Mueller: Trump Was “Generally” Untruthful
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A Federal Judge Just Blocked Trump’s Latest Attempt to Turn Away Asylum Seekers
Protesters hold signs outside the San Francisco federal courthouse on Wednesday.AP Photo/Haven Daley In another rebuke to President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, a federal judge blocked the White House’s most recent asylum ban Wednesday, writing that it is “inconsistent with the existing asylum laws” set by Congress. On July 15, Trump announced a rule…
Quote of the Day: Amazon Has Destroyed Retail Sales
Our Treasury secretary is all in favor of the Justice Department’s antitrust review of online platforms: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that he supported the Justice Department’s efforts to look into Amazon, because the tech giant has “destroyed the retail industry.” “I think if you look at Amazon, although there are certain benefits to…
Mueller Says Trump Gave a “Boost” to Wikileaks’ “Illegal Activity”
A slide Democrats displayed during the hearing. Robert Mueller on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated praise of WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election. According to the former special counsel, Trump’s public embrace of the organization—even as it was regularly releasing Hillary Clinton campaign emails hacked by the Russian government—was tantamount to promoting “illegal activity.”…
A New Study Found that 15,000 People Died Because Their State Didn’t Expand Medicaid
Wutzkohphoto/Shutterstock Approximately 15,600 people died between 2014 and 2017 as a result of their states refusing to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The ACA promised to expand Medicaid coverage to individuals whose income was at or below 138 percent of…
Mueller Says Trump’s Witch Hunt Allegations Are False
Olivier Douliery/CNP/ZUMA President Donald Trump has a favorite phrase to describe former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia: “Witch hunt.” On Wednesday morning, for example, Trump called it “The Greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history, by far.” Mueller, it turns out, strongly disagrees. Near the beginning of Wednesday’s House…