Tag: Donald Trump
Reality, not foes, undermines Trump’s legitimacy
Trump’s opening gambit focuses public attention not on real policy or legislation (still a great void) but whether this chief executive is simply an impulsive, erratic narcissist – or much worse, so unstable he could dislodge current, fragile power balances, here and abroad.
Five groups of Americans who’ll get shafted under Trump’s hiring freeze
This freeze is a bad idea, but there will be more where this came from.
Ebell: Purge necessary at EPA to rid ‘scientists who believe the...
Ebell believes the EPA has been staffed with scientists who “believe the global-warming alarmist agenda.”
Donald Trump’s $100-million men
For us, another day, another dollar. For them, another day, another fortune.
Two major pipeline spills reported same week Trump advances KXL, DAPL
America's 2.5 million miles pipelines “suffer hundreds of leaks and ruptures every year, costing lives and money.”
It’s not just the clown, it’s the rest of the parade
The leader is just the clown at the head of a parade that has gotten a lot longer and its mood a lot uglier.
A special loophole for Trump’s millionaire cabinet
Trump's millionaire cabinet nominees could avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars worth of stock.
Trump’s Mexico border wall could be Trojan horse for increasing U.S....
The proposal has split the oil refining and oil-producing sectors.
Sanctuary city mayors stand in defiance against Trump’s orders
On the same day that Peña Nieto cancelled his meeting with Trump, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists advanced the Doomsday Clock to 2-and-a-half minutes to midnight.
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying
The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.