THE SPICE - America's Spicy Political News Read - 5.30.2019

THE SPICE - America's Spicy Political News Read - 5.30.2019

Javier Manjarres
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May 30, 2019
THE FIX IS IN, AGAIN? - BERNIE SANDERS supporters are fearful that the rigging of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary will relived in 2020, as the Democratic Party seems poised to support Joe Biden.
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Mueller says

Mueller says "investigation is complete," will "resign" as special counsel

Javier Manjarres
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May 29, 2019
Mueller, who made his remarks at the Department of Justice, stated that he is resigning as special counsel, and that the Justice Department is “formally closing the special counsel’s office,” adding that he will not testify before congress.
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Julian Castro says he'll push judicial recess appointments

Julian Castro says he'll push judicial recess appointments

Javier Manjarres
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May 29, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is putting it all out there, including his intentions to make recess appointments to the courts, if he is voted in as president.
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Rep. Omar deletes anti-Latino immigration tweet

Rep. Omar deletes anti-Latino immigration tweet

Javier Manjarres
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May 29, 2019
Omar, who first tweeted now-deleted anti-Israel remarks, including stating that American politicians are bought off by the pro-Israel lobby, all-but tweeted that Latinos are victims of “racism” in a Trump “merit based” immigration system.
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HISPOLITICA - America's Spicy Political News Read  - 5.24.2019

HISPOLITICA - America's Spicy Political News Read - 5.24.2019

Javier Manjarres
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May 24, 2019
President Trump recently tweeted a video compilation of Speaker Pelosi (D) “stammering” through a press conference, leaving some political pundits to question whether the aging process is in some way compromising her ability to lead.
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Trump hits Pelosi hit with

Trump hits Pelosi hit with "doctored" video

Javier Manjarres
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May 24, 2019
President Trump recently tweeted a video compilation of Speaker Pelosi (D) “stammering” through a press conference, leaving some political pundits to question whether the aging process is in some way compromising her ability to lead.
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Senate passes anti-robocall bill, Rand Paul sole 'No' vote

Senate passes anti-robocall bill, Rand Paul sole 'No' vote

Javier Manjarres
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May 24, 2019
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) was the sole senator to vote against cracking down on illegal robocalls. Well, the U.S. Senate just passed the TRACED ACT by a vote margin of 97-1, and are now hoping the  the House will follow their lead and vote in favor of the robocall measure.
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'Moderate' Senate Democrats continue working with Trump

'Moderate' Senate Democrats continue working with Trump

Javier Manjarres
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May 24, 2019
Moderate Democrats over in the Senate like Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) may not always openly praise Trump's accomplishments, but do try to find ways of working with him on issues that benefit their respective constituents.
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Cruz, Senate Republicans permanently ban earmarks

Cruz, Senate Republicans permanently ban earmarks

Javier Manjarres
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May 23, 2019
After winning back the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, congressional Democrats vowed to bring back earmarks, but that appears to now be dashed by the Senate Republican Conference.
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THE SPICE - America's Spicy Political News Read - 5.20.2019 - Barr v. Holder - Bernie's Black Vote Challenge - Abortion in America

THE SPICE - America's Spicy Political News Read - 5.20.2019 - Barr v. Holder - Bernie's Black Vote Challenge - Abortion in America

Javier Manjarres
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May 20, 2019
With the news that Georgia and Alabama had signed into law anti-abortion legislation, Americans expressed just how divisive the legislations are to them. While some praised the bills and said that this was the right move forward, others blasted lawmakers and said that the laws are proof that there is a war on women. READ MORE
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Eric Holder says Barr

Eric Holder says Barr "not fit to lead DOJ"

Javier Manjarres
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May 19, 2019
Holder, who has been found in contempt by the Republican-led House of Representatives in 2012 over the failed Fast and Furious gun program, believes that Barr “deliberately misrepresented the Mueller report,” adding that Barr is “protecting the president” and is “not fit to lead the DOJ.”
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House Republican rips Judiciary Democrats over plans to impeach Trump

