Author: Stephanie Moffat

D.C. Restaurant Suing Trump Over Unfair Competition Washington D.C. restaurant owner says that they are facing unfair competition because of Donald Trump’s continued affiliation with government-owned Old Post Office building that Trump operates the Trump International Hotel. The owners of Cork Wine Bar, Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross,  filed a lawsuit alleging unfair competition against Donald Trump and the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that Trump’s affilation with the government-owned property puts them at a competitive disadvantage. The attorney for Cork Wine Bar says that government officials, lobbyists, foreign dignitaries and others seeking political influence “feel pressure” or an “obligation” to...

Trump’s Top Medicaid Official Comes Out Against Trumpcare The top ranking Medicaid official in the Trump administration came out publicly to oppose Donald Trump’s health plan. Andrey Ostrovsky who is the chief medical officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services announced in a Twitter statement that he is opposed to the Republican health care bill. “Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association in opposition to #AHCA,” Andrey Ostrovsky, wrote on Twitter. Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align...

Ohio Governor John Kasich Speaks Out Against Trumpcare Ohio Governor John Kasich joined the growing list of Governors from both sides of the aisle who are voicing their unhappiness about the new Republican health plan. In Ohio, nearly 700,000 people have gained coverage through Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. “Phasing out Medicaid coverage without a viable alternative is counter-productive and unnecessarily puts at risk our ability to treat the drug addicted, mentally ill, and working poor who now have access to a stable source of care,” Kasich said in a statement Wednesday. Gov. John Kasich on repeal and replacement of Obamacare:...

Flynn Lobbied For Turkey While Advising Trump Campaign Disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn just notified the Justice Department retroactively, that he did work that may have benefited the government of Turkey. Flynn notified the government on Wednesday that it had done work for a company named Inovo BV in the Netherlands run by Turkish businessman Kamil Alptekin. Michael Flynn worked for the organization with close ties to Turkey from August through mid-November and Flynn’s company received $530,000 for its work. Flynn was an adviser to the Trump campaign at that time. According to The Hill: On Sept....

Susan Collins: Obamacare Replacement Won’t Be ‘Well-Received’ In Senate Republican Senator Susan Collins said on Wednesday that the House Republican plan for replacing Obamacare won’t be “well-received” when it gets to the Senate. “I do not think it would be well-received in the Senate,” Collins told Yahoo News’ Katie Couric when asked if the bill was dead on arrival in the chamber. “I want us to slow down and take more time to be sure we get this right,” she told Couric. Collins also noted her strong support for helping low-income people which includes maintaining Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. “We...