Politics
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Teaching the Bible in Public Schools Is on the Rise Across the Nation, Raising Alarm About the Separation of Church and State
An increasing number of states across the U.S., buoyed by a January post by tweeter in chief Donald Trump, are adding Bible study to public school curricula in a move critics see as an attack on the separation of church and state as outlined in the Constitution. As the Washington Post reports: Activists on the…
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Feds Charge Ex-Fugees Pras of Campaign Finance Fraud in the 2012 US Presidential Election
Pras, aka the “other” Fugee, is facing federal charges of campaign finance fraud in the 2012 U.S. presidential election in a case involving an international fugitive financier and a Malaysian investment fund. Pras, government name Prakazrel Michel, is accused of helping Malaysian financier Jho Low, who’s been on the run from authorities for years, make…
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Battling the Banks: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Join Forces to Cap Interest Rates on Credit Cards
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka the Notorious AOC, and Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders are joining forces to take on America’s credit card problem, introducing legislation in the House and Senate to limit interest rates to 15%. “There is no reason a person should pay more than 15% interest in the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote…
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Trump Rides High on the Tiger: Awards Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom
Donald Trump did as promised Monday and awarded golf great Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Trump called Woods, whom he’s known for a number of years, a “global symbol of American excellence,” and a “true legend.” “He’s also…
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A Poll Tax By Any Other Name: Florida’s Senate Mandates Bill Payment Before Felons Get to Vote
Last week, Florida’s House set things in motion with regard to mandating felons meet certain “financial obligations” before having their voting rights restored, and now Florida’s Senate has followed suit. The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow felons to vote, but only after “all financial obligations ordered by a judge” were paid, the…
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Hot Take: Comey Blasts Barr as Too Weak to Withstand the Corrosive Force That Is Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a corrupt force that corrupts everything and everyone around him. So opines former FBI Director James Comey in an op-ed Wednesday in the New York Times. And Trump’s corrosive nature is so potent, Comey writes, it can eat away at the most “accomplished people,” referencing current Attorney General William “Bill” Barr and…
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GOP Women Senators Raise Alarm About Trump’s Possible Fed Pick Stephen Moore
Looks like charges of a sexist past may be the downfall of yet another of Donald Trump’s presumed picks for appointment to the Federal Reserve Board. GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa went on record Tuesday saying that it was “very unlikely” that she would support Stephen Moore’s placement on the board, according to the…
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Omar, Tlaib and Booker Hit With Death Threats, Feds Say in Case Against Florida Man
A Florida man has been charged with making death threats against prominent Democratic officials, including Sen. Cory Booker, and Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and spewing hateful invective against blacks, Muslims and immigrants in a series of phone calls. John Kless, 49, of the Fort Lauderdale area, faces up to five years in prison…