7/19/2017 Tuesday the House voted to pass a Republican-backed bill delaying implementation of Obama-era reductions in smog-causing air pollutants.  The bill will delay the implementation of 2015 air pollution standards issued by the EPA for eight years.  The bill will also make other changes that will weaken the Clean Air Act, including reviewing air-quality standards every ten years, instead of ...

7/18/2017 Today Trump had little choice but to admit that there is no evidence to support that Iran is doing anything in violation of it’s agreement with the United States.  The President is required to report to congress quarterly on the status of the agreement and the possibility of non-compliance.  This is the second time Trump has confirmed Iran’s compliance. ...

07/16/2017 In a bit of hypocrisy, President Trump today kicked off “Made in America Week” which is meant to promote US manufacturing.  What many people found ironic is that Trump, and his daughter Ivanka, have few of the products they sell in the United States, actually made in the United States.  The Washington Post has reported that Ivanka Trump relies ...

7/14/2017 The Trump administration proved today that either they can’t be trusted with sensitive personal information, or they are sending a message to those who complain about their policies with a big F*** Y**. Recently, the Trump panel investigating voter fraud requested that the states provide sensitive voter information for analysis.  44 states refused to do so, either in whole ...

7/12/2017 Donald Trump Jr. today released emails proving his desire to receive damaging information on Hillary Clinton from sources inside the Russian government.  It is against Federal Election Law for candidates or their campaign representatives to get something of value from a foreign national.  The Jr. Trump released the emails shortly being notified by the New York Times that they ...

When the pressure begins to mount, it’s sometimes wise to consult a lawyer.  In the case of the Trump Administration, it seems everybody is hiring a lawyer.  It’s so bad, even the lawyers are hiring lawyers.  Many of the attorneys hired by administration staff specialize in criminal defense. Donald Trump has so many lawyers, it’s hard to keep track of ...

7/10/2017 Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, is back under government control after being lost to IS for the past three years.  Iraqi forces declared “total victory”, but US advisers warned that there may be up to 200 remaining IS fighters in the city.  Security is still tight, and nobody believes there still isn’t a threat, however the Iraqi flag is ...

7/9/2017 President Trump met with Vladimir Putin on Friday, and today tweeted that the two of them discussed forming an "impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded and safe". The announcement was lauded by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who stated "The two leaders also acknowledged the challenges of cyber threats and ...

7/09/2017 In a stunning admission, Donald Trump Jr. stated to the New York Times that he met with Russian operatives in the hope of securing campaign information damaging to Hillary Clinton. On July 9, 2016, Donald Trump Jr., along with campaign chief Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner, held a meeting in Trump Tower with a Russian Lawyer Natalia Veselnitkaya.   ...

7/6/2017 Rivaling in size of NAFTA, Japan and the European Union today announced a massive trade agreement that won’t include the United States.  The agreement will encompass approximately 40% of all world trade.  Under this agreement,  European and Japanese exporters will gain an edge over American exporters in each other’s markets. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, greeted the announcement ...