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Signalgate and a Predictable Lack of Accountability

As news broke recently about top defense and intelligence officials leaking plans for an attack on the Houthis in Yemen, over the messaging app Signal, one could only wonder how the Trump Administration would react. Predictably, any semblance of accountability was avoided by luminaries such as Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Mike Waltz. Also predictably,…
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The Greenville Fiasco

By Steven Hamelman If for no other reason than that the office of the President of the United States should inspire respect even in citizens who voted against the current chief executive, one would wish to temper criticism of Donald Trump’s most recent outrage—that is, his performance at the rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on…
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The Hypocrisy of Tom Rice

By V. Susan Hutchinson. Tom Rice, the man representing the 7th Congressional district of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a hypocrite. In fact, his blatant political hypocrisy is on full display in two recent taxpayer financed newsletters emailed to constituents. One of these updates was posted Jan. 19, just before Martin Luther…

Offshore Drilling Planning Continues Despite Trump Shutdown

UPDATE: Court Blocks Prep Work for Offshore Drilling During Shutdown A federal judge in South Carolina has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the #TrumpShutdown, issuing a ruling in a federal lawsuit challenging the overall expansion plans. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's ruling prohibits federal agencies "from taking action to…

Is Trump’s America Winning Yet?

By Bob Gatty. Now that Donald Trump has been in office nearly two years, it's fair to ask whether voters in "Trump's America" are "winning" yet, as he repeatedly promised during his presidential election campaign. The answer, according to this analysis published by The Washington Post (one of Trump's favorite news outlets), is no. In fact, the data shows…