While the mainstream media focuses on Trump’s wall (or lack there of) the establishment has been quietly building them for decades.
In virtually every state, the party that is in control has significant influence over the process that determines the boundaries of legislative districts.
Vice President Joe Biden in his trademark level of candor spoke late last week on why the Democratic Party lost the 2016 presidential election. While much of the focus in the mainstream media has been on "white nationalists," Biden said it wasn't racists who won Trump the presidency, but voters the Democratic Party had long overlooked -- namely rural, working-class Americans.
One of the most vexing legal and political issues in recent years has been tort reform. Typically rooted in the idea that plaintiffs in civil cases have been able to recover excess damages or force businesses to settle frivolous cases, tort reform seeks to limit the damages that such plaintiffs and their attorneys can recover.
San Diego, Calif. — Independent Voter Project (IVP), en sociedad con Alliance San Diego, fue exitoso en lograr la aprobación de la Medida K, la cual expande el proceso de toma de decisión para los votantes de la Ciudad de San Diego.
U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) met with President-elect Donald Trump Monday to discuss foreign policy matters, including the U.S.'s role in Syria and the fight against terrorism, and possibly a position in the Trump administration. Gabbard represents Hawaii's 2nd district, is a former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and supported Bernie Sanders in the primary.
One of the main news stories right now is the proliferation of fake news websites on social media and their potential effect on US elections. One purveyor of fake news drew heavy fire for boasting, "I think Trump is in the White House because of me."
The election of Donald Trump, along with a conservative House and Senate, has the potential to drastically cut costs to federal programs that affect the health of the most vulnerable in our populations: namely, the elderly and those with disabilities.
The first executive order ever given by a President of the United States was George Washington's decree on October 3, 1789, proclaiming a national day of Thanksgiving.
Embedded in this short, roughly 500-word proclamation is an appeal for our nation to be thankful for seven basic principles, hallmarks of the fledgling republic.
Now, 227 years later, we need these principles more than ever as we face a politically divided future. We can all rally around principles of thankfulness that Washington laid out for us to remember.
The last ten days has been nothing but a constant buzzing in the media, rumor mills, and outright political lie manufacturers -- all ready to pounce on president-elect Donald Trump's seemingly endless potential for presidential scandal.
And while the internet is ready to give us whatever dose of outrage we need at the current moment, are we really so blind to not see that scandal is the norm for the Oval Office?