Deutsche Bank’s revelation that it has some tax returns related to President Trump has thrown a curve ball into the battle over the president’s financial documents. The bank has long been seen as a possible avenue to learn more about Trump’s finances since it provided loans to his businesses for many years, even when other […]
Category: Legislative
Poll: Is It Time For Gun Control/Reform?
Multiple people including three members of law enforcement were reported to have been shot Saturday at a movie theater and on a highway in West Texas. At least five people were reportedly killed. The Midland Police Department wrote initially on Facebook that officers were searching for two suspects along Interstate 20 in Texas. Subsequent reports […]
Republican Questions Whether Society Would “Exist Without Rape/Incest”
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, questioned Wednesday whether humanity would exist if not for the rapes and incest that happened throughout history. “What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape and incest?” he said at a speech in Urbandale, Iowa. “Would there be […]
Moscow Mitch Label Infuriates Senator McConnell
Mitch McConnell’s foot-stomping screed on the Senate floor over the nickname “Moscow Mitch” caused the tag to trend Tuesday on Twitter. The Senate Majority Leader slammed attacks against him as “modern-day McCarthyism” after MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, gave McConnell the pet name for blocking two election security measures late last week. Scarborough initially sparked the […]
Rand Paul Blocks 9/11 First Responders Compensation
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tried to win the Senate’s consent to approve the House-passed bill, which would reauthorize funding until fiscal 2090. The bill cleared the House in a 402-12 vote last week. […]
Mueller Testimony To Be Delayed One Week
Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated congressional testimony about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election has been delayed by one week, according to a press release issued Friday evening. Mueller will now appear before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee on July 24 for two separate hearings. The testimony […]
9/11 Victim Compensation Funding Overwhelming Passes House
In what New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer lauded as an “overwhelming expression of bipartisan support,” the House passed a bill making the 9/11 victim compensation fund permanent. The act moved forward Friday by a vote of 402-12 with its next stop in the Senate — likely in August. The fund was created to provide […]
Child Receives Death Threats Because Of AOC Parody
The 8-year-old child actor who went viral for impersonating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, is no longer going to make videos due to death threats and harassment she and her family have received. Earlier this year, Ava Martinez, known as “Mini AOC,” brought joy to her fans with several videos poking fun at the socialist darling, […]
Mueller Will Testify Before The American Public On July 17th
Special counsel Robert Mueller will publicly testify in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17 following a subpoena, the panels’ chairmen said Tuesday. “Pursuant to subpoenas issued by the House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence tonight, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has agreed to testify before both […]