by People's Action | Nov 29, 2018 | Breakfast
Senate Rebukes Trump On War In Yemen Senators, furious over Khashoggi killing, spurn president on war in Yemen. NYT: "Furious over being denied a C.I.A. briefing on the killing of a Saudi journalist, senators from both parties spurned the Trump administration on...
by People's Action | Nov 28, 2018 | Breakfast
Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Runoff Republican wins Mississippi's US Senate runoff. The Guardian: "The Republican US senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has won her race for re-election in Mississippi, after a tense runoff during which she attracted national attention for...
by People's Action | Nov 27, 2018 | Breakfast
GOP Introduces Massive, Lame Duck Tax Bill House Republicans unveil giant tax package. Politico: "House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress. The legislation would revive a...
by People's Action | Nov 26, 2018 | Breakfast
New Government Shutdown Looms Congress braces for fight-filled week. Politico: "It’s Monday, and by next Friday, a chunk of government is slated to shut down. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP also wants funding for his border wall by Dec. 7. Seven spending bills need to pass in...
by People's Action | Nov 21, 2018 | Breakfast
Mueller Net Closes In On Trump Trump sends finished written answers to Mueller. CNN: "President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump...
by People's Action | Nov 20, 2018 | Breakfast
Judge Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban Federal judge blocks asylum ban for migrants who enter illegally from Mexico. WaPo: "A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying asylum to migrants who illegally cross the southern border into the United...
