6/23/2017 President Trump today signed the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 , which in part, is designed to speed up the process to discipline employees for misconduct and put more decision-making power in the hands of Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin.  The act is in response to the 2014 VA scandals involving long wait times for medical care and ...

2/26/2017 After being rejected by lower courts, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump’s travel ban to go into limited effect for a period of 90 days.  Foreign nationals from six countries who lack any “bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States” will be banned.  Those having formal relationships, such as those having family members in ...

6/23/2017 The New York Times claimed today that President Trump told at least one lie every day during his first 40 days in office.  The Times took a full page to publish all of the lies (they were aware of) that Trump has made since his inauguration.   In the article, the Times noted how some of the lies contradicted ...

6/22/2017 After more than five weeks of not revealing whether he had made tapes or not, President Trump today came clean and tweeted that he did not.  On May 12th, Trump had insinuated that he may have had made tapes of conversations he had with then FBI Director James Comey.  Over the next five weeks, neither Trump nor his Press ...

6/18/2017 On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation is widening its probe to include possible obstruction violations by President Trump. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team is interviewing a number of intelligence officials who are known to had conversations with Trump about the Russia investigation.  Upon learning the news, Trump again Tweeted his apparent frustration. ...

6/15/2017 When President Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia, he discussed the Saudi’s responsibility in fighting terrorism.  Last week, the Saudi’s took action against Qatar, claiming Qatar backed terrorist actions in the region.  The riff between the two nations puts the United States in a difficult position, a position that President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson don’t seem to ...

In prepared testimony to the House Armed Services Committee, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said “The most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security is North Korea. North Korea’s continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them has increased in pace and scope,” “The regime’s nuclear weapons program is a clear and present danger to all, and ...

6/11/2017 Washington, D.C. and Maryland’s Attorney General’s filed suit against President Trump Monday alleging he violated the Constitution by accepting millions of dollars in payments and benefits from foreign governments since becoming president in January.  The lawsuit claims Trump violated two anti-corruption provisions in the Constitution regarding emoluments that prohibit the president from earning profits from businesses he owns, controls ...

6/9/2017 President Trump met with top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, and suggested adding solar panels to the wall with Mexico.  The idea is that the electricity generated could be sold to pay for construction and maintenance of the wall, which has yet to receive funding. Experts differ if the project would make economic sense, with one projecting the solar panels ...

6/8/2017 Former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, reiterating many of the things stated in his prepared statement.  Following Mr. Comey’s testimony, President Trump stated that he feels “complete vindication” from accusations that have made against him. Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication…and WOW, Comey is a leaker! — Donald ...