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Judge restores nationwide injunction of Trump asylum ban (Updated)
September 10, 2019
Politico reports, Judge restores nationwide block of asylum ban: A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday restored a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump’s move to ban asylum seekers who pass through another country en route to the United States. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar issued the order after considering new evidence presented in an … Read more
If elected, Ryan Tait would bring In House Experience as the next Maricopa County Attorney.
September 10, 2019
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Recent current events have made the post of Maricopa County Attorney more of a potential elected prize for Democrats than just one week ago. On September 5, 2019, Governor Doug Ducey announced that he was appointing current Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. With that announcement, the odds of Democrats taking … Read more
Rep. Powers Hannley: I’m Running for Re-Election in 2020
September 9, 2019
As the temperatures cool down, the 2020 elections are heating up. Thank you all so much for supporting my 2018 re-election campaign. With the hard work of a record number of PowersForThePeople volunteers, plus the underlying strategy of LD9 Precinct Committee folks, LD9 had the highest Democratic turnout in the state (82%), and I won … Read more
U.S. extracted top spy from inside Russia because of concern Trump mishandles classified intelligence (Updated)
September 9, 2019
The United States Intelligence Community is operating on the working presumption that Donald Trump is a national security risk who cannot be entrusted with highly classified national security information. The president of the United States is a national security risk to the United States. Period. Full stop. (If there truly was a “deep state” conspiracy … Read more
The Trump administration is extorting Ukraine for ‘dirt’ on Trump’s opponents to receive security assistance
September 9, 2019
Back in June, Donald Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents (it’s not like he hasn’t already done this before): Asked by ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in the Oval Office on Wednesday whether his campaign would accept such information from foreigners — such as China … Read more
Jonathan Adler: The ‘stain and blame’ impeachment strategy
September 9, 2019
Jonathan Adler writing at The Daily Beast provides a strong analysis and his strategy for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, and taking “The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP-controlled Senate down in the process. Yes, Democrats Should Impeach Trump—and Make Mitch McConnell Defend His Acquittal: Judging from its … Read more
Governor Ducey has rigged the system for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission as well
September 9, 2019
Update to Scandal: Governor Ducey rigged the system to appoint Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona Daily Star’s Tim Steller addressed this scandal, and added an important point that I left out of my earlier post. Ducey degrades once-proud Arizona judicial institutions (excerpt): Last week Ducey completed his heist of Arizona’s judiciary … Read more
Anita Malik shows David Schweikert how to act like the People’s Representative.
September 9, 2019
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Barack Obama was President of the United States the last time David Schweikert hosted a town hall for the people in Arizona Congressional District Six. Having to publicly address questions in a public forum about the policies advanced by the Republican Party and the Trump Administration as well concerns surrounding the ethical probes he is … Read more
