Tag Archives: Donald Trump

President Joe Biden’s administration is suspending oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Former President Donald Trump activated the lease before leaving office. All activities were suspended in the Alaskan region on Tuesday by Secretary Deb Haaland until a comprehensive analysis about the impact of drilling is …

On Monday, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott threatened to veto a section of the state budget that funds lawmakers’ pay after Democratic lawmakers walked out during a legislative session in order to prevent the state’s Republicans from giving final approval to a sweeping voter suppression bill. “I will veto Article 10 …

Police officers in Charleston, South Carolina, are investigating an incident that happened at Republican Representative Nancy Mace’s home over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a Charleston South Carolina Police Department spokesperson told CNN. Mace’s home was vandalized with three Antifa symbols, “pass the pro act,” “politicians are bastards, and “F-ck …

Two tech industry organizations have filed a lawsuit against Florida over their new social media law. NetChoice and the CCIA — which represent Amazon, Google, Intel, Samsung, Facebook, and other tech giants, say the ‘Stop Social Media Censorship Act’violates private companies’ constitutional rights. They’re asking a court to prevent the …

The mother of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer that died following the insurrection on Jan. 6, wants Republican senators to support the commission to investigate the Capitol riot. According to Politico, Gladys Sicknick is asking for a meeting with every single Republican Senator to advocate for the commission. “Not having …

This week, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to ban political campaigns from using pre-checked recurring donation boxes. The legislation follows the Federal Election …

Seven counties in Oregon have now voted to rearrange counties in eastern and southern Oregon to make them part of Idaho. “This election proves that rural Oregon wants out of Oregon,” Mike McCarter, president of Citizens for Greater Idaho and leader of the movement, said. “If Oregon really believes in …

The United States Capitol Police union says that more than 70 Capitol Police officers have resigned or retired since the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. “What keeps me awake at night is not the challenge of hiring and training more police officers, but keeping the officers we have …

White House Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that a counteroffer for President Biden’s infrastructure and jobs package was presented to Republican lawmakers by White House officials. The revised proposal reduces the cost from $2.25 trillion to $1.7 trillion. “In our view, this is the act– the art, I should …

A bipartisan group of 20 senators introduced legislation Wednesday to provide the struggling U.S. Postal Service with financial relief while tightening accountability for mail delivery. The new measure would save the USPS $30 billion over the next decade. The bill would provide the Postal Service with $46 billion in financial relief …

Despite objections from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the House passed a bill approving the 9/11 style January 6 commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy spoke out against creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Congressman says …

The son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Andrew Giuliani, announced that he is running for the Republican primary in 2022 to become the governor of New York. According to The New York Post, a Republican has not won a statewide race since 2002. Giuliani graduated from Duke University …

New York Attorney General Letitia James has expanded an investigation into the Trump Organization to include possible criminal offenses, her office said. James’ office had already been investigating the former president’s business empire, but only for possible civil offenses. Officials announced the expansion on Tuesday night The New York investigation …

Former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller told the House Oversight Committee that he limited deployment of National Guard Troops at the Capitol on Jan 6 because of the “media hysteria” over the possibility of a military coup. “My concerns regarding the appropriate and limited use of the military in …

Caitlyn Jenner’s comments on voting in the 2020 Presidential election seem to be at odds with public records. During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said that she did not vote in the 2020 presidential election, but public records from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Record show …