The leader of Islamic. State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, took his own life as American Spoec Ops troops closed in on him in N north Syria.... Trump rushed to make a special announcement of the raid... The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its … [Read more...] about ISIS leader dead after US Spec Ops raid in Syria…..
Congress
Disregard all the ‘Trump needs a impeachment team’ stuff…
Donald Trump don't want'm.... Emboldened by his come from behind job grab from a highly favoured Hillary Clinton? The guy doesn't trust anyone and feels he can do the impeachment thing on his own.... His 'trump' card? The US Senate.... With confidence that they, … [Read more...] about Disregard all the ‘Trump needs a impeachment team’ stuff…
Federal Judge orders White House to produce Mueller grand jury info to House impeachment probers…More….
This ruling was never in doubt.... Trump's stalling, a common legal tactic is going to fail him in the end on several fronts in his efforts to hold off Congressional oversight of his actions in office.... The problem for Trump on this is that the House investigations, led … [Read more...] about Federal Judge orders White House to produce Mueller grand jury info to House impeachment probers…More….
US Budget deficit climbs to almost the last recession level….
President Obama left with the deficit and the countries debt around $500 Billion..... With Trump0 and the Republicans cutting income thru the 2017 tax cut and two years of budget increases with their then majority congress the gap in spending vs revenue has widen by almost … [Read more...] about US Budget deficit climbs to almost the last recession level….
Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton spoke Friday at the service for the longtime Maryland congressman
...from the New York Times....... Representative Elijah E. Cummings was firmly rooted in Baltimore, but for decades his voice extended far from his brick rowhouse on the city’s west side. On Friday, the legacy of his tireless advocacy brought powerful leaders … [Read more...] about Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton spoke Friday at the service for the longtime Maryland congressman
High level Education Dept. guy quits and says most Student Loan debt should be canceled
And A. Wayne Johnson is a Republican to boot... Student loan debt is in the hundreds of millions and climbing .... The debt is cutting into consumer spending and the abuse in the running of the program seems to be impossible to address... Congress DOES need to do … [Read more...] about High level Education Dept. guy quits and says most Student Loan debt should be canceled
Would Trump try to use a possible Government shutdown for an impeachment deal?
If Congress can't get anything done due to Trump's pressure to stop an effort to get him fired? (And not have enough votes to override him) That would mean NOT passing ANY laws.... That would mean possibly the government running out of spending money... THAT … [Read more...] about Would Trump try to use a possible Government shutdown for an impeachment deal?
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic House Oversight chairman from Maryland has passed…
Cummings was a strong Black presence for Democrats in the House off Congress and was a strident Trump critic... Longtime Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the son of a sharecropper who rose to become chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee, has died at the age of 68, … [Read more...] about Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic House Oversight chairman from Maryland has passed…