Evidence Of A Conspiracy Directed By Donald Trump For A Coup D’etat On January 6
August 1, 2021
HBO’s The Wire explained the first rule of a criminal conspiracy: “no f_king notes!” This is why Donald Trump loved the disreputable and disbarred Roy Cohn as his lawyer: he reportedly never took notes, for obvious reasons. The New York Times first reported on Thursday, Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes
Political Calendar: Week of August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
Arizona Parents Cheer The Biden/Harris Administration’s Expansion of the Child Tax Credit
July 30, 2021
The New York Times has reported that COVID relief measures enacted under both the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris Administrations (expanded unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, increased food stamp access, and more recently the expansion of the child tax credit) have reduced poverty in this country by almost 50 percent. According to the Times reporting, the main beneficiaries
Biden’s Office of Legal Counsel Reverses Trump’s Office of Legal Counsel: Treasury Officials ‘Shall’ Turn Over Trump Taxes To Congress
July 30, 2021
I explained back in 2019 that the lawless Trump administration was obstructing Congress in clear violation of federal law. Secretary Mnuchin Defies Law to Deny House Request for Trump’s Tax Return Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Bond villain Steve Mnuchin, on Monday told House Democrats he would not furnish President Trump’s tax returns despite their legal
GQP Midterm Election Strategy: What Insurrection? Oh Look, We Overturned Roe v. Wade!
July 30, 2021
The January 6 MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection at the Capitol more particularly was a white Christian Nationalist seditious insurrection. Thomas Edsall of the New York Times wrote in January ‘The Capitol Insurrection Was as Christian Nationalist as It Gets.’ (excerpt): It’s impossible to understand the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol without addressing the movement that
President Biden And Congressional Leadership To Meet Today To Discuss Revised Voting Rights Legislation, As Public Pressure Intensifies
July 30, 2021
Above: Rep Joyce Beatty, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was arrested on July 15 at the Hart Senate Office Building while protesting in favor of voting rights legislation. Update to Senate Democrats Drafting A Revised Voting Rights Bill Under Intensifying Public Pressure. The Huffington Post reports, Texas Lawmakers Sound The Alarm: Senate Dems Lack Urgency
Senate Democrats Drafting A Revised Voting Rights Bill Under Intensifying Public Pressure
July 29, 2021
Senate Democrats are preparing to release a revised voting rights bill as soon as this week, hoping to keep the legislation alive a month after Republicans blocked the consideration of a previous, more sweeping proposal. The Washington Post reports, Democrats craft revised voting rights bill, seeking to keep hopes alive in the Senate: Several key
Senate Majority Leader Schumer Says He Has The 50 Votes For The Democrats’ Budget Reconciliation Bill
July 29, 2021
Politico reports, Schumer says he has votes for moving $3.5 trillion package: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that all 50 Democrats will vote to move forward on the party’s $3.5 trillion social spending proposal. The devil will be in the details. Schumer’s remarks come after the Senate took the first step to advance
