Since the election, Republicans have made it clear that they plan to use their unified control over government to destroy Medicare. Just before Congress left for the holidays, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the “Social Security Reform Act” – an impressive wish
Remember this? It’s from a 2012 Speech at CPAC. Apparently, trump* has enough working digits to work a pen! “All we have to do is replace Obama. … We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don’t need a president to
President-elect could present a waiver, to the tune of $150 million, if Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson balks at selling stock by Lauren McCauley, staff writer at Common Dreams One hundred million dollar waivers? Presidential pardons? With yet another billionaire appointed to a
These days, the news is so unthinkable it almost seems fake … like fodder for The Onion. If only it was funny and not frightening as hell. Steve Bannon, an extreme-right, white nationalist and Breitbart publisher has been tapped for trump’s chief
From executive appointments to policy, understanding Trump’s personal financial interests will be essential to judging his adminstration — by Jeff Hauser As we hear of a settlement in the “Trump University” civil fraud case brought in part by New York State Attorney General
November 17, 2016 floor speech by Senator Elizabeth Warren on Trump’s broken promise to “drain the swamp”
(Originally posted on Rockolitics on May 20, 2014) I wrote to Rep. Mark Amodei NV2 expressing my concerns about climate. Here’s his response in which (1) he espouses climate change denialism (“I do not believe it is appropriate for the federal government to advocate
First, Joe Heck was fully Team Trump, insisting that he trusted Donald with the nuclear codes. Then, post-Access Hollywood tape, he said he “cannot in good conscience continue to support” Trump. A few days later, Heck backtracked a little and said he really wanted
Joe Heck would take away healthcare from 300,000 Nevadans while Catherine Cortez Masto wants to fix what needs to be fixed with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Congressman Heck voted 37 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and
Heck voted to give tax breaks to the wealth and large corporations while stiffing his constituents back home and our diplomats overseas. Joe Heck supports policies that increase taxes on the middle class while lowering taxes on the wealthy. Joe Heck sponsored
