On April 26, 2017, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced a vote scheduled for May 2017 to decide whether to overturn FCC rules adopted on February 26, 2015, more commonly known as Net Neutrality regulations. The regulations established that broadband providers may…
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Flynn’s Plea, Trump Family & Finance, Nunes’ DoJ Feud
The special counsel investigation into Russian electoral interference and Trump campaign collusion has taken a dramatic turn this week with the indictment and subsequent guilty plea of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges of lying to the FBI. Flynn had been under investigation since before Mueller’s appointment…
Trump Announces Downsizing of Two National Monuments
Trump announced on Monday that he would reduce the size of two Utah national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, by about two million acres as recommended by Interior Secretary Zinke. The Bears Ears national monument was downsized by 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 50 percent [see map], which is the…
Important Health Care Changes Snuck Into New Tax Plan
The tax bill that passed in the Senate early Saturday changes a crucial component of the American healthcare system: the tax penalties enforcing the individual mandate. The individual mandate is a critical to the success of the Affordable Care Act because it requires that all Americans have insurance or pay a tax penalty. Without these…
United States Attorney General Jeff Session’s Law Enforcement Memorandum [UPDATED]
On March 31, 2017, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to Department of Justice attorneys promoting support for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement authorities. The Attorney General pledged the resources of the Department of Justice in order to “promote a peaceful and lawful…
The Problem of Reverse Discrimination Cases Against Whites and Affirmative Action Cases [UPDATED]
It has now been confirmed that a DOJ investigation is looking into these policies at Harvard University. Confirmation of this investigation is unique because it is an investigation being done not for the white community but on behalf of a minority class — Asian-Americans. This is surprising considering the Trump Administration and…
Trump Holds Phone Call With Putin
On November 21st, President Trump announced that he had held a phone call with Putin lasting over an hour. The call reportedly focused on the Syrian civil war, the global fight against terrorism, the North Korea threat, and the Iran nuclear deal. Coming only a day after Putin was photographed embracing embattled Syrian President…
White House Releases Report on Human Responsibility for Climate Change
Earlier this month, thirteen federal agencies published a report through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) that claims humans are primarily responsible for global warming through the increased production of greenhouse gases in the last century. The White House has released this report, despite its direct…
Nebraska Approves Keystone XL Pipeline
Last Monday, five members of an obscure Nebraska committee voted three-to-two in favor of TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline route through their state. Overcoming this regulatory obstacle was cited as a victory for the 1,179 mile-long pipeline nine years after its initial proposal. In 2011, President Obama delayed construction…
DHS Ends Temporary Protected Status Ended for Nicaraguan and Haitian Communities
On Monday, November 6, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 2,500 Nicaraguans living in the United States. Temporary Protected Status is a program enacted by Congress in 1990 in which the Secretary of Homeland Security grants foreign-born…