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
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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
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
Jan 2021. Covid Protests in Tunisia
Protesters who broke a coronavirus curfew to continue riots for a fifth night have been warned by Tunisia’s prime minister to stop their violence. More than 600 people, mainly between the ages of 14 and 15, have already been arrested after police clashes. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi acknowledged their anger about a range of economic… Continue reading Jan 2021. Covid Protests in Tunisia
Jan 2021. Russia Protests for Alexei Navalny
Russian protests have erupted across the country with tens of thousands of people defying the heavy police presence to join the rallies. Russian police and protesters have clashed during demonstrations in the country. The protests began in the country’s Far East region, but have now spread across the whole nation. Tens of thousands of protesters… Continue reading Jan 2021. Russia Protests for Alexei Navalny
Jan 2021. Alexei Navalny back in Moscow
Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has arrived back in Russia where he faces the threat of arrest, just five months after he nearly died after being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. Mr Navalny, who announced on Wednesday that he planned to return, said he was “very happy” as he boarded a plane in Berlin… Continue reading Jan 2021. Alexei Navalny back in Moscow
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
Trump over Biden Part 31
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 over Biden Part 30
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