Sen. Grassley blocks two Trump nominees in protest over inspector general firings Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments The Iowa Republican has argued that the president’s explanation for the firings is “not sufficient.”
Barr seeks to subdue D.C. protests by ‘flooding the zone’ with federal firepower Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments The attorney general is directing President Trump’s response to violent protests from a command center in downtown Washington.
Justice Sotomayor places brief hold on order to move Ohio prisoners Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments Appeals court will hear Trump administration plea against the move on Friday.
How specific were Biden’s recommendations on the coronavirus? Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments Biden took the virus seriously but misleadingly suggests he made policy proposals that would have saved thousands of lives
D.C. has been an occupied territory this week. Here’s who’s been doing the occupying. Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments At least 16 agencies and police departments have been seen on D.C. streets since protests began.
The Cybersecurity 202: D.C.’s use of email voting shows what could go wrong in November Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments Email is a fundamentally insecure way to cast votes, but the District tried it out of desperation.
The Justice Department’s rhetoric focuses on antifa. Its indictments don’t. Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments The president, of course, also focuses on the former.
Power Up: ‘My’ generals go to war with President Trump Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments Jim Mattis’s rebuke of the president wasn’t the only broadside from the military brass as things got heated with protesters.
Supreme Court asked to reconsider immunity available to police accused of brutality Posted by By pfolio June 4, 2020Posted inPoliticsNo Comments A diverse coalition of groups says the court-created doctrine protecting government officials is unbalanced.