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Jul 22 2020
News
White House and GOP struggle to unite around virus relief plan
Senate Republicans and the White House remain plagued by deep ideological divides over major elements of the next coronavirus relief package, creating an opening for Democrats as the pace of negotiations accelerates.
With coronavirus cases soaring across the country, the U.S. economy in near tatters, and elections just over 100 days away, senior White House officials and the Senate GOP
Politico
Mar 23 2017
News
In Final Hours, GOP Leaders Scramble For Votes On Bill To Gut 'Obamacare'
Republicans will be tested today on the strength of party unity in the Trump era and their party's ability to deliver on the promises they've made to the voters that sent them here.
NPR (Online News)
Nov 24 2016
News
School Choice Advocate Betsy DeVos Named Ed. Sec.: What Does That Mean?
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Betsy DeVos, a longtime school choice advocate and Republican mega-donor, to be his education secretary, he announced Wednesday.
DeVos is best known in the school choice world as the chairwoman of the American Federation for Children, an advocacy and research organization that champions school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. And just hours
Education Week
Feb 26 2020
News
Coronavirus Sparks Talk of Global Recession and 'Economic Pandemic' as Stock Markets Dive
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 80,000, with new outbreaks in Italy and Iran and a worsening situation in South Korea, stock markets plummeted amid analysts' fears that the health emergency might spark a global recession.
But others cautioned that the risk of recession is low and China will likely contain the new coronavirus by the end of March, staving off an
Newsweek
Nov 02 2017
Opinion
OPINION: Tax cuts are key to reaching four percent growth -- Ignore the 'experts'
Remember in May when President Trump said his policies would spur the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at a rate of 3 percent or higher? The so-called experts insisted that it was unrealistic, highly unlikely, and probably impossible.
Newt Gingrich
Nov 01 2017
News
Paul Manafort has three passports and ties to Russian oligarchs, prosecutors say
Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for Donald Trump, had three US passports, millions in assets and ties to Russian oligarchs, according to federal court documents related to his indictment on tax fraud and money laundering charges.
The Guardian
Sep 16 2017
News
Transgender troops will be allowed to re-enlist for now: report
The Pentagon reportedly issued new guidance on Friday allowing transgender troops currently serving in the military to re-enlist in the coming months as the department weighs how to enforce President Trump's broader ban on their service.
The Hill
Oct 21 2020
News
McConnell urges White House against large stimulus deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin continue talks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a closed-door lunch Tuesday, told fellow Republicans he urged the White House not to strike a deal with Democrats on a COVID-19 relief package, according to a Senate source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door discussions.
The Kentucky Republican, who has blasted Democrats in negotiations, voiced concerns there would
USA TODAY
Aug 23 2019
News
Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges Anti-Semitic Blog Post From White Nationalist Hate Group
Sometimes, amidst the avalanche of historic pettiness and cruelty, it’s easy to forget the historic incompetence of the Trump White House. Spelling mistakes, general know-nothingness, and sundry amateurishness radiates out from the most important office in the land. Much of it’s malign, even more of it is just dumb. The ineptitude, of course, starts at the top. But it doesn’t end there. The
Slate
Oct 30 2017
News
Manafort and former business partner charged with conspiracy in connection with special counsel probe
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime business partner Rick Gates have been charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money and making false statements.
Washington Post