POLITICS | FLASHBACK: It is ‘Inexcusable’ Not To Boost The Economy With A Payroll Tax Holiday, Obama Said In 2011
CHRIS WHITE TECH REPORTER Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order paving the way for a payroll tax holiday years after former President Barack Obama called it “inexcusable” for lawmakers not to extend a similar cut during the recovery from the 2008 recession. Trump signed an executive order Saturday ordering a payroll tax holiday […]
Trump, Mnuchin Float Short-Term Deal as Relief Bill Talks Stall
BY JACK PHILLIPS But Meadows isn’t optimistic about a deal getting done by the end of July President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested a short-term extension to the expanded $600-per-week unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions, which were not provisions in the Senate GOP relief bill. The two White House officials acknowledged that the […]
Senate Confirms 200th Trump Judicial Appointee To Federal Appeals Court
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter The United States Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s 200th judicial appointee to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. Judge Cory Wilson, a conservative judge who currently serves on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, is the 200th judge Trump has nominated and Senate has confirmed to fill court vacancies since he became […]
Trump’s Police Reform Executive Order Brings Varied Response From Lawmakers
BY MASOOMA HAQ Lawmakers had varied response to President Donald Trump’s executive order on policing, ranging from praise to harsh criticism, divided along party lines. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on policing in an attempt to build trust between communities and law enforcement, following weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident who died last […]
Trump Says He’ll Suspend Issuing Green Cards for 60 Days
BY JACK PHILLIPS President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his upcoming executive order suspending new immigration will apply to people seeking green cards while workers entering the United States on a temporary basis won’t be affected. The ban on new green card issuances will last for 60 days, he said during a briefing on the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) […]
Political Math: Biden + Sanders – Sanders = Trump 2020
by Raven West And then there was one. Back in 2019, there were 20, count ‘em, 20 Democratic candidates for President. There were so many the initial candidate debates in June and July had to be divided into two teams of ten. By September, the field had been cut in half, with only […]
President Donald Trump Signs 2.2 Trillion Emergency Relief Plan- What’s in It?
… individuals, families, small businesses including non-profits eligible for benefits By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the CARES Act was signed by President Donald J. Trump this afternoon after the U.S. House passed it by voice vote earlier in the day despite efforts by Rep. Thomas Massie […]
White House on Coronavirus National Emergency
President Trump declared a national emergency to ensure that all needed resources can be made available to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Previous steps taken, such as travel restrictions and preventive advice have helped to reduce cases, but this will help the nation scale up to deal with more cases and help prevent the spread […]
US Health Officials Back Trump’s Europe Travel Ban
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Top U.S. health officials backed President Donald Trump’s ban of travelers from most European countries, noting that the majority of new coronavirus cases are in the region. “Over 70 percent of the new cases are linked to the Europe,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield told lawmakers in Washington. “And in the […]
Trump Supports Beware of Those Claiming Trump Volunteer Leadership
. By Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views As for Friday, it was confirmed that except for Finance Committee members the national Trump campaign has not appointed anybody for volunteer leadership in California. At the same time the State Republican Party, officially responsible for the Trump campaign in California has yet to endorse […]