House Republican rips Judiciary Democrats over plans to impeach Trump

Javier Manjarres
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May 8, 2019
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz (R), who by the sound of this voice, seemed a bit giddy over having to follow Rep. Johnson’s impeachment remarks.
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Georgia's 'Heartbeat' detection bill signed into law

Georgia's 'Heartbeat' detection bill signed into law

Javier Manjarres
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May 7, 2019
Georgia’s state legislature passed the controversial HB 481 ‘Heartbeat’ bill, and now Gov. Brian Kemp has made good on his promise to sign it into law.
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U.S. ready strike Iran with

U.S. ready strike Iran with "swift, devastating & justified" force

Javier Manjarres
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May 6, 2019
Rubio says that the U.S. is not looking to enter into a war with Iran but if Iran threatens “shipping in the Strait of Hurmuz and/or to target U.S. naval vessels,” the U.S. military will answer with “swift, devastating & justified response.”
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Booker proposes federal gun license mandate

Booker proposes federal gun license mandate

Javier Manjarres
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May 6, 2019
According to Fox News, Booker's federal license plan ”current and first-time firearms buyers would seek a license at a designated office, like obtaining a passport. The applications would then be verified by the FBI. Current gun owners would have a transition period to obtain a federal license.”
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Biden crushing field, but O'Rourke thinks he can win

Biden crushing field, but O'Rourke thinks he can win

Javier Manjarres
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May 5, 2019
It’s early, but from the looks of it, former Vice President Joe Biden is crushing the large field of Democratic presidential candidates, and will most-likely be his party’s nominee to face-off with President Donald Trump next year.
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Rubio says Russia threatening US national security

Rubio says Russia threatening US national security

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2019
Doral, Florida – Sens. Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R), along with Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R), attended a roundtable meeting with leaders from the Venezuelan, Colombian, Cuban and Nicaraguan communities, to show support for the ongoing efforts to bring “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela. The three legislators earlier this week called on President Donald […]
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Castro eclipses Democratic presidential debate benchmark

Castro eclipses Democratic presidential debate benchmark

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2019
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro, has just out O’Rourked, out Bernied, and even out Bidened the entire filed of Democratic presidential hopefuls by eclipsing the Democratic National Committee’s metrics for debate participants, by obtaining 65,000 unique donors.
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Harris calls Trump sexist, may push to federalize teacher pay

Harris calls Trump sexist, may push to federalize teacher pay

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2019
Harris is right. It is infuriating to most Americans that teacher salaries are not where they should be, but local school boards pay teachers, so there lies the problem.
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Trump urged to help Arizona's Navajo Nation

Trump urged to help Arizona's Navajo Nation

Javier Manjarres
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May 2, 2019
On February 19, 2019, the Navajo Nation, which is almost entirely situated in NE Arizona, declared a state of emergency due to the historic snowfall and subsequent flooding that hit the southwest United States.
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Democrats say abortion is a ‘heartbeat’ away from being abolished

Democrats say abortion is a ‘heartbeat’ away from being abolished

Javier Manjarres
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May 2, 2019
Congressional and state level Democrats are sounding the alarms that Abortion as we know it, is a ‘heartbeat’ away from being abolished.
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Senate Democrats say Barr “not fit to serve

Senate Democrats say Barr “not fit to serve" and should “resign”

Javier Manjarres
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May 2, 2019
As calls pour in for Attorney General William Barr to resign, one of the louder voices has been Senator and 2020 Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D).
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Rubio points to Godfather-like act of betrayal against Maduro

Rubio points to Godfather-like act of betrayal against Maduro

Javier Manjarres
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May 1, 2019
Rubio uses the image of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) kissing his brother Fredo in Cuba when he discovered that his brother had betrayed him. Rubio then posted the image of Fredo’s last living moments on the lake.
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New York Times fails to apologize for anti-Semitic cartoon

