It’s time for a 100% tax on billionaire estates, Oscar Mayer heir says
Chuck Collins is the great grandson of the meatpacker Oscar Mayer and the author of Born on Third Base and, with Bill Gates Sr., of Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated...
View ArticleHouse panel delays Kellyanne Conway contempt vote amid White House talks
The House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that it had postponed a vote on whether to recommend that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be held in contempt of Congress, as talks continued...
View ArticleHouse passes debt ceiling and budget bill, sending it to the Senate
The House on Thursday passed a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and set budget levels for two years, taking a step toward avoiding calamity that threatens to disrupt the economy. The...
View ArticleUS building coalition to protect ships crossing Persian Gulf
The State Department said it’s “very supportive” of a European initiative to safeguard ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the United States pursues its own operation to secure the narrow waterway....
View ArticleBiden 2020 fundraiser switches to Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden participates in a Presidential Candidates Forum at the NAACP 110th National Convention on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan....
View ArticleWarren blasts Trump for ‘ugly and racist’ tweets directed at black Democratic...
BOW, NH – Democratic White House contender Elizabeth Warren slammed President Trump Saturday for what she called “ugly and racist” tweets directed at House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah...
View ArticleTrump threatens French wine after France passes digital tax
President Donald Trump said Friday that he “might” slap tariffs on French wine in response to the country’s new tax affecting technology companies. The president told French President Emmanuel Macron...
View ArticleWhen it comes to impeachment, it may just mean what Democrats ‘choose it to...
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, “It means just what I choose it to mean – nothing more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “Whether you can make words mean so...
View ArticleBiden, Booker and Harris expected to spar on race in Democratic debate
Sen. Kamala Harris (R) (D-CA) and former Vice President Joe Biden (L) speak as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) looks on during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019...
View ArticleNew Jersey assisted suicide law to go into effect this week
A New Jersey law which will allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives will go into effect on Thursday in the state. The Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act permits adult patients...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders fend off attacks on Medicare for All
Senator Bernie Sanders and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren shake hands before the start of the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 2019....
View ArticleJohn Delaney reports fundraising surge, enjoys rare spotlight after Detroit...
DETROIT – John Delaney’s been running for the White House for two years. Now – for the first time since he launched his bid just six months into Donald Trump’s presidency – the former three-term...
View ArticleTop moments from night 2 of the second Democratic debate
Democratic presidential hopefuls former Vice President Joe Biden and US Senator from California Kamala Harris speak during the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020...
View ArticleDe Blasio’s entourage keeps plane passengers waiting so he can rush to ‘View’...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced fury from his fellow passengers Thursday after they were prevented from deplaning so the mayor and his security detail could rush to a taping of ABC’s “The...
View ArticleUS ends INF nuclear missile treaty with Russia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | Getty...
View ArticleCoal miners’ struggle continues amid Trump promises, Democratic plans
As he stands atop a crosstie, effectively blocking a rail shipment of coal, Chris Rowe and many other coal miners in Harlan, Ky. fret about the future. “Every time I look at my seven-year-old it gets...
View ArticleSen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Bass say their infrastructure bill boosts local...
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks on the second night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 31, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters America’s infrastructure is...
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Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke slam Trump in wake of El Paso massacre, face...
Two Democrats seeking the party’s 2020 presidential nomination faced sharp criticism on social media Saturday after linking the massacre in El Paso, Texas, to President Trump’s rhetoric. Sen. Amy...
View ArticleTrump likes A$AP Rocky’s release pending verdict in Sweden assault case
Renee Black, mother to A$AP Rocky leaves the courthouse on the third day of the A$AP Rocky assault trial at the Stockholm city courthouse on August 2, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. Getty Images | Getty...
View ArticleTrump called out for confusing Dayton with Toledo in mass shooting remarks
President Trump on Monday misstated the location of one of the mass shootings that rocked the nation over the weekend – referring to Toledo, Ohio instead of Dayton – during a speech in which he...
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