The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to threaten Mexico with tariffs unless the country does more to limit the number of Central American migrants applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to The Washington Post, the administration will announce the tariffs Friday as part of a “big league” border policy announcement that President Trump […]
Category: Government
Mueller Leaves Nation On Edge Of Seat With Vague Comments
Special counsel Robert Mueller, in his first public comments on his two-year investigation surrounding President Trump and his campaign, said Wednesday that his office did not charge Trump with a crime because it “was not an option” under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations. Mueller, in a dramatic appearance at DOJ headquarters, said it would have […]
Missouri Bans Abortion After 8 Weeks
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among the most restrictive abortion policies in the nation. Under the law that comes into force Aug. 28, doctors who violate the eight-week cutoff could […]
Fake Pelosi Video Sparks Outrage After Fooling Numerous Senior Citizens
A fake video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) posted to Facebook on Thursday that was edited to make her appear drunk is underscoring a quickly evolving danger for 2020 campaigns. One cycle after Russia’s interference in the election through hacks and fake posts on social media wreaked havoc, presidential candidates now have to worry […]
Federal Judge Stops Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law
A federal judge on Friday blocked a Mississippi law that banned abortions once a fetus’s heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee, wrote that the law “threatens immediate harm to women’s rights, especially considering most women do not seek abortion services until after 6 weeks.” “This […]
Alabama Passes Law To Get Around Gay Marriage
Alabama lawmakers approved a proposal Thursday to stop issuing marriage licenses after several years of conservative probate judges refusing to issue the documents to same-sex couples. The House of Representatives voted 67-26 to advance a bill that would create marriage certificates that don’t have to be signed by a judge. Instead, couples would submit a […]
Trump Announces $16B Bail Out To Farmers Hurt By Trade War
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a $16 billion aid package for American farmers aimed at softening the financial blow created by the ongoing trade war with China. “Our farmers will be greatly helped,” Trump said during a press event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. “The 16 billion [dollar] funds […]
Judge Tells Bank To Hand Over Trump Financial Records To Investigators
A federal judge dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, ruling that two banks can hand over his financial documents in response to congressional subpoenas. The Trump family and company sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One last month in an effort to block them from turning over financial documents sought by Congress. The […]
Do You Agree With Alabama Abortion Bill?
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the controversial Alabama abortion bill into law on Wednesday. The law will make nearly all abortions in the state illegal and make performing one a felony, punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison unless the mother’s health is at risk, with no exceptions for women impregnated by rape or […]
Alabama Effectively Bans Abortion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill essentially banning abortion in the state, a move specifically aimed at challenging more than 40 years of federal abortion protection under Roe v. Wade. The bill would make it a felony for a doctor to perform or attempt an abortion during any stage […]
Trump Refuses To Turn Documents Over To Judiciary Committee
The White House is rejecting a sweeping request from the House Judiciary Committee for documents, suggesting the panel is attempting a “do-over” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and calling on the committee to narrow its scope. “It appears that the Committee’s inquiry is designed, not to further a legitimate legislative purpose, but rather […]
Trump Jr. Reaches Agreement To Testify Before Senate
Donald Trump Jr. has reached an eleventh-hour agreement to testify before the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, most likely in June, Fox News has learned. The development capped a contentious episode that began when the panel, led by Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Ranking Member Mark Warner, D-Va., subpoenaed the president’s son over remarks he made while […]