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One of financial requirements that members of congress and the President of the United States must fulfill, is having the disclosure how many assets they have, and how much each of those assets is worth.
During a 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper, Puerto Rican Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) proudly labeled herself a “radical” for her objective to push a very progressive “radical agenda” that includes legislative measures like the “Green New Deal.”
After a lot of internal party turmoil and questioning of leadership, the House Democratic Caucus has voted in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Pelosi’s second stint as Speaker could turn out to be more than she bargained for, as many of the newly-elected progressive members of congress expressed their opposition […]
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Julian Castro, continues to inch closer to a possible 2020 presidential run, as the twin brother of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) has announced that he will be making a ‘historic’ announcement about his plans on January 12.
President Trump is holding his ground, and so are congressional Democrats, as the federal government shutdown enters its second week. A bipartisan effort to get government back on track is in place, but Democrats refuse fund Trump’s border security wall along the U.S- Mexico border. The decision by Democrats to refute the president seems political […]
The 116th Congress will usher in a couple of new milestones, one of those is swearing in the first Equadorian-American and first South American-born migrant to its ranks. Congresswoman-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell narrowly defeated centrist-Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo in one of the closest watched races of the 2018 mid-term election cycle. Mucarsel-Powell ran as a progressive […]
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) is bringing in the new year by officially throwing her hat into the 2020 presidential sweepstakes ring.
Democratic-Socialist Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been pushing an anti-special interest, anti-lobbyist money effort since first deciding to run of the U.S. Congress.
Since winning the 2016 Presidential election, President Donald Trump’s “wall” has been at the forefront of conversations. As 2018 comes to a close, the conversations heightened concerning funding for the wall. And, in a highly publicized and televised meeting between President Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, Vice President Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi, an argument erupted […]
CNBC is reporting that 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and underwent a “lung procedure” to remove two nodules in her left lung.
The “Spurring Business in Communities Act,” unveiled in October by Republican Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers received cosponsors in Democrat Representative Stephanie Murphy and Senator Marco Rubio, who was backing a similar bill in the Senate. With the legislation, the intent was to boost small businesses in underrepresented stated by offering them more access to loans […]
The Groveland Four were wrongly accused of raping a while woman in 1949, and the race is on to speed up the process to pardon them. At the forefront of this concern are Florida Republican lawmakers. While the Florida legislature had asked for the men to be pardoned, a move has not been made for […]
"I look forward to its passage in the House and signing by the President.”
In a time of unrest in foreign countries, Senator Marco Rubio is joining an effort for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime to have temporary protected status in the United States.
“This important legislation would empower the United States."
Citing the Federalist, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express is disappointment the report stating some 19,000 texts between fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok and his girlfriend Lisa Paige were “wiped clean and gone.” The website contends that the texts were intentionally discarded by someone at the Department of Justice, but that claim is […]
After failing dozens of times to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in federal judge in Texas has ruled that the controversial healthcare law unconstitutional. Democrats, as you can imagine, have been crying political foul, saying that Republicans were behind the Republican-appointed judge’s decision. States like California […]
With Americans being less than a month removed from the 2018 mid-term elections, who will challenge President Trump in 2020 is the talk around the country.
With President Trump has saying that he was” proud to shut down the government for border security” and would take that “mantle,” congressional Democrats see his statement as a golden opportunity to embarrass him, and are digging in for fight over border security. If we don't get what we want ... I will shut down […]
Even with talk of Democrats gunning to impeach him, and several of his past and close aides being indicted and now going to prison, President Donald Trump continues to enjoy widespread support among the American electorate. A recent Fox News poll has Trump’s approval rating at 46%, with 52% disapproving of the job he has […]
"Both Huawei, ZTE and multiple other Chinese companies pose a threat to our national interests."
"I can't tell you whether I support him or not until I've been able to review all of that."
President Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a liar after he answered over 200 questions with “I don’t recall,” or “I don’t know.” Comey’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last Friday is reminiscent to many testimonies given by individuals who look to keep from answering question due to the fear of self-incriminating themselves. […]
He lost his senate race in Texas to Republican Senator Ted Cruz, but that hasn’t driven Democrat Congressman Roberto “Beto” O’Rourke of the campaign trail. There is speculation that he could challenge and defeat Sen. Jim Cornyn (R) in 2020, but the real buzz around O’Rourke is a possible presidential run against President Donald Trump. […]
With his twin brother Julian on the verge of announcing a presidential campaign run in 2020, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) is also climbing the political rungs of success. Castro has announced that he will replace Rep. Lujan-Grisham as head the Hispanic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"We must continue to work with our partners to condemn the Assad regime’s horrific abuses."
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are not the only one skeptical about President Trump’s new NAFTA deal with Mexico and Canada, and will be pushing for stricter environmental and labor provisions when they get a crack at the deal. The president’s deal will now go to the U.S. Congress, and lawmakers like Schumer will be […]
"I am proud to support these victims of the regime in their quest for justice and fair compensation for their service.”
“The missile has a range that allows it to strike parts of Europe and anywhere in the Middle East.”
"I am a man who sees life in terms of missions — missions defined and missions completed."
With Republicans having the majority in the U.S. Senate, it appears that Democrats will have a very hard time stopping any future federal judicial appointments.
The antics within the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC) cease to amaze anyone. With secret meetings to oust past chairman, posting false and defamatory websites against its members, concocting false police reports members, and trying to stack elections within the body, it was a matter of time before the powers that be would cross the […]
Shortly before the mid-term elections, President Donald Trump rattled the opposing cages by stating that he was “nationalist,” leaving the bulk of Democrats and left-leaning foreign nationals pointing to the terms historical association to Nazism and white nationalism
Every election cycle there are usually a few firsts that are accomplished when newly-elected members of the U.S. Congress are sworn in.
President Trump’s pick to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Ronald Vitiello, took harsh criticism from all the Democratic Senators he sat before during his confirmation hearing on Thursday, including Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), who appeared to draw a parallel between ICE and the KKK.
