September 26, 2017 – 7:02 am
We learned yesterday that Senators Thom Tillis, James Lankford, and Orrin Hatch were going to introduce their DACA alternative, and they did (WRAL) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Monday announced a long-awaited proposal that addresses the uncertain legal status of undocumented children, more commonly referred to as “Dreamers.” At a news conference at the Capitol, […]
September 25, 2017 – 8:07 am
If it doesn’t include the notion that the people who “sinned”, as in the talking point from pro-illegal alien folks “we shouldn’t punish the children for the sins of their parents”, should be deported for intentionally breaking our laws and violating our sovereignty, then it’s a non-starter. We should not reward criminal behavior GOP bill […]
September 25, 2017 – 7:51 am
Personally, I still think Trump was wrong to interject himself into the debate: it’s below the station of POTUS. Many have theories on why he did this, from Trump being Trump, to attempting to distract from Russia Russia Russia, to wanting people to talk about this for various reasons, and so forth. But, did Trump […]
September 24, 2017 – 7:50 am
President Donald Trump has decided to involve himself in sports (The Hill) Steph Curry fired back at President Trump for disinviting him from the White House earlier Saturday, saying it was “beneath†his position to publicly attack him. The Golden State Warriors star said it was “surreal†for him to wake up and see that […]
September 20, 2017 – 10:33 am
It looks like this may actually happen (The Hill)Â The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress are going all-in on a last-ditch effort to replace ObamaCare. Earlier this month, the GOP effort was all but dead as Republican leaders pivoted to tax reform. But the health-care legislation has picked up a significant amount of […]
September 18, 2017 – 7:50 am
Realistically, the only way to reform the United Nations is to disband the body and start over, but, we know that won’t happen (The Hill) The Trump administration on Sunday emphasized reform will be on the agenda when President Trump heads to the United Nations for the first time this week. Senior level officials previewed […]
September 17, 2017 – 7:51 am
One has to wonder if it was a wise decision to run a story using an EU energy official as the source with the headline Trump Administration Won’t Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal Trump administration officials said Saturday the U.S. wouldn’t pull out of the Paris Agreement, offering to re-engage in the international deal to […]
September 16, 2017 – 7:03 am
One does have to wonder how much Mr. Trump and the GOP will end up giving up to the Democrats to strike a deal on the Dreamers legal status, especially since many in the Republican Party are simpatico with the idea of providing amnesty to start with. Paul Ryan has talked about their being a […]
September 14, 2017 – 9:07 am
What actually just happened? (Daily Caller) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi say President Donald Trump agreed to legalize recipients of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program without a border wall. “We had a very productive meeting at the White House with the President. The discussion focused on […]
September 4, 2017 – 6:58 am
Of course, read with a grain of salt, as this is using the typical anonymous sources (Politico) President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama-era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, according to two sources familiar with his thinking. Senior White House aides huddled Sunday […]