New York Times fails to apologize for anti-Semitic cartoon

Javier Manjarres
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April 29, 2019
The New York Times didn’t apologize for its “lack of judgement” for publishing an anti-Semitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, but did call the image and its complimenting tropes “offensive.”
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Paid radio ads driving Central American migrant caravans

Paid radio ads driving Central American migrant caravans

Javier Manjarres
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April 29, 2019
One border patrol agent told Fox News Host Maria Bartiromo that “the word is definitely out” throughout  Central American countries about immigrating to the U.S.
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President Trump says he’ll “easily” beat Biden, questions his age

President Trump says he’ll “easily” beat Biden, questions his age

Javier Manjarres
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April 26, 2019
Shortly after Biden announced, Trump welcomed “Sleepy Joe” into the race by taking a swipe at his intelligence.
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Georgia: Another roll of the dice

Georgia: Another roll of the dice

Javier Manjarres
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April 25, 2019
Casinos are coming back!   MGM tested the appetite for destination gaming (Casinos) in Georgia when explored options in 2015 employing teams of well-healed lobbyists. The direct benefactor of the tax haul collected from casinos were to be injected into the HOPE Scholarship.  
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Supreme Court leaning Trump in citizenship question case

Supreme Court leaning Trump in citizenship question case

Javier Manjarres
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April 24, 2019
With their decision expected in June on whether to allow the Department of Commerce to insert a citizenship question in next year's census survey, the US Supreme Court appears to be leaning in favor of the  Trump administration's citizenship argument, move that has congressional Democrats and immigration activists crying voter suppression.
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Trump threatens Mexico with armed soldiers at border

Trump threatens Mexico with armed soldiers at border

Javier Manjarres
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April 24, 2019
President Trump has drawn a line in the desert with Mexico, as the president threatened to send armed U.S. soldiers to the southern border after a Mexican military patrol drew their weapons on a group of U.S. National Guardsmen patrolling the border.
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House Democrats back off impeaching Trump

House Democrats back off impeaching Trump

Javier Manjarres
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April 22, 2019
It took one critical phone call for House Democrats to agree not launch impeachment proceeding against President Trump, but only for now.
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House Democrat Hill questions “why we keep using this word collusion?”

House Democrat Hill questions “why we keep using this word collusion?”

Javier Manjarres
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April 22, 2019
Hill, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, incredulously contradicted everything Democratic House leadership has been saying about the whole premise of the Mueller investigation, which found that there was no “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia, or any of its operatives.
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Online gaming company could have business ties to Iran

Online gaming company could have business ties to Iran

Javier Manjarres
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April 22, 2019
Lottery giant Scientific Games Digital has filed a protest against an online gaming permit application submitted by SBTech because the company doesn't list specific list which countries it does business with.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear citizenship question argument

U.S. Supreme Court to hear citizenship question argument

Javier Manjarres
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April 22, 2019
The move in 2018 to add the question has caused such an outcry of opposition, that it’s now being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which must decide if the administration took the proper steps in their assessment to offer up the citizenship question.
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Swalwell wants to sidestep secret grand jury findings

Swalwell wants to sidestep secret grand jury findings

Javier Manjarres
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April 20, 2019
He talks about full transparency, but during a recent appearance on MSNBC, Swalwell stated that the complete and unredacted report need to be released, but only if it didn’t “affect anything ongoing,” failing to include the other reasons Attorney General Barr gave for the redactions.
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Democrats Pelosi and Schumer rail against AG Barr over Mueller Report

Democrats Pelosi and Schumer rail against AG Barr over Mueller Report

Javier Manjarres
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April 19, 2019
“Special Counsel Mueller’s report paints a disturbing picture of a president who has been weaving a web of deceit, lies and improper behavior and acting as if the law doesn’t apply to him. But if you hadn’t read the report and listened only to Mr. Barr, you wouldn’t have known any of that because Mr. Barr has been so misleading.
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READ IT HERE -Mueller Report release

READ IT HERE -Mueller Report release

Javier Manjarres
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April 18, 2019
Read the mueller report here
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