A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and R| AP News
A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s landmark health legislation, as the program awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress.| AP News
Since 1965 has been an Epstein Churchill bust at the White House, uninterrupted now for six decades. Current media confusion surrounds the SECOND Epstein, which makes regular visits on loan from the British Embassy, where it is in the Embassy’s art collection. Epstein #1 is part of the permanent White House collection. Epstein #2 is an “optional extra” at the White House, depending on the whim of the occupant. Every President is entitled to the totems of their choice.| Richard M. Langworth
Markets "haven't fully taken on board" the fact that tariff revenues will fall in as businesses readjust to the new regime, Stiglitz told CNBC.| CNBC
On Monday, Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren released an ambitious $1.25 trillion education proposal that would address rising college costs and a student debt crisis in which roughly 44 million Americans owe over $1.5 trillion in student loans.| CNBC
In the name of social mobility, colleges have tracked many students into dead-end degree programs.| Law & Liberty
Wardah Khalid Is Still Working At The US State Department Despite Her Long History Of Anti-Trump Activism, Pro-Islamic Immigration Advocacy, Donations To Democrats, And Jihadist Associations and Anti-Jewish Policy Positions The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) plays a pivotal role in shaping America’s foreign policy in one of the world’s most […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Islamic Radical Still Employed At US State Department Despite Overseeing Disastrous Afghan R...| Loomered
After intense scrutiny of higher education, federal government sets sights on K–12| Education Next
What do liberal Democrats do, if, in a free and fair election, U.S. voters throw them out and replace them with people our elites routinely equate with fascists and Nazis? We may be about to find out. “Make no mistake — democracy is on the ballot for us all.” So ... Read more...| Patrick J. Buchanan – Official Website
By Michael Bobelian – The Washington Post In the long run, history will validate Donald Trump’s stand on a border wall,” Patrick Buchanan, the former Nixon and Reagan White House aide and Republican presidential candidate, wrote in 2019. “Why? Because mass migration from the global South … is the real ... Read more...| Patrick J. Buchanan – Official Website
How do current federal individual income tax rates and brackets compare historically?| Tax Foundation
How have US federal capital gains tax rates and collections changed over time?| Tax Foundation
Addressing a joint session of Congress on health care, President Barack Obama reiterated his often-expressed aversion to the profit motive: “[B]y avoiding some of the overhead that gets eaten up at private [health insurance] companies by profits and excessive costs and executive salaries, [the public insurance option] could provide a good deal for consumers, and … Continue reading "A lesson in profit by Gen LaGreca and Marsha Familaro Enright"| Marsha Familaro Enright
by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he served as interim pastor of ABC USA churches in Illinois, […]| Righting America
For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico.| AP News
The president-elect plays down the possibility of large-scale investigations into the Bush administration's conduct.| Salon.com
Find all the latest articles and watch TV shows, reports and podcasts related to Barack Obama on France 24| France 24
Donald Trump withdrawing US from UN bodies, tearing up climate change treaties, attacking multilateral orgs, like Presidents Bush, Obama, Reagan. Imperialism is bipartisan in Washington.| Geopolitical Economy Report
There is one man that Donald Trump fears.| New Statesman
The US Department of Justice is set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice, amid mounting political pressure on President Donald Trump over his administration's handling…| France 24
The White House on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of leading a "treasonous conspiracy" against Donald Trump, in an apparent attempt to shift attention from renewed scrutiny over Trump’s ties to Jeffrey…| France 24
Alors qu’une nouvelle proposition de loi prévoit de durcir la répression et l'enfermement des homosexuels, le Collectif Free interpelle l’opinion publique sénégalaise et la communauté internationale, tout en se préparant au pire.| Gusoma | Le media afro-LGBTQ de France
The FBI did not review thumb drives containing potentially significant evidence while investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server, according to a newly declassified report.| The Daily Signal
The Obama administration cooked up "manufactured intelligence" to suggest Trump's win was the result of Russian interference, Gabbard said.| Alpha News MN
America’s real secret government was exposed by the work of the late Angelo Codevilla. His advice to prosecute the evildoers in the American intelligence community should be heeded.| Chronicles
Iran’s military capabilities, Obama’s stated agenda to transform America, the impact of self-deportation on the American workforce, and more.| VDH’s Blade of Perseus
State attorneys general and other agencies are currently prevailing in court rulings in lawsuits filed against what they argue is executive overreach by the Trump administration.| Perham Focus
