GOP, Trump ‘Running Against the American System of Government’
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on “Deadline” Tuesday that former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “at war against the American political system.” “If the Biden administration has weaponized the justice system of this country to only attack Republicans and conservatives and never Democrats, I think today they’ve proven that they’re doing an […]
Hunter Biden Guilty Verdict ‘Really Good Day for the American System’
“This is a really good day for the American system,” NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd said Tuesday during MSNBC’s coverage of Hunter Biden’s conviction. Todd said, “There aren’t many countries in the world where their sons and daughters are prosecuted in the justice system. America is so unique. I think today is a […]
Louisiana moves forward with plan to hold schools accountable with new grading system
Louisiana is preparing to hold K-12 schools accountable by overhauling their grading system to raise achievement standards. A state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education committee approved a new grading plan on Tuesday, with a full board vote set for Wednesday, a state Department of Education spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. While a similar measure failed […]
Trump verdict will cause ‘harm’ to our legal system: John Yoo
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo surmises what the Trump verdict will do to our legal system on ‘Life, Liberty … source
Trump ‘Doing Us a Service’ By Exposing ‘Vulnerabilities’ in a Corrupt Political System
Comedian and The Daily Show Host Jon Stewart questioned whether former President Donald Trump was “to some extent exposing the reality of crony capitalism, the transactional corruption that is at the heart of corporate and political America.” In the first episode of Stewart’s new podcast, Weekly ShowComedy Central’s Stewart spoke with the network’s staff writer […]
The clock is running on finding a fix for the Social Security system – Star Tribune
Enacted into law 89 years ago, Social Security, along with Medicare, provides the economic foundation for American retirement. Social Security has lifted millions of seniors out of poverty and helped millions more pay their bills. It is the most successful social insurance program in U.S. history. And yet, whenever you talk about retirement, someone inevitably […]
Fired Virginia bus driver scammed system for more than 100 fake driver’s licenses: feds
Federal prosecutors say a fired 30-year-old bus driver from Virginia then cheated the system by selling more than 100 fake driver’s licenses. Ashya Janai Hurley admitted to running a fake driver’s license scam for more than a year, charging illegal customers $300 for each standard license and $450 for each commercial driver’s license. She faces […]
Blame broken system for Biden’s executive order on border
The president is using his pen to address the immigration crisis. His executive order would close the border if the number of migrants exceeds a certain threshold in a given week. In today’s political environment, it is commonplace for presidents to act unilaterally to get what they want. But what is most shocking about this […]
House GOP proposes IRS funding cuts, defunding free tax filing system
House Republican appropriators are proposing to cut funding to the IRS and eliminate a free online tax filing system that the Treasury Department recently made permanent and promised to expand to other states. The House Appropriations Committee’s latest Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bill “[prohibit] Funds used by the IRS to develop government-run tax […]
Speaker Mike Johnson to take on justice system following Donald Trump conviction
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Tuesday announced a “three-pronged approach” to pursuing the justice system in the wake of former President Trump’s conviction. Johnson said the plan involves using the spending process, bills introduced in Congress and Congress’ oversight powers to take on the Justice Department. “All of this will be done vigorously because […]