Tag: Attack on Democracy

ISIS shocked the world in 2014 when it took over a large swath of territory across Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate. The terrorist group’s territorial holdings were the basis for its so-called caliphate, and provided it will a major base of operations to conduct attacks across the world. After a five-year effort led… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 35

Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018, marking the first legislative victory in years for advocates seeking to reform the criminal justice system. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. It offers relatively modest changes to the federal prison system, but was praised as an important step forward by… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 34

Three years into his presidency, Trump’s signature legislative achievement remains a Republican tax bill that made sweeping changes to the tax code — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As Business Insider’s Joseph Zeballos-Roig recently reported – The law was the biggest overhaul to the nation’s tax code in three decades, and the president pitched it as “rocket fuel”… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 33

In signing a $738 billion defence spending bill just a few days before Christmas, Trump officially established the sixth branch of the US Armed Forces — the Space Force. The Space Force is the first new military service since the US Air Force was created in 1947. Despite its name, the new branch has not… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 32

By December 2019, Trump nominees made up roughly 25% of all US circuit court judges, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. He’s appointed 53 judges on the 13 US circuit courts. To put this into perspective, former President Barack Obama appointed 55 circuit judges in his two terms in the White House. The… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 31

Trump’s most lasting impact on the country will be the reshaping of the federal judiciary. So far, Trump has installed three Supreme Court justices and 220 judges overall to the federal bench — all for lifetime appointments. Amy Coney Barrett became Trump’s third Supreme Court justice on October 26, barely a week before Election Day.… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 30

Trump delivered on his 2016 campaign promise to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel to divided Jerusalem. Late in his term, his administration also helped broker historic deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan to normalize relations, which even Trump’s critics applauded. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240528

The relationship with China deteriorated to levels not seen in decades, raising fears of a new Cold War, especially after Washington accused Beijing of hiding the coronavirus threat from the world. The administration has ended the special status of Hong Kong, sanctioned top officials on human rights abuses and seeks to ban Chinese technology companies.… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 28

Trump has upended some basic tenets of America’s post-World War Two foreign policy by questioning the NATO alliance, alienating European allies and indulging autocrats. His disdain for multilateralism prompted a series of withdrawals from accords and bodies where the United States had played a leading role, including the Iran nuclear deal, the World Health Organization… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 27

The $1.5 trillion tax cut prompted U.S. corporations to bring home billions of dollars in cash from abroad. Many boosted stock buybacks instead of increasing capital investment or hiring, however, sparking criticism from Trump. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240484