A sound reading of the Constitution doesn’t support pre-emptive pardons with no connection to the greater good of the nation.
Donald Trump
Posted inNation & World
What happens to Space Force after Trump?
Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Too much tension around Electoral College count
What should have been a staid ritual was threatened by false claims of election rigging.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Attorney General William Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump says
The president has been unhappy since his attorney general announced that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
National lawyers group seeks to sanction Texas AG, colleagues who sued to overturn Biden’s win
The nonpartisan Lawyers Defending American Democracy said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican state attorneys general filed an ‘abusive lawsuit’ that pushed groundless theories that erode confidence in vital institutions.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit backed by Trump challenging Biden’s election victory
The order marks the second time this week that the court has rebuffed Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
MaineHousing director: Congress, president need to help keep Mainers housed during COVID crisis
Residents across the state are counting on the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program, which will run out Dec. 31 without more funding.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
New White House offer adds $600 checks to virus relief package, cuts unemployment benefit
The Trump administration has dived back into Capitol Hill’s confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that adds a $600 direct payment to most Americans.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House moves to approve defense bill with margin to override Trump’s threatened veto
Trump tweeted that he will veto the defense policy bill unless it repeals so-called Section 230, a part of the communications code that shields Twitter, Facebook and other tech giants from content liability.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
‘The people have spoken’: Michigan judge rejects lawsuit from disavowed Trump attorney
The judge notes that the case seems to be ‘more about the impact of their allegations on People’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government.’