Impeachment raises questions about secret stash of Trump recordsRachel Maddow looks at the collection of reports of records of Donald Trump’s interactions with foreign leaders being made accessible to only a very limited number of people, a practice exposed by the I.C. whistleblower whose report ultimately led to theRead more ….. Read More.MSNBC – The Latest | U.S. and World NewsWed, December 11, 201915 hours ago
Trump Wants to Declare Judaism a Nationality and Everyone Is ConfusedA blow to anti-Semitism or a blow to free speech? Tuesday’s news that President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order defining Judaism as a nationality has provoked a huge amount worry and, of course, Holocaust comparisons. The Trump order would effectively allow anti-Jewish discrimination to be covered under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in any organization or program that receives federal funding. “Remember that in Hitler’s first written comment in 1919 on the so-called Jewish Question, he likewise defined the Jews as a race and not a religious community,” tweeted Jon Cooper, chair of the Democratic Coalition. “Hitler kicked off the Holocaust with the Nuremberg Laws that, among other things, declared German Jews weren’t of German nationality. So Trump signing an executive order declaring Judaism it’s…
U.S. lawmakers begin debating impeachment articles against TrumpDemocrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer on Wednesday to impeaching President Donald Trump as a key House committee began debating formal articles of impeachment that are expected to be brought to the House floor next week. ….. Read More.REUTERS – Politics | Politics & GovernmentWed, December 11, 201918 hours ago
Trump again mocks teen climate activist Greta ThunbergPresident Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly mocked teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg, tweeting that the 16-year-old Swede who has inspired protesters worldwide has “anger management” issues. ….. Read More.CNN – Politics | Politics & GovernmentThu, December 12, 20196 hours ago
2 GOP senators say McConnell will move to acquit Trump, not merely dismiss chargesSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump should he be impeached, when a majority of senators believe his trial has run its course instead of holding a vote on dismissing the articles of impeachment, two Republican senators told CNN on Wednesday. ….. Read More.CNN – Politics | Politics & GovernmentThu, December 12, 20197 hours ago
As U.S. House impeachment looms, Senate, Trump grapple over next movesAs the U.S. House of Representatives moves closer to impeaching Donald Trump, larger questions loom in the Senate, where the president may be headed for a rare conflict with his Republican allies over how any trial will be conducted. ….. Read More.REUTERS – Politics | Politics & GovernmentWed, December 11, 20191 day ago