Tag: Donald Trump
Trump promised to resign from his companies – but there’s no...
To transfer control of his companies, the president has to submit filings in Florida, Delaware and New York. We spoke to officials in each of those states.
ACLU launches 7-point plan of action against Trump administration
“Let’s fight like hell for our country and the Constitution.”
Trump’s press secretary attacks media’s coverage of inauguration
Aerial photos of the event show a lot of open space, but Spicer believes photos were “intentionally framed” in a way to downplay the crowd-size.
Solidarity – plus 10 other reasons women showed up to march
The Women’s March illustrated what a wide variety of issues women will have in the years ahead with Donald Trump.
The hostile transition of power
It is impossible to govern the country in this style, as we see already in Trump’s failure to fill so many vital positions that he was forced to ask Obama appointees to remain in place.
The American state of mind: Apprehension, frustration, distrust, fear
How much longer will they take this kind of beating before we see a societal eruption?
Less than an hour after the inauguration Trump removed climate change...
The new administration has removed all mention of key issues and replaced them with hazy plans on energy, foreign policy, law enforcement, military, jobs, and trade deals.
Inauguration day: Letter to a Trump voter
Here’s one thing we can already agree on: With this inauguration, our nation and our world are about to change forever.
Donald Trump’s hotel bans press for the inauguration, raising first amendment...
Throughout the 2016 campaign and into the transition, Trump has made his hostility to the press a centerpiece of his political strategy.
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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.