Tag: Donald Trump

Where Things Stand: DeSantis Campaigns On Ensuring White Floridians Don’t Feel ‘Discomfort’ About Systemic Racism

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By | January 20, 2022 6:35 p.m.

It is hard to accept when you might actually be the real snowflake.

But that’s the bitter pill Florida Republicans find themselves having to swallow.

The latest news: Florida state Republicans just passed a bill — pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) — that piles on an already-cemented state policy that bans the teaching of Critical Race Theory, and systemic racism-related issues, in Florida public schools.

This latest bill goes even further. It passed out of the Florida state legislature’s Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee this week by a 6-3 vote, per Orlando Weekly.

Jan. 6 Committee Asks Ivanka Trump To Cooperate With Investigation

The request to the former president’s daughter and adviser also documents new findings by the committee.

By | January 20, 2022 12:20 p.m.

Report: Trump Had Secret WH Meetings In Days Before Insurrection, Grisham Told Jan. 6 Panel

By | January 20, 2022 9:56 a.m.

Where Things Stand: The Most Trumpy Details In The New York AG’s Filing On Trump Org Tax Lies

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By | January 19, 2022 6:32 p.m.

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion last night notifying the court it has found substantial evidence that the Trump Organization, helped along by the Trump children, used “fraudulent or misleading” information to secure financial loans and tax breaks for the company.

You’ve likely caught up on the basics of the news since it broke last night. Essentially James’ court filing details allegations about the ways in which her office believes members of the organization and the Trump family lied to tax officials and banks about the values of certain property assets for financial gain and tax benefits. The New York AG’s filing revealed the office is seeking subpoenas for testimony from the Donald himself, as well as his two eldest children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. She alleges that the two elder children had a hand in the valuation fudging.

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 9: Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, conducts a news conference to discuss Pennsylvania litigation and to “give an overview of the post-Election Day landscape,” at the RNC on Capitol Hill on Monday, November 9, 2020. Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary, and Matthew Morgan, President Trump’s campaign general counsel, also attended. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

NRC Chair Blames Biden For Debate That Had To Go Virtual Because Of Trump

By | January 18, 2022 10:50 a.m.

DeSantis Quietly Hits At Trump Administration For Trying To Stop COVID Too Hard

By | January 14, 2022 2:20 p.m.

Another House Republican Who Voted For Trump’s Impeachment Bows Out

By | January 14, 2022 1:29 p.m.

Graham Threatens To Vote Against McConnell As Leader Unless He’s Buddies With Trump

By | January 13, 2022 11:32 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Greene Tiptoes Up To The Line Of Arguing That Guns Should Be Used Against Dems

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By | January 12, 2022 6:40 p.m.

It may be the 21st century, but the QAnon congresswoman is urging folks to take up arms against their sea of troubles.

During a podcast interview with none other than the bombastic former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) loudly nodded at the “Second Amendment” as a solution to the far-right’s problems — in this case the “tyrannical government,” aka (for her) Democrats. Greene suggested Democratic lawmakers are currently doing exactly what the founders feared when James Madison proposed the inclusion of Second Amendment rights in the Constitution.