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$1.5 Trillion Cut, Strange Bedfellows
Friday, November 3, 2017
Death and Taxes: The Republicans revealed a plan yesterday to cut taxes by $1.5 trillion, mostly in corporate and business taxes. “With this plan, we are making pro-growth reforms, so that yes, America can compete with the rest of the …
“Send Him to Gitmo,” Tax Plan Today
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Lock Him Up, Lock Them Out: Indignant that an immigrant is accused of killing eight people, President Trump said he might consider plucking the New York terror suspect out of the civil justice system and handing him over to the …
Eight Dead in NY Attack, Obamacare Open
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Street Terror: The driver of a pickup truck that ran down and killed eight people on a West Side Manhattan bike path yesterday wrote a note mentioning the Islamic State, investigators say. He left behind a trail of mangled bodies …
Manafort to Surrender, PR Cancels Power Deal
Monday, October 30, 2017
The Russia Thing: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were ordered to surrender to federal authorities this morning as the first shoe drops in the investigation into Russian influence on the 2016 election. …
CNN: Charges Filed, A Stripper Named Kitty
Saturday, October 28, 2017
The Russia Thing: A federal grand jury in Washington has brought the first criminal charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, CNN reported last night. The network said that, according to its sources, the charges are still …
Opioid Induced, The Tax Men Cometh
Friday, October 27, 2017
Opioid Induced: Despite previously calling the opioid epidemic “a national emergency,” President Trump yesterday directed the Department of Health and Human service to declare it a “national health emergency,” which comes with no money to fight it. The Public Health …
Trump Fights Critics, Obamacare Spikes
Thursday, October 26, 2017
The Silence of the Lambs: A day after Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake denounced President Trump and announced his retirement, Trump continued his personal attacks on Flake and his fellow dissenting Republican, Bob Corker of Tennessee. Trump tweeted, “The reason Flake …
Sen. Flake Condemns Trump and Quits
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Odd Man Out: Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake stunned Congress and the Republican Party yesterday, announcing in a speech rebuking the leadership of President Trump that he will not run for re-election. Flake declared, “We must never adjust to the present …
Tornadoes Hit Carolinas, The Niger Questions
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Weather Report: A string of tornadoes struck in the Carolinas last night, leaving severe damage. At least seven tornadoes destroyed buildings and knocked out power. Pictures from Spartanburg, SC show buildings ripped apart and vehicles flipped. The Niger Question: An …
“A-Plus” Response, The Weinstein Effect
Monday, October 23, 2017
“A-Plus”: After the initial rush of aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, hurricane victims in Texas and Florida tell the NY Times that they are waiting for the kind of longer-term help they need. The NY Times reports that …
