by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2021 | 2020, Congress, Constitution, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today offered blistering criticism of a plan by at least 12 Republican senators to challenge the results of the election next week, warning that they “imperil” public trust. “The egregious ploy to reject electors may enhance the...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | Constitution, Headlines, Health
A Texas-based doctor whose declarations about using hydroxychloroquine to cure COVID-19 were retweeted by Donald Trump has a long history of supporting conspiracy theories. Dr Stella Immanuel, 55, shot to fame yesterday when Trump and millions of his supporters...
by Jim Heath | Dec 18, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, Headlines, History, Impeachment, Trump
Whatever else history says about him, today Donald J. Trump will become the third U.S. president to be impeached. It represents an astonishing turnabout since Robert Mueller’s public testimony less than six months ago seemed to drain energy from impeachment efforts....
by Jim Heath | Apr 24, 2019 | Constitution, Headlines
President Trump, more unhinged on Twitter than ever, today said he would turn to the Supreme Court if the House moves to impeach him, though it is unclear what role the nation’s highest court could play if Trump were to seek its help in such a situation. Trump claimed...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, Headlines
During a historic day on the U.S. senate floor, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) became the first female senator of Arizona, and the first openly bisexual member of the senate. Sinema took her ceremonial oath of office holding her hand on a copy of the Constitution rather than a...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Congress, Constitution, Headlines, Trump
Six days to go until the critical midterm election, and President Trump is spitting at House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Republican, on Twitter. Trump shot back at Ryan for criticizing his proposal to upend birthright citizenship, saying Ryan should be paying...
