Fifty US senators have reportedly been issued satellite phones just in case a man-made, or natural disaster, or disruptive event occurs. Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino commented that 50 Senators plus the Vice President would be just enough to carry a majority vote in an emergency situation.
Donald Trump declares a coronavirus national emergency on March 13, 2020 (source)by Thomas NeuburgerOn September 1, the Trump administration announced a nationwide moratorium on evictions to last until December 31, a full four months.
"You can't nibble around the edges any more," says Sanders in explaining his plan to essentially nationalize electricity production in the U.S. The full interview is here.by Thomas NeuburgerBernie Sanders recently released his plan for implementing the Green New Deal.
Yesterday, with far too few Republicans in Congress willing to stand up to Trump's assault on the Constitution, Pelosi attempted, futilely, to override his veto of Congress' bipartisan decision to prevent him from stealing legally appropriated money from the military budget to build 57 more miles of his vanity-wall on the southern border.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McTurtle by Nancy OhanianBy now it's a truism to note, as Republican strategist and pollster Frank Luntz did Sunday on PBS' News Hour, that "If you are a Republican today, you are a strong supporter of Donald Trump.
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), the furthest right Democrat in the Senate, has, according to ProgressivePunch, been voting far less progressively than any other Democrat in the Senate and less progressively than Kentucky and Louisiana Republicans Rand Paul and John Kennedy!
Yesterday, the House voted, 245-182 to void Trump's absurd declaration of a national emergency on the southern border. Every single Democrat voted for it-- as did 13 Republicans:
A new national Gallup poll shows Trump underwater in every single state he lost in 2016 but also underwater in 13 states he won in 2016! His job approval is between 49 and 40% in Arizona (43%), Texas (41%), Louisiana (49%), Florida (43%), Georgia (44%), North Carolina (45%), Pennsylvania, Ohio (48%), Indiana (48%), Michigan (42%), Wisconsin (42%), Iowa (45%) and Nebraska (49%).
A new poll from YouGov for HuffPo taken last week showed that most registered voters oppose Trump's fake emergency, 57-39%. Among independents, 30% approve and 55% disapprove. So what's next?The House-- 235 Democrats and 197 Republicans-- will pass a resolution of disapproval-- which can't be blocked by McTurtle.
