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Nearly every Trump accomplishment collapsed in the first day of the Biden administration

If you were to make a list of the accomplishments of the Trump administration, although it might not be long, it would include many of the things that Donald Trump set out to do when he ran in 2016. The United States pulled back from the global political community to become more isolationist, it revoked a number of the environmental and social policies of the … Continue reading Nearly every Trump accomplishment collapsed in the first day of the Biden administration

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Feature

The NRA isn’t out of money, it’s using bankruptcy to escape accountability

The internet got a little jolt of joy when the news broke late Friday that the National Rifle Association is filing for bankruptcy. Liberals celebrated what appeared to be the downfall of a major political opponent. After all, the NRA has long dumped money into lawmakers’ arms in exchange for lax gun control and a restriction that keeps the government from even investigating whether gun … Continue reading The NRA isn’t out of money, it’s using bankruptcy to escape accountability

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Feature

Here are all the times previously that Congress has gotten involved in a presidential election

Congressional Republicans are trying to stop the body from certifying Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election. Congress makes this certification on January 6 and by all accounts is expected to do so but with a bit of a delay while Republicans make their case that something about the November 2020 presidential election was suspect. A group of Republican senators is trying to … Continue reading Here are all the times previously that Congress has gotten involved in a presidential election

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COVID-19

The World’s Greatest Negotiator has obtained nothing

President Trump signed, late Sunday, an omnibus appropriations bill in which he did not get a single thing he wanted. He demanded changes to the bill – upping stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 and scrapping a ton of foreign aid chief among them – but caved after just a few days. That he caved was no big surprise. Trump’s demands were political poison. Republicans … Continue reading The World’s Greatest Negotiator has obtained nothing

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Politics

No, that’s not in the COVID bill

Congress has this fondness for consolidated bills. If Senator Armsmoney (R-US) going to vote for some Democratic priority like expanding school lunches, it’s a lot easier to stomach that vote if the bill also includes funding for the creation of a new FBI Minority Crimes Unit. This is the sausage getting made, the room where it happens, etc. – the deals that are required to … Continue reading No, that’s not in the COVID bill

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Feature

Joe Biden isn’t the person of the year – but ‘Time’ is trapped in a loop

Back on Thursday – if you can remember back that far – Time magazine named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as its “Person of the Year.” This surprised no one, since the POTY has been the winner of the presidential election since 2000: Bush, Obama, and Trump all got the accolade in their election and (for Bush and Obama) re-election years. That’s as far back … Continue reading Joe Biden isn’t the person of the year – but ‘Time’ is trapped in a loop

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Feature

Let’s see how the new citizenship test looks

The Trump administration has made some slight changes to the citizenship test administered as part of the naturalization process. In the original test, there are 100 possible questions and you, hopeful immigrant friend, would be asked 10. Once you answer six correctly, you’re in. But in the new test, there are 128 possible questions and you will be asked twenty. You need to answer twelve … Continue reading Let’s see how the new citizenship test looks

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Just Business

Wall Street giants want to relocate to business-friendly Florida. Their employees do not.

Goldman Sachs, the 151-year old bank that captivates the eyes of financial professionals and Robin Hood users alike, is reportedly considering a partial move to Florida. The financial giant’s asset management arm, which generates billions, could relocate to West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale or even Miami as it seeks to escape New York’s, well, everything. Taxes are high in New York, real estate costs … Continue reading Wall Street giants want to relocate to business-friendly Florida. Their employees do not.

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Our Long National Nightmare

Trump threatens to withhold funding from the Pentagon unless Twitter deletes his account

Calling it a “serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity,” President Trump today tweeted that he would veto the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 – which funds the Department of Defense – unless the act includes a rider repealing 47 U.S.C. § 230. Commonly known as “Section 230,” this is the little bit in federal law that protects tech companies from legal … Continue reading Trump threatens to withhold funding from the Pentagon unless Twitter deletes his account

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Feature, Politics

Trump doesn’t care about other Republicans. Why do they care about him?

There’s a possibility that Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff can change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate towards Democrats. The pair are popular, they’re running in the same Georgia that recently tilted ever-so-slightly for Joe Biden, and there’s a real national effort to support their bids. It would put the Senate in 50-50 control with the deciding vote cast by Vice President … Continue reading Trump doesn’t care about other Republicans. Why do they care about him?

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