5/26/2017 Former Speaker of the House and third in-line to the Presidency John Boehner, yesterday described just about everything about the Trump presidency a disaster.  The Ohio Republican said Trump has handled national security and foreign policy issues well, but added: “Everything else he’s done (in office) has been a complete disaster,” “He’s still learning how to be president,” Boehner ...

5/25/2017 President Trump’s hope of banning people from terror prone countries took another blow today, as the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-3 to uphold a lower courts decision that barred the travel ban. Trump’s first attempt was rejected by the courts as it included reference to Muslims.  The courts decided that barring immigrants based on their religion was ...

In a clear sign he always wants to be front-and-center, President Trump pushed and shoved his way to the front of a group of diplomats who were about to be photographed.  The group was meeting in Brussels to discus issues regarding NATO.

5/25/2017 Two weeks ago, Trump shared top secret intelligence with Russian officials in the White House, which potentially put Israeli operatives at risk.  Yesterday, it was disclosed that In April Trump divulged the secret location of two US nuclear submarines to Philippine President Duerte, putting the US submarines at risk.  Today, the Trump Administration leaked British Intelligence to the press ...

5/25/2017 In December, President Elect Trump gushed that Carrier was keeping 1,100 jobs at the Carrier plant in Indiana from going to Mexico.  Trump’s statements were a bit misleading, which has caused some to wonder if Trump lied to them. What Trump didn’t say was that, while Carrier planned to keep 1,100 jobs in Indiana, only about 730 of those ...

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Offiice today released its finding on Trumpcare, also known as the AHCA.  The final verdict is that 23 million fewer Americans will be covered by the plan in its’ current form.  The plan will also decrease the deficit by $119 billion over the next ten years.  Premiums are expected to go up 20% in 2018, 5% ...

5/23/2017 The level of cuts to medicaid surprised even most Republicans when Trump’s new budget proposal was released today. Medicaid provides coverage for more than 70 million Americans, primarily low income seniors, children, adults and people with disabilities. Flaws in common accounting practices were immediately exposed in the budget, and it isn’t exactly clear what the total amount of the ...

5/20/2017 President Trumps has said and supported some very unflattering comments about Saudi Arabia, a deeply religious Muslim country.  Besides his previous comments, the Saudi’s rolled out the red carpet and welcomed the President warmly.  The meeting resulted in Trump’s promise to sell approximately $110 billion in arms to the kingdom. For some perspective, Saudi Arabia considers itself as “the ...

5/17/2017 The day following revelations that President Trump may have obstructed justice by requesting that an investigation concerning Michael Flynn be let go, Texas Representative Al Green took the house floor and called for Trump’s impeachment.  This set the record for the fastest time an official call has been made to impeach any President.  “This is about my position. This ...

5/17/2017 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into possible Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. Rosenstein stated that his decision “is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted.” But, he said “based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires ...