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    Mass Muslim Ban Halted On ‘Likelihood’ Executive Order Unconstitutional

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order targeting Muslim refugees from Syria, who are arriving in the United States suffered what could be a fatal blow in Federal District Court in New York City today. A judge blocked enforcement of the order until a full hearing can be held. The legal move was filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in federal court in the Eastern District of New York....
    LAW

    Trump Faces Pushback From Cities Over Threatened Federal Fund Cuts

    Keith Girard
    President Donald Trump’s war on so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions has sparked a backlash from the nation’s cities. They say Trump’s executive order banning federal funds is misguided because it’s based on “false assumptions” and “vague definitions.” Trump signed the order yesterday to punish Americans who live in cities, towns and counties that are sympathetic to the plight of undocumented immigrants....
    NATIONAL

    Trump Mexico Wall Likely to Cost Triple Estimates by President, Congress

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump is intent on pursing his pipe dream of a major wall along the Mexican border, but the project is likely to become a major boondoggle, with costs as high as triple the estimates by the administration and Republican leaders in Congress–all paid for by U.S. taxpayers. The issue surfaced today (Jan. 26) after Trump signed an executive order authorizing construction at the same time Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto categorically rejected any suggestion Mexico will pay for construction....
    NATIONAL

    Trump Strong-Arms Chief Executives, While Pursuing Bogus Economic Policies

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump is increasingly using strong-arm tactics to direct business decisions that should be left to corporate boards, while he chases demons. If he keeps up, he will cause economic distortions and inefficiencies that could lead to a major trade war and a recession. Trump has promoted his policy by attacking U.S. trade agreements. But that strategy is based on a false premise that goes back decades....
    ECONOMYWHITE HOUSE

    Sanctity of Marriage Goes Out Window in Donald Trump Administration

    Keith Girard
    When Donald Trump takes office today as the nation’s 45th president, he will usher in the era of the trophy wife, something Washington hasn’t seen since President Ronald Reagan, who was married twice, although Nancy Reagan had been his wife for 38 years when he took office. Every other president in the nation’s history, including all other 20th century presidents up to President Obama was faithful to their marital oath....
    WHITE HOUSE

    Trump Treasury Secretary Nominee Accused of Sheltering Money Offshore

    Keith Girard
    Steve Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs banker picked by Donald Trump to head the U.S. Treasury, set up off-shore companies in the Cayman Islands and Antigua, drawing questions during his confirmation hearing about using the companies to help his clients dodge U.S. taxes. Mnuchin initially failed to disclose his role in the off-shore companies and also failed to disclose nearly $100 million in real estate holdings....
    CONGRESS

    Rich Got Richer While Half the Nation Saw Wealth Decline to 1 Percent, Study Says

    Keith Girard
    If you’re poor in American you are not alone. Over the past 24 years, 50 percent of the nation saw their share of wealth fall to just 1 percent, while America’s richest families saw their wealth grow significantly, according to a new study. The findings confirm that a significant portion of society has been disenfranchised from the economy. The findings, contained in a study by the Savings and Retirement Foundation of Washington, D.C., and published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) does not bode well for the nation....
    ECONOMYWHITE HOUSE

    Betsy DeVos Clueless on Policies She’ll Oversee as Trump Education Secretary

    Keith Girard
    Betsy DeVos, the billionaire businesswoman Donald Trump has picked as Education Secretary, proved to be remarkably clueless about federal education policy during a Senate confirmation hearing and flunked a key question about her position on allowing guns in schools. DeVos is best known as the chairwoman of the Windquest Group, a private investment firm. She has never spent a day much less a career teaching in the nation’s public schools and educated her children at private schools....
    CONGRESS

    Obamacare Repeal Without Replacement Would Be a Death Sentence for Millions

    Keith Girard
    Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is one thing, coming up with a replacement is another. More than 20 million people are currently twisting in the wind, according to a new report. It predicts a “death spiral” of rising uninsured and skyrocketing premium costs, if Republicans kill Obamacare. The Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump, at least for the moment, have been unable to come up with a “better, more affordable” alternative as they’ve promised....
    CONGRESS

    Imagine Obama Legacy Without GOP Sabotage, And the Disaster That Awaits

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    As we careen, head-on, toward Jan. 20 like a locomotive with no brakes, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on President Obama’s legacy and wonder what might have been if Republicans in Congress hadn’t sabotaged and obstructed him at every turn without any regard for the nation’s welfare. Obama may have been set up to fail, but he will still go down in history as one of the nation’s great presidents....
    WHITE HOUSE

    Major Media Drop Ball on Trump Russia Ties, Cowed by Right-Wing Media Bashing

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s ties to Russia is the biggest story of the 2016 election and perhaps the biggest political story since the Nixon administration Watergate scandal. But the major media was nowhere to be found when the Trump scandal was cracked wide open by a pop culture Web site. BuzzFeed, the online “new media” pop culture site, was the first to publish a series documents prepared by a retired British intelligence agent detailing explosive allegations about Trump’s deep involvement with Russia and the Kremlin’s efforts to blackmail him....
    MEDIA

    FBI Sat on Donald Trump Russia Dossier for Weeks Before Election, Brit Spy Says

    Keith Girard
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation had Donald Trump’s Russia dossier in its hands months before the election and failed to investigate the allegations, according to the retired British MI6 agent who compiled the documents. If true, it’s a shocking new level of corruption for the tarnished agency. In a stunning revelation, reported today in British newspapers, ex-MI6 agent Christoper Steele was so disturbed by the information he uncovered on Trump, he passed on his finding to the FBI and to British and American intelligence agencies....
    NATIONAL SECURITY