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Trump said, "I stand to lose bigly with this tax cut, believe me." the truth.
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 7 years ago
President Trump, who won the White House on a wave of populist promises, will likely save millions of dollars thanks to Congress's approval of a tax plan he pledged was designed for the middle class.Trump, who said he would be a "big loser" if the bill passed, stands to gain immensely from the...
A recount just knocked Virginia’s statehouse out of Republicans’ hands — by a single vote
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 27 Comments • 7 years ago
A key House of Delegates race flipped to a Democratic candidate, setting up a 50-50 chamber. The recount of the vote tally for a key race in last month’s Virginia House of Delegates elections concluded on Tuesday. And incredibly enough, when the dust settled, the Democratic challenger led the...
What I see happening in our country, isn't something we can tolerate
By: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 337 Comments • 7 years ago
An Authoritarian government is something that cannot be tolerated in the United States. Our Constitution guarantees certain rights under the law and, guarantees that we have the right to a government that is equal but, we have a president that wishes to change that, the resent nominees for...
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': Film Review
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • Entertainment • 10 Comments • 7 years ago
Star Wars has now occupied a galaxy of is own in the zeitgeist for 40 years and shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon; to the contrary, each new year brings a new Star Wars film of one kind or another, so using the word "last" in connection with anything to do with the series seems a bit...
Election of Roy Moore, a win, win for Democrats
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 7 years ago
If Roy Moore wins today, the Democrats win, if he loses, the Democrats win, either way Democrats win. There is a reason I'm saying this, in the last election Trump won and, the Republican Party became the party of Trump, before that it was the party of the Tea Party. The Republican Party keeps...
White House claims there are eyewitnesses who can prove Trump didn't sexually harass anyone
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago
The first four women reporters called on at the White House press briefing Monday all asked about the same issue: the multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault against President Donald Trump.In response, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders saidthe Trump administration...
McFarland Contradicted Herself on Russia Contacts, Congressional Testimony Shows
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 7 years ago
WASHINGTON — A leading Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioned on Monday whether a high-ranking official in Donald J. Trump’s transition team had been deceptive over the summer about her knowledge of discussions between Michael T. Flynn, the former national security...
Trump's tweet raises obstruction specter, worries allies
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 7 years ago
WASHINGTON — The shifting explanations for why President Donald Trump fired national security adviser Michael Flynn have revived questions about whether the president may have obstructed an ongoing investigation of potential contacts between his campaign and Russia.Pressure on the administration...
Manafort Associate Has Russian Intelligence Ties, Court Document Says
Via: Galen Marvin Ross • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 7 years ago
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and an associate with ties to Russian intelligence drafted an op-ed article last week about Mr. Manafort’s work for Russia-aligned interests in Ukraine, according to a court document filed Monday by the special counsel,...
The History of Christ-Mass
By: Galen Marvin Ross • • 22 Comments • 7 years ago
Ok, before you all go bullistic this is not something to turn you against Christmas or to try to turn you into Christians, far from it, it is a history lesson and that is all. I'm a Pagan by choice, as some of you know from my Newsvine days. I was raised as a Nazarene as a child and even attended...