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New evidence becomes available almost daily in impeachment proceeding (updated)
January 3, 2020
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, can provide Congress with evidence in his criminal case that is of interest to impeachment investigators. The Washington Post reports, Giuliani associate can give impeachment investigators phone data, documents seized by prosecutors, judge says: U.S. … Read more
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hears Don McGahn appeal (updated)
January 3, 2020
Two panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard back-to-back oral arguments today for the House of Representatives enforcing its subpoena for the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn, and obtaining the grand jury materials of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation. Politico has an early report of what happened … Read more
What has Trump done?
January 3, 2020
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Last night, the United States launched a drone strike that killed Iran’s leading commando in international guerilla and proxy war, intelligence, and terrorist tactics, Qaasim Suleimani. It also resulted in the death of the leader of the radical Iraqi branch of the Popular Mobilization Forces. Iran has, of course, vowed revenge. Tears should not be … Read more
Donald Trump Raised $46 million last quarter. So What. Democratic Candidates so far have raised over $120 Million.
January 3, 2020
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Donald Trump had an impressive fundraising year in 2019. He and his supporters raised about $46 million in the final fundraising quarter and about, depending on the source, somewhere between $400 million and half a billion dollars overall for his reelection. Unfortunately for him, the Democratic Presidential Candidates had a better 2019. Looking at the … Read more
“The Perfect Storm” – Expanded Arizona Supreme Court Sets Two Records In 2019
January 3, 2020
The Arizona Supreme Court set two new records in 2019, and Chief Justice Robert Brutinel notes that it was the “perfect storm”. He says 2020 will show a noticeable increase in the number of opinions from the expanded court. The Supreme Court’s 26 opinions in 2019 are the fewest issued by Arizona’s highest court in … Read more
Virginia will pass the ERA in 2020, then the legal games will begin
January 2, 2020
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment are so confident Virginia is on the verge of becoming the critical 38th state to ratify the gender equality measure, they are already making plans for how they will celebrate. The Associated Press reports, Lawmakers pledge ERA will pass in Virginia. Then what? In Virginia, the ERA’s future is … Read more
The 2020 Census and redistricting
January 2, 2020
On December 30, 2019 the Census Bureau released its newest population estimates for every state, detailing how many residents each state has gained or lost since the last census, in 2010. The Census Bureau provides the next Important Dates to come in the 2020 Census: Counting every person living in the United States is a massive undertaking, … Read more
Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet unveils his Real Deal Program
January 2, 2020
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While many Democratic and Progressive activists are enamored with the policy proposals advanced by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, the ideas offered by other Presidential candidates also merit consideration. Among these plans is the Real Deal legislative program released today (January 2, 2020) by Colorado Senator and Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet. According to the … Read more
