In late October, a US raid led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi was the world’s most wanted terrorist up to that point and his death represented a major blow to the terrorist group. “Last night, the United States brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader to justice,” Trump said at the time.… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 36
Tag: Democracy
Trump over Biden Part 35
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 over Biden Part 34
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
Jan 2021. Gordon Brown on the State of the Union
The prime minister must reform the union or risk the UK becoming a “failed state”, according to former prime minister Gordon Brown. Mr Brown said Prime Minister Boris Johnson should set up a commission on democracy to review how the UK is governed. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Brown said: “The choice is now… Continue reading Jan 2021. Gordon Brown on the State of the Union
Trump over Biden Part 33
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
Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 41
“I think the election was rigged, with the mail-in ballots. I think there were just people who are no longer with us that voted,” says Julia Smith, 65, who is retired. “I think we’re going to have to go back to voting in person, with ID.” For her, Trump’s defeat was proof the Democrats had… Continue reading Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 41
Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 40
When asked whether contesting the election erodes confidence in the process, Roger Marshall, a newly elected US Senator from Kansas, says he is pressing the issue because “I want to give people confidence in future elections, so I couldn’t possibly undermine people’s confidence any more than it is right now”. His concerns are shared by… Continue reading Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 40
Trump over Biden Part 32
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
Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 39
Today, Trump and his allies have cast serious doubt on Biden’s victory. Roger Marshall, a newly elected US Senator from Kansas, is planning to raise objections about Biden’s victory on Wednesday as members of Congress meet for a joint session to certify the election results. Marshall and about a dozen other conservative senators will challenge… Continue reading Biden Betrayal of Democracy Part 39
Congress Under Attack Part 5
Six Republican senators — Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Kennedy, Roger Marshall, and Tommy Tuberville — and a stunning 121 House Republicans voted, fruitlessly, to contest the Arizona results. Their attempts failed, 93–6 in the Senate and 303–121 in the House. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240558