Category: Democrat

Treasury Nominee Steven Mnuchin’s ‘Avatar’ Profits Shelter Attacked at Confirmation Hearing

On Thursday morning, Steven Mnuchin, the president-elect’s nominee to head the U.S. Treasury Department, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee. Although the bulk of the confirmation hearing was expected to focus on his positions on tax reform and his role during the mortgage crisis nearly a decade ago, his Hollywood connections got some heavy attention with an attack on where his profits from Avatar were funneled.

Blame insurers, not Obamacare

Blame insurers, not Obamacare The recent op-ed by Congressman Scott Perry misleads your readership on the effects of the Affordable Care Act. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2jDAkLh The recent op-ed by Congressman Scott Perry seriously misleads your readership on the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the Republican plan to repeal it.

POLL: Trump’s Inauguration: Celebration for Some, Stress for Others

Not only did his If I’m Honest project win the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Album, he’s the first country artist ever to… NBA Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 107, Portland 85 Philadelphia 94, Toronto 89 Washington 104, Memphis 101 New York 117, Boston 106 Detroit 118, Atlanta 95 Houston 111, M… – A day of celebration for Donald Trump’s supporters has another impact on his critics: for them, the inauguration brings stress. Stress soars, unsurprisingly, among Americans who preferred Hillary Clinton for the presidency: 65 percent of them in this ABC News/ Washington Post poll say Trump’s election has increased their stress above its usual level.

Intact Mexico-to-US border tunnels post security risk

Mexican drug cartels have burrowed dozens of tunnels in the past decade, outfitted them with rail and cart systems to whisk drugs under the U.S. border and, after being discovered by authorities, abandoned them. At least six previously discovered border tunnels have been reactivated by Mexican trafficking groups in recent years, exposing a recurring large-scale smuggling threat, according to U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials.

Reddit users reveal their STRANGEST pet peeves

‘Nope’: The last word of cold-blooded killer as he is executed for invading family’s home and murdering two young girls and their parents who had left the door open while preparing New Year party The wedge salads are on me! Trump pays one fan’s $1,000 dinner bill as he’s mobbed while stopping by his DC hotel for a meal after ditching press pool 36 hours before inauguration Aaron Rodgers’ family doesn’t ‘trust’ Olivia Munn: More details of NFL star’s rift with relatives emerge ‘after he chose model over her’ Overweight and rather whiffy, the REAL young Queen Victoria: New book claims Lord Melbourne dropped hints to the monarch about her personal hygiene and gave her slimming tips What billionaires’ dreams are made of: The most expensive home ever listed in America goes on sale for $250MILLION – complete with a helicopter, two champagne cellars and a $220K candy room Poll shows Hillary … (more)

Dem strategist: Time to a Unleash The Biden

Readers may laugh , but Joe Biden might just be the short-term patch for what ails the Democratic Party. Longtime Democratic strategist Mark Alderman advises Democrats to put the 4o-plus-year denizen of DC on the road to connect with Middle America, calling the outgoing vice-president “the party’s best asset” for the task.

US Rep. Capuano also planning Trump inauguration boycott

A second member of Massachusetts’ all-Democratic congressional delegation has decided to skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Rep. Michael Capuano said in a series of tweets Wednesday that although he has great respect for the office of the president and accepts the result of the November election, he won’t attend the inauguration.

Colorado hospitals could close if Obamacare is repealed and not replaced, execs say

Hospitals across the state could be forced to cut back services or even close if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without adequate replacement, several health care executives in Colorado warned on Wednesday. A hospital in the San Luis Valley, for instance, may not be able to maintain a level of care that means patients currently don’t have to leave the valley for chemotherapy or to have surgery on broken bones, its CEO said.

A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline

December 2014 – Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government to build the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Illinois. The pipeline is projected to carry half a million barrels of oil daily.

Democrats blast Trump’s pick for Education Secretary

Democrats sliced holes in billionaire Betsy DeVos’s credentials to be the next US Education Secretary at a confirmation hearing on Tuesday , raising doubts whether President-elect Donald Trump’s pick will win approval in the full Senate. The nomination of DeVos to head an agency that sets policy for younger children and universities and also administers a college financial aid program of $1 trillion has outraged Democrats who believe the Michigan Republican wants to dismantle public education.

Education secretary pick DeVos, deflects and sidesteps multiple questions at hearing

It was a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing for education secretary pick Betsy DeVos, who sidestepped several important issues bought up from Democrats. Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee grilled the wealthy Republican donor on a range of issues from sexual assault to child care, students with disabilities and making public colleges and universities tuition-free.

Trump Calls Civil Rights Hero John Lewis A Liar

Donald Trump continued to attack civil rights hero John Lewis, now calling the icon a liar. Almost 50 Democratic lawmakers have announced plans to boycott Trump’s inauguration after he smeared Lewis over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, while also attacking his largely black congressional district.

‘Cops as Pigs’ Painting Removed by Architect of Capitol, Rep. Clay to Appeal

The controversial Congressional Art Competition winning student painting depicting police officers as pigs that hung in the U.S. Capitol complex for six months was removed over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend by the Architect of the Capitol for violating rules against controversial contemporary political themes. The painting’s patron, Rep. William Lacy Clay said he will appeal the removal.

Nation-Now 33 mins ago 7:22 p.m.DeVos outlines vision for U.S. Department of Education

Betsy DeVos, a Michigan advocate for school choice and vouchers and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, vowed Tuesday to protect any schools public, private or otherwise as long as they are working for students and parents and serving their needs. Facing Democrats who questioned DeVos’ support of school choice and what it may mean for public schools, DeVos said she supports “any great school” including public schools and those beyond what “the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want, expect and deserve.”

Poll: Young Americans fear they will be worse off post-Trump

In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, a woman weeps as election results are reported during Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s election night rally in the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York. As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration as president, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly concerned about what’s to come in the next four years.

Legislative leadership offers early session outlines

Democratic State Representatives Kristine Lytton and Pat Sullivan join their Senate counterparts Sens. Sharon Nelson and Chrisitne Rolfes for a Jan. 17 press availability to discuss the status of early legislation in the 2017 Legislative Session in Olympia while Republican legislators Senators Curtis King and Mark Miloscia along with Rep. J.T. Wilcox and Rep. Shelly Short joined Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler for their party’s overview on education funding later on Tuesday. Thurston County Commissioners John Hutchings and Gary Edwards take their oaths of office during a ceremony at South Puget Sound Community College on Dec. 28, 2016.

Houston Rep. Al Green boycotting Trump’s inauguration

U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. representative to Texas’ 9th Congressional District, announced Monday his plans to boycott the inauguration of president elect Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. representative to Texas’ 9th Congressional District, announced Monday his plans to boycott the inauguration of president elect Donald Trump.

DeVos unfit for education post, Democrats assert

Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, questions Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.