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Abortion Becomes Political Football as Red States Use Pandemic to Curb Services

Keith GirardMarch 30, 2020

Anti-abortion politicians in mostly conservative red states are cynically trying to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to block access to abortion services....

POLITICS

Donald Trump suffered two legal setbacks his border wall. (Photo Collage: Getty/US. Customs & Border Patrol)

Trump $2B Military Fund Raid to Build Wall Ruled Illegal

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump has been slapped down in court again. In separate rulings, two U.S. District Court judges ruled that diverting money from the military to build his wall under the guise of a “national emergency” is illegal....

ADMINISTRATIONLAW

Donald Trump's health has raised red flags after his sudden hospital visit. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Donald Trump National Emergency Faces 16-State ‘Power Grab’ Lawsuit

Keith GirardFebruary 19, 2019

Donald Trump national emergency to fund his border wall is setting the stage for a key constitutional test of presidential power. Sixteen states are suing him in federal court to block the move....

LAWWHITE HOUSE

Midterm Voters Could Finally Break Special Interest Lock on Democracy

Keith GirardOctober 30, 2018

Donald Trump is merely a symptom, and perhaps the denouement, of a long-term trend that has seen wealthy elites and corporate interests take over and dominate government policy, marginalizing and disenfranchising the majority of average citizens....

ELECTIONS