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Mitch McConnell: We Won’t Tolerate Democrats Blocking SCOTUS Nominee

Mitch McConnell: We Won’t Tolerate Democrats Blocking SCOTUS Nominee

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | |

Mitch McConnell on Wednesday proved he is lacking the capacity for irony. McConnell, of course, led the effort to block the confirmation of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court effectively stealing a supreme court seat from President Obama. [AdSense-A] Mitch McConnell won’t tolerate Democrats returning the favor on Supreme Court seat But on Wednesday the Senate Majority leader seemed to have left his sense of irony at home when he announced that he will not tolerate Democratic efforts to block a Donald Trump Supreme Court nominee. Donald Trump has vowed to nominate an extreme conservative to the bench, while President Obama...

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NAACP Members Arrested Protesting Trump Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions

NAACP Members Arrested Protesting Trump Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions

Posted by | Jan 4, 2017 | |

Several leaders of the NAACP including its president Cornell William Brooks were arrested on Tuesday evening after staging a sit-in protest. [AdSense-A] NAACP Members Arrested Protesting Trump Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions   NAACP President @CornellWBrooks and Youth & College Director @GreenTheRev arrested after day of protest across #Alabama. #StopSessions pic.twitter.com/3HlvyiRMDw — NAACP (@NAACP) January 4, 2017 According to CNN, the six protesters were charged with criminal trespass in the second-degree. The protester occurred Tuesday saying they would stay until Sessions is no longer the nominee or they were arrested. “We are asking the senator to withdraw his name for consideration...

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American Medical Association to GOP: Don’t Repeal Obamacare Until You Have a Plan for Replacement

American Medical Association to GOP: Don’t Repeal Obamacare Until You Have a Plan for Replacement

Posted by | Jan 4, 2017 | |

In a letter aimed at the Republican Party, The American Medical Association sent Republicans two strong messages. First, don’t repeal Obamacare until you know what you’re putting in its place. And second, don’t do anything that would reduce the number of uninsured Americans – which is now at a historic low. [AdSense-A] The American Medical Association delivered these in an open letter addressed to congressional leaders of both parties but the intended audience is unmistakable – Congressional Republicans and Donald Trump who are racing towards repealing Obamacare. Only two days into the new Congress, Republicans have already begun the process of...

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Trump Nominates Wall Street Lawyer to Lead Securities & Exchange Commission

Trump Nominates Wall Street Lawyer to Lead Securities & Exchange Commission

Posted by | Jan 4, 2017 | |

Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is planning to nominate Wall Street insider Jay Clayton – a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell – a prominent New York firm – to head up the Securities and Exchange Commission. [AdSense-A] Trump nominates Wall Street lawyer to lead Securities & Exchange Commission Clayton, Trump’s latest appointment, has strong ties to Wall Street reigniting the concern that rather than “draining the swamp” as he pledged during the campaign, Trump is filling his government with billionaires, Wall Street and Washington D.C insiders. Clayton, Trump’s latest appointment, has strong ties to Wall Street reigniting the concern...

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Obama to Democrats: “Don’t Rescue” Republicans on Obamacare

Obama to Democrats: “Don’t Rescue” Republicans on Obamacare

Posted by | Jan 4, 2017 | |

President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to deliver an important message to fellow Democrats, “Don’t rescue” Republicans on Obamacare. [AdSense-A] With less than three weeks before Obama is set to leave the White House, BarackObama visited Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill with a simple objective,  save Obamacare – his signature healthcare reform law. In the closed-door meeting, President Obama urged fellow Democrats to not “rescue” Republicans by helping them pass replacement measures, according to CNN. “Look out for the American people.” As he walked by a scrum of reporters, Obama would only say this about the...

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