Maxine Waters Poised To Chair Powerful House Financial Services Committee
Come January, the banking industry is going to be on Rep. Maxine Waters‘ time. With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, the California representative is expected to become chairwoman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, which oversees the nation’s banking system and its regulators. Waters is no friend to the nation’s biggest banks and Wall Street, and has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and his administration. The congresswoman from California has called for more regulation of banks, and has opposed Trump’s political appointees moving to roll back regulations on banks and other ... Read More
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Trump to Revamp Asylum Process
President Donald Trump is going to sign an executive order this week to revamp the asylum system, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The executive order will call for the detention of illegal immigration violators and require asylum seekers to go through a point of entry, according to the Journal. Administration officials told the paper the president's order will be signed before he leaves Friday for Paris, France. "We need the wall," President Trump said during Wednesday's news conference. "Many Democrats know we need the wall. And we're just going to have to see what happens. I mean, I will be fighting for ... Read More
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White House Suspends Jim Acosta Access over Intern Incident
The White House suspended access to the grounds for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after an incident in which he refused to give up the microphone to an intern during a Wednesday press conference. “President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. “As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until ... Read More
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Trump Neuters ObamaCare Birth Control Mandate
In a post-midterms one-two punch to ObamaCare, Trump administration on Wednesday finalized major rule changes aimed at rolling back the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive coverage mandate and tightening restrictions to ensure that taxpayer subsidies aren't used to fund abortions. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the changes would allow some employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control for female workers. Last year, the White House vowed to provide "full protection” to a wide range of companies and organizations that claim a “religious or moral objection” to providing the ... Read More
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Midterms See Big Win for Pro-Life Women Candidates And Ballot Initiatives
Republican pro-life women put on an impressive showing in Tuesday’s midterms, while some of the pro-abortion candidates running for political office had less success. Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn bested former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen Tuesday in the state’s senatorial election. She is “100 percent pro-life” and has fought battles against Planned Parenthood. Pro-life GOP Rep. Martha McSally was leading pro-choice Democrat Kyrsten Sinema with 49.3 percent to 48.4 percent in the race for Arizona senator as of Wednesday, according to The New York Times. The race is extremely close and might not be called for some time. The contrast between the candidates is stark on ... Read More
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