Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fighting with failed presidential candidate and current Senator Mitt Romney over whether or not to have witnesses in President Trump’s Senate trial. Mitt wants them and McConnell doesn’t and it appears McConnell is winning. According to The Hill: The fight over calling additional witnesses at President Trump‘s impeachment trial has
Two White House officials ignored House subpoenas to testify on Monday further frustrating the Democrats. According to The Hill: Two White House officials subpoenaed to testify as part of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry declined to appear at the Capitol on Monday morning, and two others are also expected to be no-shows later in the day.
New York has passed a law requiring President Trump to disclose his tax returns. In response, President Trump has sued the state of New York and now House Democrats want that lawsuit dismissed. According to The Hill: House Democrats on Monday urged a federal judge to dismiss them from President Trump’s lawsuit challenging a New York
Donald Trump blasted Nancy Pelosi over a new Congressional investigation into the Syrian War, all the while Congress refused to hold President Obama accountable for his red line mistake back in 2012. Fox News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., should investigate the “red line” that Barack Obama said he would enforce in Syria during his presidency, and House Intelligence
Despite the ongoing impeachment inquiry by the House Democrats optimism still remains high that a deal on trade could be reached between Nancy Pelosi and President Trump. According to The Hill: President Trump has said that an impeachment inquiry would block all prospects for cooperating with Democrats on legislation, but the furor seems to have had
Senator Lindsey Graham is sending a letter to foreign countries asking them for their cooperation with the DOJ’s investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation. According to The Hill: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he plans to send a letter asking other countries to cooperate with the Justice Department’s (DOJ) probe into the origins of the
President Trump has responded to intensified Iranian aggression by promising to increase sanctions on the country. According to The Hill: President Trump on Wednesday said that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “substantially” increase economic sanctions on Iran. Trump’s announcement comes after Trump administration officials have blamed Iran for drone attacks on two Saudi oil sites
President Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to MLB Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera on Monday. Both Trump and Rivera entered to Rivera’s entrance song from his time in the MLB. They played @Metallica in the @WhiteHouse today.@realDonaldTrump walked out with @MarianoRivera to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" like Rivera did so many times during his
Former White House Press Secretary and current Fox News host Dana Perino recently schooled AOC on the Electoral College. According to The Daily Caller: Fox News co-host Dana Perino defended the Electoral College against charges of racism put forth by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “Due to severe racial disparities in certain states, the
An executive order issued by the Trump Administration has removed funding for Planned Parenthood. The Washington Examiner reports: Planned Parenthood will be foregoing federal funding to the tune of $60 million annually from a family planning program that will carry new anti-abortion rules. “Planned Parenthood is still open. We are continuing to fight this rule
