In the late hours of July 27th, the Senate failed to do what they’ve been gunning to do for seven years. After seven years, all the Republicans could produce was a bill that nobody had read. A bill that was written at noon, introduced at 10pm, and voted on under the cover of darkness […]

The President of the United States, having done nothing more than fire off a few tweets in support of the latest, last-ditch effort to partially repeal the Affordable Care Act (the “skinny” repeal), took to Twitter tonight to grouse about how three Republicans – Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Susan Collins (R-ME), and John […]

On Wednesday night, I received a phone call from Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director. He wasn’t happy. Earlier in the night, I’d tweeted, citing a “senior White House official,” that Scaramucci was having dinner at the White House with President Trump, the First Lady, Sean Hannity, and the former Fox News executive […]

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took a stand for her constituents yesterday when she voted against the motion-to-proceed and then against each version of the atrocious bundle of tax cuts for the wealthy and health insurance industry handouts that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the audacity to call a “healthcare” bill. President Trump, […]

The Pentagon is bracing for White House guidance on enforcing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from the armed forces — orders that military and legal experts say could kick out thousands of troops who just a year ago were told they could serve openly. The White House indicated Thursday that the president […]

Shares 136K President Donald Trump has tweeted that transgender people won’t be allowed to serve in the military in any capacity. In three tweets posted Wednesday morning, the President said: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve […]

But the victory could be fleeting: Senate Republicans still have no agreement on a repeal bill that they can ultimately pass to uproot the law that has provided health insurance to millions of Americans. The Senate is now moving ahead with debate, amendments and ultimately a final vote in the coming days on legislation that […]