The House on Friday for the first time approved legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination in a 236-173 vote (23 not voting). House approves anti-LGBT discrimination Equality Act: Every Democrat voted for the measure, as did eight Republicans. GOP Reps. Susan Brooks (Ind.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Will Hurd (Texas), John Katko (N.Y.), Tom Reed … Read more
Prosecutors have unsealed new details in the case involving former national security adviser Michael Flynn, revealing that he provided information to special counsel Robert Mueller relevant to his obstruction inquiry. The documents include an addendum to the government’s sentencing memorandum, a memo recording an unidentified individual’s communications with Flynn in January 2017, and an interview by … Read more
Special Counsel Robert Mueller was tasked with two investigations. One, a criminal probe into a conspiracy (coordination) between the Trump campaign and the Russians, and the effort to obstruct that investigation. The second was a counterintelligence probe into any “kompromat” the Russians might have on Donald Trump, his family, or persons associated with his campaign … Read more
The House on Thursday passed a package of health care bills that tied shoring up the Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare” to lowering drug prices, as Democrats tried to hold Republicans — the saboteurs of Obamacare — to their campaign promises to secure coverage for pre-existing medical conditions and rein in the cost of prescription … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives is reportedly scheduled for a floor vote Friday on HR 5, the Equality Act (.pdf), legislation that seeks to ban anti-LGBT discrimination by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to ban anti-LGBT discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit. … Read more