National Politics

What does Moscow Mitch have against Aid to the States and Infrastructure Spending when Kentucky is one of the Leading Recipients of Federal Aid

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Kentucky, depending on which study is cited, is among the top states that take in more money in federal aid than it pays out in taxes. Governor Andrew Cuomo brought that up last week when Political Prince of Darkness-Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Legislative Grim Reaper-Moscow Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior Senator, and Senate Majority Leader … Read more

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral argument in Don McGahn case

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Charlotte Butash and Margaret Taylor have the full play-by-play color commentary, complete with an audio link, of the Oral Arguments in the DC Circuit En Banc Consideration of Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn and U.S. House of Representatives v. Mnuchin at Lawfare Blog. From the introductory portion of their analysis: On April 28, Justice … Read more

So now immigrant labor in meat processing plants are ‘essential’, i.e., expendable labor?

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June 2018: ICE arrests nearly 150 meat plant workers in latest immigration raid in Ohio: Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, and a federal document search warrant at three other Fresh Mark locations. August 2019: Investigators believe five poultry companies violated immigration law, search warrants say: Aug. 7 ICE raids on seven plants operated by Koch … Read more

Hillary Endorses Joe

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This afternoon, in a virtual town hall sponsored by the Biden campaign dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus on Women, 2016 Presidential Popular Vote Winner Hillary Clinton appeared with presumptive 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and endorsed him. Please click here to see the whole event. While many topics related … Read more

The Phoenix City Council Takes 27 million steps to Fight Homelessness

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Mayor Kate Gallego and the other members of the Phoenix City Council took vital steps on April 21, 2020, to assist the approximately 6600 people who do not have a home to live in. After introducing plans to combat homelessness in March, they unanimously approved approximately $27 million of funds that will go towards assisting … Read more