By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – More than 30,000 teachers were expected to walk off the job in public schools across Los Angeles on Monday, staging their first strike in three decades after union leaders said they were “insulted” by the latest contract offer from district officials. Barring an unlikely 11th-hour deal between United…
There are three key reasons why Democrats aren’t about to cave in, regardless of how many times this petulant president lashes out.
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – A judge in California on Sunday partially blocked a set of Trump administration rules that allow employers to opt out of providing health insurance that covers women’s birth control from taking effect. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland granted a request by 14 Democratic attorneys general for a preliminary…
By Mike Spector and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) – PG&E Corp is in discussions with investment banks about a multibillion-dollar financing package to help navigate bankruptcy proceedings, a sign that Chapter 11 filing preparations are intensifying in the wake of potentially staggering liabilities from deadly wildfires, sources said on Sunday. The California utility owner is…
Ultimately, what Trump thought his shutdown would do – rally the MAGA base to his side – has done just the opposite.
By David Brunnstrom and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history, with no end in sight. Trump, holed up…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unscheduled absences among federal airport security screeners jumped on Sunday as a partial government shutdown that has frozen pay checks moved into its 23rd day. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency responsible for airport security screening, said unscheduled absences among its employees rose to 7.7 percent from 5.6 percent on Saturday….
Trump is practically begging Democrats to bail him out of his shutdown, as he is offering DACA in exchange for anything for his wall.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused to stand up for his country by rejecting the idea of subpoenaing the notes from Trump’s meeting with Putin.
Senator Lindsey Graham said on “Fox News Sunday” he plans to ask the FBI about a New York Times report that it investigated Donald Trump regarding his possibly working on behalf of Russia and against U.S. interests, suggesting that he thinks the FBI went too far.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House’s national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran fired mortars into an area in Baghdad that is home to the U.S. Embassy, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The request by the National…
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that he would force a Senate vote to block Trump’s attempt to ease sanctions on 3 Russian companies.
During Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and transition period, he and his associates had over 100 contacts with Russian-linked officials, and lied about and tried to cover up every one of them. This bombshell information comes from a new report from the Moscow Project and Center for American Progress. The original report said there were 100…
John Bolton is the National Security Advisor of the United States of America, and last year he directed Donald Trump’s National Security Council to explore options for a preemptive military operation that would attack the country of Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported this shocking new information in its Sunday edition. “The National Security Council,…
The Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday condemned Rep. Steve King [R-Iowa] for his recent controversial comments regarding race. The group called on King’s fellow Republicans to remove him from his committee assignments. CBC Chairwoman Rep. Karen Bass, D-California, said in a press release: “If Republicans really believe these racist statements have no place in our…
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that most Americans are blaming Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress for the partial government shutdown which is the longest in U.S. history. By nearly a two-to-one margin U.S. voters assign blame to the president and members of his party rather than to congressional Democrats. The poll also…
