EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Residents suffering ailments in the aftermath of the recent train derailment here came to a makeshift clinic Tuesday with their symptoms, stories, and, perhaps more pointedly, their frustrations. It’s been three weeks since the derailment resulted in a massive toxic spill and a faint chemical smell …
Read More »Biden Restricts Asylum Access After Vowing to Reverse Trump Immigration Policies
The Biden administration announced Tuesday a new proposal that could block tens of thousands of people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from claiming asylum. The 153-page proposed regulation is the most restrictive policy yet by the president’s administration to bar unauthorized crossings and echoes Trump-era immigration policies. Although there are …
Read More »Pence: Cutting Medicare, Social Security Ultimately Needs to Be 'On the Table'
Republicans excoriated President Biden for suggesting during his State of the Union address earlier this month that some party members want to cut Medicare and Social Security. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have said doing so is off the table, but the GOP is clearly thirsting to cut entitlements, and …
Read More »Arizona AG Hid Findings Refuting Election Fraud Claims
Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich failed to report evidence disproving claims of election fraud in the state, instead releasing a letter in April 2022 alleging “serious vulnerabilities” in the states voting systems, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Brnovich, then a Republican candidate in the Arizona Republican Senate primary, …
Read More »Trump Bashes Biden Then Jets to McDonald's During East Palestine Visit
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —Donald Trump traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday to try to make political hay out of the Feb. 3 train derailment that released hazardous toxins into the town on the state’s border with Pennsylvania. The former president spoke for around 10 minutes to a hand-selected group …
Read More »Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner to Testify on Ex-President's Role in Capitol Attack
Ivanka Trump, the former President’s daughter, and her husband, Jared Kushner, have been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating her father’s role in theJan. 6 insurrection after losing his bid for re-election, the New York Times reports. The decision comes from special counsel, Jack Smith, who has swiftly moved to …
Read More »EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay for East Palestine Cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered Norfolk Southern to pay for the cleanup of a massive toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The EPA further told Norfolk Southern that should it fail to comply with the order it will be held liable for three times the …
Read More »'It's Not a Short List': Trump Probe Grand Jury to Recommend Slew of Indictments
A Georgia grand jury investigating whether Donald Trump and some of his prominent allies meddled in the state’s 2020 presidential election will recommend a series of indictments on various charges, according to a report from The New York Times. “It’s not a short list,” jury forewoman Emily Kohrs said of …
Read More »Trump Used $10 Million of Donor Money to Pay His Personal Legal Bills
Donald Trump spent $10 million of his political action committee’s money to pay for his personal legal bills in 2022, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The Times notes Trump’s Save America PAC spent $16 million total on legal payments, and that although some of that money went to …
Read More »Trump Defends Putin as Biden Visits War-Torn Ukraine
Donald Trump on Monday night touted his great relationship with Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin and defended his past assertion that he trusted the foreign leader over his own intelligence community. “Putin never, ever would have gone into Ukraine if I were president,” Trump told supporters at a Florida rally. “I …
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