Both Obamas have spoken candidly in the past about how life in the White House has changed, strained, and also strengthened their relationship. There’s plenty of relationship wisdom to glean from the former president about how to keep things fresh and fun with your partner. We can all take a page out of Obama’s book and learn how to show love to the ones we love.| Elev8
Se vuoi fare un affare, trova qualcuno con cui bere un bicchiere di vino. Bastasse così poco, uno potrebbe anche avventurarsi in un drink con Trump, ma no, non basta così poco. Serve uno sguardo più lungo e più alto sulle cose. Comprese quelle t| Intravino
By Vijay Jayaraj For too long, the conversation around energy policy in the United States has been dominated by a toxic brew of partisan rancor, media sensationalism, and international grandstanding. The far-left media are now driving a narrative that President Trump’s positions are an assault on reason itself. But the opposite is the truth. What we’re witnessing isn’t a denial … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Donald Trump's expansion of migrant detention in Guantánamo Bay follows years of torture. Cuba always fought for land freed of US imperialism| Geopolitical Economy Report
“There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what… 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it.”| jill_rg
A federal judge has told government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump.| AP News
30 December 2024 | PDF: https://issforum.org/to/jrt16-20 | Website: rjissf.org | Twitter: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse Commissioning Editor: Joshua Shifrinson Production Editor: Christopher Ball Pre…| H-Diplo|RJISSF
Like many who follow the Middle East, a lot has been going through my head since the civil war there suddenly reignited and Bashar al-Assad’s regime even more suddenly fell. Will the victims …| The Duck of Minerva
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) stunned Democrats this week after he shared a willingness to work with the Trump Administration to crack down on deportations.| The Floridian
. The ideas didn’t work, the policies didn’t work, the empathy didn’t work, the life story didn’t work, the billion dollars in fundraising didn’t work, the millions of volunteers didn’t work, the field offices didn’t work, the phone banking didn’t work, the door knocking didn’t work, the huge rallies didn’t work, the inspiring speeches didn’t […] The post Didn’t Work appeared first on Brianland.| Brianland
Julian Assange gave his first speech since being freed from England's notorious Belmarsh prison, saying he "pled guilty to journalism."| Front Page Confidential
As he did in his first speech to a Democratic National Convention 20 years ago, former President Barack Obama emphasized the connections binding Americans together and called for a more positive national atmosphere on the second night of this year’s convention Tuesday, while rallying Democrats to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.| New Hampshire Bulletin
Harris is drawing on the Obamas and other celebrities, officials from the far left to the middle, and even some Republicans to boost her campaign.| WDET 101.9 FM
Democrats moved quickly Tuesday to back Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the running mate of their presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.| Kentucky Lantern
SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.| CyberScoop
The events of Sunday July 21st 2024 into Monday the 22nd then all the days that followed reminded me and most of us politicos of the political ‘birth’ of Barack Obama in early 2008. Whether you experienced that on January 3rd when he won the Iowa caucus, or on the February 3rd Super Bowl weekend […]| Brianland
Mediante una llamada compartida en redes sociales, los Obama confirmaron su apoyo a Kamala Harris en su carrera hacia la presidencia| Caras
L’ancien président américain, très influent au sein du parti démocrate, a exprimé en privé ses inquiétudes sur le maintien de la candidature de Biden.| Le HuffPost
Joe Biden’s ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos did little to reassure the president’s anxious supporters| The Spectator World
Michael Moore is a polarizing figure with a mild-mannered way of suggesting some rather far-fetched, ultra-liberal ideas. I find myself often feeling swayed by his emphaticness but more often than not, unconvinced by the logic of his arguments. That said, he does from time to time incite a good deal of discourse and discussion, and … Continue reading "Michael Moore’s advice to Obama on General Motors"| Factory Joe
. I hope everyone’s enjoying the heck out of the theater of the absurd that’s playing out on the national stage in the U.S. Diaper Don is losing his mind . . . and the cameras are rolling. We’re all going to witness over the next nine months [and beyond] this guy spinning more and […]| Brianland
First of all, he’s an Irish leprechaun, and I’m very pro Irish leprechaun. Second — he’s also an empath . . . as opposed to a sociopath. As he likes to say in his Irish way — “Don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative.” He’s smart, hard working, Gets Things […]| Brianland
There’s an urban legend that in the wee hours of the night, Barack Obama allows himself to snack on seven almonds.| Slice of Midlife
Eamon Javers did some more reporting about that meeting at the White House last week between Obama and top bank CEOs and turned up this exchange: [T]he CEOs of the most powerful financial institutions in the world offered several explanations for paying high salaries to their employees — and, by extension, to themselves. “These are complicated companies,” one CEO said. Offered another: ...| The New Republic
President Barack Obama weighs in with Justin Baldoni on what being "man enough" means to him and, as usual, his message is powerful.| Man Enough