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…
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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…
Trump Calls to End Diversity Visa Lottery Program
On Tuesday, October 31, a man drove a truck down a crowded bike path Lower Manhattan, New York, killing 8 and injuring 11 people in an act of terrorism. The man who committed the act was Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year old man from Uzbekistan living in Patterson, New Jersey and driving for Uber. He came to the United States in 2010…
Trump Concludes Asia Trip
President Trump returned this Tuesday night from a 12 day trip Asia, his third major international trip after visits to the Middle East and Europe earlier this year. Trump spoke to leaders in Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines, with a focus on reining in the North Korean threat and forming “free and reciprocal” trade…
Trump Administration Budget Plan
In March of this year, the White House released what many characterize as a draconian budget plan for the fiscal year 2018. The 1.1 trillion dollar budget would increase spending on defense, infrastructure, paid leave, and a few other items, but would reduce overall spending substantially compared to the current federal budget. The plan would…