Petition to END ALL TAXPAYER FUNDED SUBSIDIES TO THE NFL AND NBA

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 18:19

WE THE PEOPLE ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OR EXPLAIN A POSITION ON AN ISSUE OR POLICY:

END ALL TAXPAYER FUNDED SUBSIDIES TO THE NFL AND NBA

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/end-all-taxpayer-funded-subsid...

DRUDGE SLAMS GOP: ‘NO DIFFERENT’ THAN DEMS

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 17:43

Conservative media icon Matt Drudge blasted the Republican Party on Twitter following another failure to repeal Obamacare, saying it’s clear there’s no difference between them and the Democrat Party.

Drudge pointed out the GOP’s proposed plan raises taxes on top earners under the guise of a “surcharge.”

“First Obamacare, now raise taxes on top earners?” Drudge tweeted on Wednesday.
“At least illusion there is difference between parties is finished once and for all!”

Days After Protests, St. Louis Receives First Lawsuits Alleging Police Misconduct

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 17:39

St. Louis police are facing a second lawsuit after a documentary team filed litigation Tuesday claiming police physically assaulted and arrested the filmmakers on false charges Sept. 17.

Drew and Jennifer Burbridge — married documentary filmmakers — were in St. Louis to document last week’s protests. The couple instead found themselves caught up in a “kettling” operation by St. Louis police on the night of Sept. 17, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Report: Average Mexican Immigrant Sponsors More Than Six Relatives For Visas

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 17:30

Family-based migration is a huge “multiplier” of overall immigration levels, especially for a handful of countries including Mexico and China, according to a Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) report released Wednesday.

The report quantifies the role of chain migration in the U.S. immigration system.

Donald Trump: Ask Senate If They Still Have Confidence in Mitch McConnell

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 17:00

President Donald Trump still has confidence that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can do his job, despite a list of political failures in the Senate.

Two separate efforts to replace Obamacare have failed in the Senate under McConnell’s leadership, and he was dealt a heavy blow after his preferred candidate, Sen. Luther Strange, lost big in Alabama in spite of the establishment’s spending millions to beat outsider candidate Roy Moore.

NASA and Russia reveal plan to build SPACE STATION orbiting the MOON

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 11:22

Moscow and Washington have agreed to build the station called Deep Space Gateway – finally bringing a long standing concept into reality.

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced the ambitious project today in a speech at International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia.

Following in the footsteps of the International Space Station, the moon ship would be open to astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world.

Rand Paul Tells Congress To Keep Its Promise, Repeal Obamacare In Full

JD Wed, 09/27/2017 - 11:02

Sen. Rand Paul called out Congress for going back on its promise to repeal Obamacare, and said he cannot support a bill that keeps Affordable Care Act spending in place during a Wednesday interview on “Fox and Friends.”

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