”
Despite what the vice president said, several different methods of oversight for the coronavirus relief effort were created by the CARES Act.
The Dispatch
Dec 03 2017
News
Wrenched From Scandal to Success, Trump Looks Ahead, and Over His Shoulder
The highs and lows of a presidency rarely come in such quick succession. But within hours, President Trump watched as one of his closest former aides pleaded guilty and promised to help prosecutors seek out more targets, then stayed up late to cheer on the Senate as it broke through months of gridlock to pass the largest tax cuts in years.
New York Times (News)
Oct 01 2019
News
The Trump Administration Would Like to Talk to You for a Second About Your Cervical Mucus
Ladies, have you ever wanted to learn the fertile secrets hidden in your cervical mucus? If so, the Trump administration is here to help!
The US Department of Health and Human Services has created a webinar entitled “Focusing on Fertility,” to introduce you to the world of “fertility awareness,” a method of natural family planning that involves charting your menstrual cycles, your daily
Mother Jones
Jun 19 2020
News
Corporate America confronts racism. Why this time may be different.
Alongside nationwide protests, corporations are issuing their own calls for racial justice. With the rise of social media and heightened public consciousness on the issue, they face risks if those words aren't matched by deeds.
After George Floyd died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, corporations across the country spoke out against police brutality and systemic racism.
Christian Science Monitor
Feb 08 2017
News
How Trump Can Make Trade with China Work for America
Our economic policy with regard to China has been wrong for almost 20 years. We were wrong in the late 1990s to believe that the Chinese Communist Party was committed to pro-market reform for the long term. We were wrong in the mid 2000s to discourage the U.S. government from retaliating against discriminatory Chinese regulations. We were wrong as recently as two years ago when we, Democrats
National Review (News)
Jun 18 2020
News
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.
The 5-4 ruling was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer and Sonia
CNN (Online News)
Sep 26 2013
News
WH: Obama to 'cut through all the noise' on Obamacare
Five days before new on-line government-run private insurance marketplaces open for business across the country, White House officials from the top down are revving up efforts to spread the word about the next milestone in the implementation of health care reform.
CNN (Online News)
Jan 02 2020
Analysis
Although Cannabis Consumers Who Own Firearms Are Federal Felons, Illinois Says They Can Keep Their Guns
Cannabis consumers in Illinois, where state-licensed marijuana dispensaries started serving recreational customers yesterday, will pay more in taxes than cannabis consumers in most other states that have legalized pot. But at least they do not have to worry that the state police will be coming for their guns, thanks to protections included in the 2019 law that allows adults 21 or older to
Reason
Jun 24 2013
News
Border security amendment clears hurdle, bolstering chances for immigration bill in Senate
The effort to reform the nation’s immigration laws took another important step forward Monday when a Republican proposal to bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border cleared a key procedural hurdle by a margin that bodes well for its eventual approval in the Senate.
Washington Post
Mar 17 2020
News
You May Get A $1,000 Check From The Government Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak
Faced with an unprecedented economic crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration is considering sending most American adults a check for $1,000 as part of efforts to stimulate the economy and help workers whose jobs have been disrupted by business closures because of the pandemic.
"Americans need cash now, and the president wants to get cash now — and I mean in
BuzzFeed News