Trump Planning Infrastructure Deal for Bipartisan Support
President Donald Trump hopes to pass a major deal on infrastructure and win bipartisan support, according to CNN. Trump aides reportedly told the news network that the president predicted that a deal to repair roads, bridges and airports across the country would bring in bipartisan support, but CNN notes that Trump will face a major challenge in convincing Democrats to work with him just before the midterm elections. With only a single-vote advantage in the Senate for the GOP, Trump will have to win over some Democrats in order to pass a major infrastructure bill this year, and Democrats have their own ... Read More
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ISIS Has Lost 98 Percent of its Territory -- Mostly Since Trump Took Office
ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held -- with half of that terror group's so-called "caliphate" having been recaptured since President Trump took office less than a year ago, U.S. military officials said Tuesday. The massive gains come after years of "onerous" rules, when critics say the Obama administration “micromanaged” the war and shunned a more intensive air strategy that could have ended the conflict much sooner. “The rules of engagement under the Obama administration were onerous. I mean what are we doing having individual target determination being conducted in the White House, which in some cases adds ... Read More
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Trump Ends 2017 with Big Wins on Economy, Taxes, ISIS and More
When congressional Republicans joined President Trump for a tax bill celebration at the White House just before Christmas, a triumphant Mitch McConnell began ticking off the president’s first-year accomplishments. The boasts from the Kentucky Republican, who's had a rocky relationship with Trump at times, underscored how – despite the internal squabbles that captivated the media – the Trump administration has given his party plenty to crow about in 2017. From the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to regulation rollbacks to Wall Street gains to the passage of the tax bill and the routing of ISIS in the Middle East – as ... Read More
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Republicans Care about Voter Fraud; Democrats Want to Come Out Ahead, Says Study
When it comes to voter ID laws, Republicans care intensely about fraud while Democrats worry more about whether their own party will come out ahead, according to a provocative new academic study that challenges conventional assumptions about what motivates support for stricter voting laws. Voting-rights activists have long accused GOP officeholders of racism or political expedience in fights over voting laws, but the study suggests that at least for average voters, Republicans’ support is a good-faith assessment of dangers they see in illegal voting. Republicans respond to even small reports of voter fraud, seeing them as a reason to back stricter voting ... Read More
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Trump Boosts Local Police with Policies, Results
Top law enforcement leaders say they have had no bigger advocate this year than President Trump, and they are hopeful he has set the stage for fewer dangerous confrontations between officers and the public, better-equipped departments and, ultimately, reductions in crime. Early signs are encouraging. Line-of-duty deaths, including fatal shootings of police officers, are down this year. Preliminary reports from major cities indicate that crime increases reported in the past two years are subsiding. The Justice Department’s new focus on policing results has also toned down tensions between the federal government and local agencies. Meanwhile, racially tinged standoffs between police and the public have ... Read More
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