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Disregard all the ‘Trump needs a impeachment team’ stuff…

October 25, 2019 By jamesb

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…

Filed Under: Entertainment, Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Donald Trump, House impeachment inquiry, Law, Republicans, Trump impeachment defense

Federal Judge orders White House to produce Mueller grand jury info to House impeachment probers…More….

October 25, 2019 By jamesb

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….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Donald Trump, Federal Judge ruling, House Trump investigations, Law, Mueller Grand Jury evidence, Politics, Trump impeachment inquiry

US Budget deficit climbs to almost the last recession level….

October 25, 2019 By jamesb

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….

Filed Under: Government, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Budget deficit, Congress, Politics, Recession, tax cut of 2017, The economy, Trump/Republicans, US Budget

Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton spoke Friday at the service for the longtime Maryland congressman

October 25, 2019 By jamesb

...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

Filed Under: Government, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Politics, Representative Elijah E. Cummings service

High level Education Dept. guy quits and says most Student Loan debt should be canceled

October 24, 2019 By jamesb

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

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Congress, Education, Education Dept., Politics, student loan debt

Would Trump try to use a possible Government shutdown for an impeachment deal?

October 19, 2019 By jamesb

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?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Congress, Donald Trump, government shutdown, impeachment, must-pass legislation, Politics, Trump deal making

Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic House Oversight chairman from Maryland has passed…

October 17, 2019 By jamesb

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…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Black lawmakers in Congress, Congress, Democratic House Oversight chairman, In passing, Politics, Rep. Elijah Cummings

House Speaker Pelosi leaves White House meeting with Trump after she says he had a ‘meltdown’….

October 16, 2019 By jamesb

Donald Trump IS having a hard time these days... He still can't over the fact that he cannot bend the Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to HIS way... The guy just can't cope with it... Insulting some people will NOT get him a 'deal'... Trump's Syria Kurds … [Read more...] about House Speaker Pelosi leaves White House meeting with Trump after she says he had a ‘meltdown’….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Kurds, Military, Pelosi, Politics, Schumer, Trump meltdown, Trump Name calling, Turkey

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