Tag Archives: The Wall
Cohen to Talk, Sympathy Note
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Trump World: President Trump will be in Hanoi today for his second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, but back in Washington Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to spill the beans in front of a House committee. Cohen …
Democratic Rebuttal, Companies Leave NRA
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Counter Punch: Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released their redacted memo countering the one issued by the Republicans claiming wrongdoing by the FBI in obtaining a foreign intelligence warrant against Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Rep. Adam Schiff, the …
Trump Under Oath, 175 Years in Prison
Thursday, January 25, 2018
The Russia Thing: President Trump says he’s willing to testify under oath in front of the Special Counsel investigating Russian election influencing. “I’m looking forward to it, actually,” Trump told reporters at the White House. His announcement sort of ends …
Trading Immigrants for a Wall, Fire and Fury
Saturday, January 6, 2018
The Wall for Hostages: The Trump administration has presented Congress with a list of immigration demands, including $18 billion to build the President’s southern border wall in exchange for protecting the undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers,” who were brought to …
Grand Jury for Russia, Leaked Transcripts
Friday, August 4, 2017
The Russia Cloud: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury to investigate Russian influence over the 2016 election, The Washington Post reports. Mueller is expected to delve into Trump finances, business deals, and communications with Russian representatives as …
Health Care Re-write, He’s a Good Boy
Friday, July 14, 2017
To Your Health: The latest version of the Senate health care bill provides billions of dollars to hold down healthcare premiums while keeping two taxes on high earners that have supported Obamacare. It also keeps the deep cuts to Medicare. …
Christians, Not Muslims, Culinary Shock
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Shut the Door: President Trump visited the Pentagon yesterday and signed an executive order freezing immigration from seven Muslim countries and commanding “extreme vetting” of immigrants from countries plagued by terrorism. “We want to ensure that we are not admitting …
Waterboarding Works, Mary Tyler Moore
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Back to the Future: President Trump will call for a re-examination of US methods for interrogating terror suspects and possibly re-establishing “black site” prisons overseas, the Associated Press reports, according to the draft of an executive order they obtained. The …
To Build the Wall, Return of Newspeak
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The Wall: President Trump is expected today to issue an order to build his wall on the Mexican border and crack down on immigrants coming from “terror prone” countries. The president tweeted last night, “Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY …
Russians Celebrated Trump, Broken Promise
Friday, January 6, 2017
The Intel: The Washington Post reports that US intelligence intercepts found Russian leaders celebrating Donald Trump’s election win over Hillary Clinton as a geopolitical victory for Moscow. The Post also reports that intelligence agencies identified “actors” who turned over hacked …
