Despite millions of dollars spent by the marijuana industry, the Trump administration is cracking down on the drug, closing loopholes that have let the industry expand banefully in states that have not legalized it, and stepping up prosecutions of those who use it on federal lands. This summer, reports surfaced that President Donald Trump had […]
American colonists revolted against the British government under the banner “no taxation without representation.” The banner for the new property tax revolt in America is “no taxation without consent.” The first property tax revolt was launched by Proposition 13 in California in the 1970s. Double-digit inflation rates increased the assessed value of homes, and property […]
There are many things to like about the deal that ended the government shutdown last week. Most importantly, it reopens the government without committing taxpayers to tens of billions of dollars in new spending on COVID-era enhanced premium subsidies for coverage sold through Obamacare’s exchanges. But the battle over these subsidies is far from over. Republican leaders […]
The Trump administration can’t force organizations that receive federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with an executive order against “indoctrinating” children about “radical gender ideology,” a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., an appointee of former President Obama, ruled that a July directive from the Department of Health...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) challenged President Trump to “come and get” him after the president called for Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be put in jail. “You know as well as I do, the president of the United States in the last 24 hours called for you to be imprisoned,” MSNBC’s...
President Trump is holding a roundtable Wednesday afternoon at the White House centered on antifa, an anti-fascist movement. Trump last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to crack down on left-wing groups. The move has received pushback from...
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the government shutdown has benefited Democrats so far, while congressional Republicans have "skedaddled" as the government stays closed. Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire on MSNBC, Whitehouse was asked about his faith in Democratic leadership and the pay risks to federal workers as the shutdown entered its eighth day....
Virginia Giuffre's brother on Tuesday said it’s “hurtful” that President Trump declined to rule out issuing a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate and girlfriend. “It’s hurtful for a lot of survivors out there. It’s hurtful for me, as a family member, to even hear the potential for a pardon — that he...
Music artist Zach Bryan is responding to backlash after a clip from one of his songs was interpreted as critical of immigration raids, saying it was taken out of context and the tune is actually about his "love" of the U.S. "I wrote this song months ago. I posted this song three months ago as...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has proposed sending ICE agents to the Super Bowl halftime show to arrest people who may be in the country illegally, which critics say is political malpractice and could alienate Latino voters, independents, and NFL fans.
Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise press gaggle outside his office to highlight their health care demands and his delay in swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.). “The guy who works in this office right here is keeping...
Former White House aide Steve Bannon bemoaned that former FBI Director James Comey did not walk through the front door of the Virginia courthouse where he was arraigned Wednesday on charges linked to his 2020 congressional testimony about the investigation into Russian ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign. "They slipped Comey in through another entrance,...
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R) gubernatorial campaign rolled out a new ad Wednesday tying her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), to a string of violent text messages sent by Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones. "Jay Jones says he wants to put two bullets in a political opponent," says a narrator opening...
Democrats have an advantage in the showdown over the federal government shutdown, with 39 percent of Americans blaming Trump for the closure and 75 percent feeling that Trump isn't focused enough on reducing prices.
Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening. In an Oct. 8 letter led by Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a standalone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying he was open to doing so. If the shutdown drags on and Congress does not pass a bill to pay the troops or reopen the government,...
