President Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp” of “special interests” around the White House to address the growing internal challenges that his country is facing, he has surrendered his foreign policy to right-wing and neoconservative hawks with an atrocious human rights..…
We thank legislative leaders, sponsors and all the legislators that voted favor of two time priorities for New Jersey State AFL-CIO raising the wage to $15 hour and reforming the state's paid leave program, AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech. House vote was 52-25 and Senate vote was..…
Vice President Mike Pence, left, next to David Smolansky, shakes hands with Carlos Vecchio after meeting with the opposition leaders, including Julio Borges, right, Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the White House in Washington. | Jacquelyn Martin / AP Despite the naming of “diplomatic representatives” by..…
The coup plotters, who backed pro-US businessman Pedro Carmona for president, reportedly visited the White House several times, with the Bush administration rushing to recognize the illegitimate Carmona regime before Chávez loyalists quickly quashed the brief revolt. . ..…
The fact that for America Venezuela is oil, not democracy, will surprise those. ..…
President Trump also declared, however, that he might force another government shutdown if a fair deal does not emerge by February and House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy indicated that he believes that President's threat of another shutdown is credible... ... In 2017-2018,..…
In Congress, the President is selected by House of Representatives and Vice President is selected by Senate. ... For President of United States to be elected by House of Representatives, twenty-six states. ..…
He also freely posts images of Khatami, subject of a state-ordered media blackout in Iran, and reformist politician Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who remains under house arrest years after he led Iran’s Green Movement following his disputed 2009 election loss to hard-line President Mahmoud..…
James Antle III, responded to Feb Senate vote, by calling on President Donald Trump to call Congress's bluff in his State of Union address... Put the onus on House and Senate to fulfill their constitutional duties. ..…
Here's how Trump's nationalism has already remade the world since he became President... ... Contributors CNN's White House and National Security teams contributed reporting... ..…
Inslee is just one of many Democrats who has freaked out over the idea of Schultz running for president as Independent candidate.. Deadline White House, host Nicolle Wallace lost her mind and went after Steve Schmidt, contributor. ..…
White House statement announced, President Trump stands with the people of Venezuela as they demand democracy, human rights and prosperity denied to them by Maduro, noting that the people had spoken out, and that the US would pursue increased sanctions on the country.. ..…
Trump has discussed the issue with prominent Christians, including on phone call this week with Faith & Freedom Coalition President Ralph Reed, White House official confirmed to POLITICO... The president wants to reaffirm his commitment to pro-life things, said Republican close..…
In Washington, the struggle between Jacksonians and Imperialists may well seduce Congress into harassing President, and playing foreign affairs.. ..…
Trinidad and Tobago: The Caribbean island nation's president is picked by an electoral college of selected Senate and House of Representatives members. . Vanuatu: The small south Pacific archipelago's president is elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and..…
In the end, the holier-than-thou predator lost the in Republican state, and by association so did Donald Trump, the president. In mid- December, fifty-nine members of Democratic Women's Working Group in the House of Representatives signed letter calling on House Oversight and..…
The bill now goes to the Colorado House of Representatives for consideration. . An actual abolition of the constitutional system of choosing a president by electoral votes would require an amendment to the U.S. ..…
Activists Rachel Gilmer and Ashley Yates,associate director of the African American Policy Forum and cofounder of Millennial Activists United, respectively, underscore this point when they highlighted the ways in which President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative (MBK), a call by the White..…
Critics say the force will continue a militarized public security strategy that, far from containing violent crime, has perpetuated violence and human rights abuses since former Mexican President Felipe Calderón launched the “war on drugs” 12 years ago. Lower House lawmakers..…
White House statement announced, President Trump stands with the people of Venezuela as they demand democracy, human rights and prosperity denied to them by Maduro, noting that the people had spoken out, and that the US would pursue increased sanctions on the country.. ..…
Under the reform president, John Fitzpatrick, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) began to organize women workers all over the Second City: milliners, packing-house workers, chorus girls, laundry workers, domestic servants, department store workers, garment workers, and more. ..…