by Jim Heath | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
A federal appeals court today handed another loss to the Trump campaign’s effort to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Pennsylvania, with a judge — one of Trump’s nominees — writing that the campaign’s “claims have no merit.” In a 3-0 decision, the US Court of...
by Jim Heath | Nov 25, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Daily deaths from COVID-19 in the United States have surpassed 2,100 for the first since May as millions of Americans continue to ignore CDC travel guidance and dire warnings from health experts that Thanksgiving could be the ‘mother of all superspreader...
by Jim Heath | Nov 25, 2020 | Headlines, JimHeath.TV
Apple pie holds a slight lead for ‘Best Thanksgiving Day Pie’ in our annual JimHeath.TV survey. The vote, being held on Twitter, shows apple leading pumpkin pie 37 percent to 33 percent, with pecan close behind with 26 percent. In fourth place is cherry...
by Jim Heath | Nov 25, 2020 | Guns, Headlines
After years of denying allegations of lax financial oversight, the National Rifle Association has made a stunning declaration in a new tax filing: Current and former executives used the nonprofit group’s money for personal benefit and enrichment. The Washington Post: ...
by Jim Heath | Nov 25, 2020 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump pardoned a turkey yesterday, and today pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Flynn pleaded guilty to a felony in December 2017, admitting that he had misled investigators about details...
by Jim Heath | Nov 24, 2020 | Book Press, Headlines, Obama
Former President Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” had sold more than 1.7 million copies in its first week. According to a press release from Penguin Random House, Obama’s memoir sold 887,000 in all formats in the U.S. and Canada on its first day making it the best...