US air travel over the weekend of July 4 fell significantly this year from last year, as Americans continue to distrust public transportation amid the current coronavirus pandemic. Figures released Monday by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) revealed that fewer than 500,000 people crossed TSA security checkpoints on July 4, …
Read More »Trump rejects Hispanic Caucus’ request to disinvite the President of Mexico
President Trump on Monday rejected a request by the Hispanic Caucus of Congress to cancel his meeting on Wednesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Trump denied the request in a handwritten message written on top of a press release from members of the Democratic committee. “CHC – Thanks …
Read More »CNN’s Anderson Cooper: Trump’s Bubba Wallace tweet was ‘racist, plain and simple’
CNN’s Anderson Cooper said Monday that a tweet from President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump’s second term plans remain a mystery to the Republican Party Trump to hold an outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday Eighty-eight years of debt mercy MORE Earlier in the day directed at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s …
Read More »Defense Overnight: Defense Department Reportedly Targets Ban on Confederate Flag | House military spending bill blocks funds
Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here is your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill, and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: The Pentagon is working on a policy that would ban the display of …
Read More »40 lobbyists connected to Trump raised more than $ 10 billion in coronavirus relief for clients: report
Forty lobbyists connected to President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump’s second term plans remain a mystery to the Republican Party Trump to hold an outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday Eighty-eight years of debt mercy MORE They have been hired to lobby on COVID-19 related issues since the pandemic and …
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