Here we go again. As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency, the stage is set for a new and impassioned debate about America’s purpose abroad.
Category: Senator Elizabeth Warren
Two Years Out, Elizabeth Warren Is Already Fundraising for Sherrod Brown
Democrat’s had high hopes of retaking the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sadly those hopes were dashed as Republicans held onto their slim majority.
US Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo
As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block – lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, is leading an effort to make sure vendors working with legal marijuana businesses, from chemists who test marijuana for harmful substances to firms that provide security, don’t have their banking services taken away.
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Transfer of Power: President ObamaA s “exit interview” on CNN with former advisor David Axelrod generated plenty of attention when Obama bragged that he could have beaten Donald Trump. Missed in the hullabaloo, however, was a pledge by Obama that he would abide by tradition and retire with dignity as ex-president.
Charter school advocates shifting gears in South Carolina
The Charleston Charter School for Math and Science opened on Upper King Street in 2008. Since the state does not fund transportation at charter schools, the school spends about $330,000 per year on busing.
Charter school advocates shifting gears in South Carolina
The Charleston Charter School for Math and Science opened on Upper King Street in 2008. Since the state does not fund transportation at charter schools, the school spends about $330,000 per year on busing.
Democrats want a fresh face for the 2020 presidential election, poll finds
If there is one lesson that Democrats and independents seem to have taken away from the 2016 presidential election, it’s that they want a completely fresh start in 2020. A whopping 66 percent of Democrats and independents selected “someone entirely new” when that option was included on the list of potential 2020 presidential candidates, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll released on Wednesday.
Capitol Report: Senate Dems say Wells Fargo not responding to fraud info requests
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, holds up copies of Wells Fargo earnings call transcripts as she questions John Stumpf, then chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo The bank’s management has so far failed to answer all the questions the committee members have put to it, the letter says, following its settlement with multiple regulatory authorities in September for multi-year fraudulent sales practices. The letter , jointly signed by nine Democrats including Ranking Member Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, again asked Wells Fargo’s board for a status report on its ongoing investigation of the fraud and a detailed timeline of when the board learned about the illegal practices and actions it took.
Poll: Democrats want someone new for 2020
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but pollsters have already begun to dip their toes into the next presidential cycle. A USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday found Democratic and independent voters lukewarm on a handful of party leaders and most excited for “someone entirely new.”
Letter: Activism is key to climate progress
Kudos to Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her op-ed opposing more natural gas infrastructure. She notes that many constituents feel their concerns about energy and climate change are ignored.
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Russian meddling is believed to have happened by both FBI and CIA
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… One does not have to believe the the meddling decided the election to believe that 1) it happened 2) it is not a good thing 3) in a close election like this one everything mattered and 4) Donald Trump’s denials are both inappropriate and highly suspicious. He was told before the election this was happened, but denies it and denies it happened at all.
Ethics reviews incomplete for several Trump picks
Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet choices have not completed a full review to avoid conflicts of interest, the government’s ethics office says, even as Republican senators move quickly to hold at least nine confirmation hearings this week. In a letter to Senate leaders, the director of the Office of Government Ethics described the current status of several nominees, some of whom are billionaires and millionaires, in the ethics process and expressed concern about the lack of ethics reviews just days from committee hearings.