Former Republican national security officials demand GOP leaders denounce Trump’s refusal to concede election

Former Republican national security officials demand GOP leaders denounce Trump’s refusal to concede election

Protesters with signs at the Defend Democracy March after Biden is announced as President Elect – Los Angeles, CA / USA – November 7, 2020. (Shutterstock) By Aris Folley, MSN More than 100 former GOP senior national security officials who served under former Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, as well as […]

The Founders didn’t prepare for a president who refuses to step down, historians say

The Founders didn’t prepare for a president who refuses to step down, historians say

Bronze statue of Founding Fathers John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson kneeling in prayer by sculptor Stan Watts at Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. – Valley Forge, PA – July, 3, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Gillian Brockell, MSN President Trump continued Friday to deny the results of the election, pressuring state officials in Michigan and […]

Biden’s Immigration Plan Is a Promising Start in the Work Ahead

Biden’s Immigration Plan Is a Promising Start in the Work Ahead

Former Vice President and presidential candidate, Joe Biden, held a rally at Sparks High School ahead of the Nevada Democratic Caucuses. – Sparks, Nevada / USA – January 10 2020 (Shutterstock) By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact  President-elect Joe Biden’s plan on immigration stands in stark contrast to the xenophobic agenda the Trump administration has put […]

Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists

A Trump video targeting Florida’s growing Venezuelan American population falsely claimed that Venezuela’s socialist regime wanted Biden to win. But President Nicolás Maduro has said that he opposed both candidates.

Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists

President Donald Trump speaks at Florida International University regarding the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. – Miami, Florida / United States – February 25, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica, and Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica In Florida, where President Donald Trump gained crucial support among Latino voters, his campaign ran a YouTube ad in Spanish making the […]

Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts

While the election remains uncomfortably close, Trump’s attempts to use far-fetched legal arguments to stop vote counting in states like Pennsylvania are unlikely to succeed.

Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona USA. 2 Of November 2020 (Shutterstock) By Elie Mystal, The Nation I sincerely hope that this is the last column I have to write about some wackadoodle legal case that has been brought by Donald Trump. When […]

HUD Urges Localities To Prevent Evictions By Using Grant Funds

Rental assistance to prevent evictions is an allowable use of the $7 billion in HUD CARES Act funds

HUD Urges Localities To Prevent Evictions By Using Grant Funds

Sign in front of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in downtown Washington, DC on December 26, 2014. – WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 26 (Shutterstock)   WASHINGTON – Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order “Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners”, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]