New Ruling in Mar-a-Lago Intruder Case Raises Question of Chinese Espionage
Yujing Zhang at a court hearing on April 15, 2019.Daniel Pontet/AP Since Donald Trump was sworn in as president, his frequent visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private Palm Beach club, have raised counterintelligence concerns: Were foreign spies targeting the facility to gain access to Trump, his family, or his associates? On Wednesday, a federal judge in…
Democrats Should Raise the Debt Ceiling—With a Catch
Office of Inspector General Suddenly Donald Trump is worried about keeping the government running: The White House is pushing congressional leaders to strike a spending deal and increase the debt limit in the next two or three weeks, jolted by a recent report that found the Treasury Department was running out of cash much faster…
Yet Another Trump Health Care Plan Goes Down In Flames
Maybe Trump’s next big health care initiative will be a requirement that Medicare cover medical cannabis for all seniors. Winner!Rowan Griffiths/Mirrorpix/Newscom via ZUMA Today brings yet another failure from Donald Trump: The Trump administration has abandoned a centerpiece of its efforts to address high drug prices, backing away from requiring some discounts to be passed…
Trump Plans to Bait Supreme Court Into Census Fight
The Wall Street Journal says President Trump plans to defy the Supreme Court: President Trump is expected to sign an executive action to attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, according to an administration official, a move that would prompt immediate challenges in court….“An executive order is the fastest way he…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was Visibly Moved by an Immigrant Mom’s Testimony
On Wednesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing addressing the conditions child migrants are facing after crossing the southern border. Yazmin Juárez, whose 19-month-old daughter died weeks after being released from ICE detainment in 2018, testified during the hearing, describing the mistreatment she faced while seeking asylum. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
A Republican Politician Says This Woman Can’t Cover His Campaign Unless She’s Accompanied by a Man
Rogelio V. Solis/AP A Republican state representative running to succeed Gov. Phil Bryant as governor of Mississippi told Larrison Campbell, a female political reporter with Mississippi Today, that the only way she could ride along with his campaign would be if she were accompanied by a man. Rep. Robert Foster said that his rivals could…