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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

How Donald Trump Can Win Over Critics During His First 100 Days in Office

Keith Girard
Donald Trump has an ace up his sleeve if he wants to win over critics. He isn’t wedded to Democratic or Republican orthodoxy. That allows him to show his true independence. He’ll get an early test in office to do just that on Obamacare. House Speaker Paul Ryan is determined to repeal Obamacare as the first order of business. Trump should stop him....
NATIONAL

FBI’s James Comey Back on Hot Seat Over Trump Campaign Russian Connection

Keith Girard
FBI Director James Comey is back on the hot seat over Russia’s alleged effort to tip the election to Donald Trump. But after his own partisan foray into presidential politics, Comey and the agency are facing unprecedented criticism on Capitol Hill. Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid, who is retiring, has called for Comey’s ouster for withholding evidence of Russia’s involvement in the election while the campaign was in progress....
POLITICS

Donald Trump Extremism Opens Door to New Bipartisan Coalition in Congress

Keith Girard
Donald Trump’s extremism on everything from torture to immigration policy could be a blessing in disguise. It could lead to the creation of a new bi-partisan coalition in Congress that will act as a check on some of his crazier schemes and policies. The first signs of this nascent coalition have been emerging in the days since his surprise election. ...
CONGRESS
Donald Trump cabinet officials should face contempt charges for ignoring impeachment subpoenas. (Photo: Getty)

After Shaky Victory, Donald Trump Now Faces ‘Rigged Election’ Allegations

Keith Girard
As Donald Trump’s deficit in the popular vote edges north of 1.5 million votes, the President-elect is now being confronted with election rigging allegations over Republican efforts to suppress Democratic votes, leading to his razor-thin victories in key swing states and the presidential election overall. The election was remarkable on its face, because it cut against almost every poll, which predicted Democrat Hillary Clinton would win key swing states like North Carolina and Florida. But she didn't....
ELECTIONSPOLITICS

Cocaine Republican Eyes Political Return: A Case Study of White Privilege (video)

Keith Girard
Trey Radel, a Florida Republican resigned in disgrace from Congress two years ago after a cocaine conviction. But he’s eyeing a political return and is hitting the talk show circuit. How’s that possible? It’s a case study in white privilege. The 2013 arrest briefly rose to national attention when it was revealed that Radel had voted to drug test poor people before they could receive food stamps and other social services....
CONGRESS