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Biden Cancels Student debt

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Debt Cancellation: President Biden yesterday cancelled  student debt for millions of Americans; $10,000 for people earning less than $125,000 a year and $20,000 for those who received Pell grants for low-income students.   Biden did this despite some internal debate as well as …

Trump Had 700 Pages of Classified Docs

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Trump World: Former President Donald Trump took home to Florida more than 700 pages of classified documents, including some related to the nation’s most covert intelligence operations, according to a letter the National Archives sent to Trump’s lawyers.   The  May 10th letter  written by …

Russia Blames Ukraine for Car Bomb

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Russia Killing: Russia claims that the daughter of a prominent ultra-nationalist with the ear of Vladimir Putin was killed with a car bomb by the Ukrainian intelligence services.   Daria Dugina, 29, died when a bomb attached to the car she was …

Car Bomb Kills Russian Nationalist

Monday, August 22, 2022

Russia Killing: The daughter of a prominent Russian ultranationalist who’s had major influence with President Vladimir Putin was killed yesterday in a car bombing.  Daria Dugina, 29, died when her father’s Toyota Land Cruiser exploded on a highway 20 miles west of …

Sen. Graham Must Testify

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Trump World: A federal judge turned down the request by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham to avoid testifying next week before a special grand jury investigating attempts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.    Unless …

Judge Orders Affidavit Redacted

Friday, August 19, 2022

Trump World: The federal judge overseeing the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-Lago estate yesterday ordered prosecutors to prepare a redacted version of the affidavit that provided the underlining evidence for possible release to Trump, the press, and the public.   Prosecutors …

Trump Finance Officer to Plead

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Trump World: Former Trump company executive Allen Weisselberg, once a right-hand man to Donald is expected to plead guilty today to illegally avoiding taxes while working  at the former president’s family business.    Weisselberg is accused of 15 felonies, including failure to pay taxes …

The Price of Fighting Trump

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

The Price of Opposition: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a rare Republican who has fought back against Donald Trump’s election lies and has been investigating the January 6th insurrection, was soundly defeated yesterday in her bid for re-election.   Harriet Hageman, a political newcomer …

Giuliani is a Target

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The Secret Affidavit: The Justice Department yesterday filed a 13-page pleading in federal court asking that the affidavit used to justify the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is too sensitive to be released and contains information that, if public, could …

Republican Anger Over Trump Search

Monday, August 15, 2022

The Trump Papers: Republicans are wrestling with what to do about the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mara-a-Lago home, with some calling for defunding of the FBI and others calling for a more moderate response.   Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican …