We report what they do, not just what they say. Did Donald Trump just commit another violation of federal law by threatening the Georgia secretary of state to find votes for him by recalculating the November election results or face vague criminal charges himself?The Washington Post obtained and published the audiotape of the call; the key excerpts , the full transcript can be found . The Post quoted election experts who noted that the call was beyond inappropriate and immoral and verged on violations of state and federal law.“I just want to find 11,870 votes,” one vote more than...…We report what they do, not just what they say. Did Donald Trump just commit another violation of federal law by threatening the Georgia secretary of state to find votes for him by recalculating the November election results or face vague criminal charges himself?The Washington Post obtained and published the audiotape of the call; the key excerpts , the full transcript can be found . The Post quoted election experts who noted that the call was beyond inappropriate and immoral and verged on violations of state and federal law.“I just want to find 11,870 votes,” one vote more than...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say.CaltansQuick, how much is $2 trillion? That’s the amount President Joe Biden wants for his.OK, it is more money than even Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have, put together. That probably still doesn’t give people too much information since most people don’t have much familiarity with these folks’ fortunes. But it might be helpful if the media made some effort to put the proposed spending in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package in a context that would make it meaningful.The spending is supposed to take place over eight years which...…We report what they do, not just what they say.CaltansQuick, how much is $2 trillion? That’s the amount President Joe Biden wants for his.OK, it is more money than even Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have, put together. That probably still doesn’t give people too much information since most people don’t have much familiarity with these folks’ fortunes. But it might be helpful if the media made some effort to put the proposed spending in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package in a context that would make it meaningful.The spending is supposed to take place over eight years which...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say.There’s fresh evidence that the robust economy Donald Trump inherited from Barack Obama was faltering before the pandemic.State personal consumption spending growth slowed sharply in 2019 compared to the year before, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday morning. The growth rate plummeted by a fifth.Personal expenditures grew in 2019 but by only 3.9%, down from 4.9% in the previous year.Counting on Trump to sign a new relief package would be like trusting that he actually knows how to improve the economy for all Americans,...…We report what they do, not just what they say.There’s fresh evidence that the robust economy Donald Trump inherited from Barack Obama was faltering before the pandemic.State personal consumption spending growth slowed sharply in 2019 compared to the year before, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday morning. The growth rate plummeted by a fifth.Personal expenditures grew in 2019 but by only 3.9%, down from 4.9% in the previous year.Counting on Trump to sign a new relief package would be like trusting that he actually knows how to improve the economy for all Americans,...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say. Alice Fleming Guzick and her husband, Bill, have been living at their lake house on Lake Keowee in South Carolina since the coronavirus pandemic started. She likes to paddleboard and kayak there.Trump and Radical Republicans  from lakes such as the one Guzick lives on when the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers repealed former President Barack Obama’s  and replaced it. Environmentalists say the change removes lakes such as Lake Keowee from being protected under the landmark Clean Water Act, which could lead to industries...…We report what they do, not just what they say. Alice Fleming Guzick and her husband, Bill, have been living at their lake house on Lake Keowee in South Carolina since the coronavirus pandemic started. She likes to paddleboard and kayak there.Trump and Radical Republicans  from lakes such as the one Guzick lives on when the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers repealed former President Barack Obama’s  and replaced it. Environmentalists say the change removes lakes such as Lake Keowee from being protected under the landmark Clean Water Act, which could lead to industries...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say.Of all the books about Donald Trump this year, the one that best explains the man, his rise to power and his inability to be president recalls the stellar work of a journalist who died almost four years ago.a collection of columns by the late Wayne Barrett of The Village Voice, the first journalist to cover Trump seriously. Way back in 1979, when The New York Times was running puff pieces that helped propel Trump to national celebrity, Barrett revealed the real Trump with hard facts and moral clarity.Just three of the collection’s 19 reprinted...…We report what they do, not just what they say.Of all the books about Donald Trump this year, the one that best explains the man, his rise to power and his inability to be president recalls the stellar work of a journalist who died almost four years ago.a collection of columns by the late Wayne Barrett of The Village Voice, the first journalist to cover Trump seriously. Way back in 1979, when The New York Times was running puff pieces that helped propel Trump to national celebrity, Barrett revealed the real Trump with hard facts and moral clarity.Just three of the collection’s 19 reprinted...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say. After initially focusing on the surprisingly lopsided results of the senatorial election in Kentucky, broadened our scope to look at the electronic vote-counting software and electronic voting systems that we rely on to tally our votes. This prompted us to raise questions about Electronic Systems & Software (ES&S), America’s largest voting machine company. What we found was a revolving door between government officials and ES&S.Voting results in three states that saw surprising majorities by vulnerable incumbent Republican...…We report what they do, not just what they say. After initially focusing on the surprisingly lopsided results of the senatorial election in Kentucky, broadened our scope to look at the electronic vote-counting software and electronic voting systems that we rely on to tally our votes. This prompted us to raise questions about Electronic Systems & Software (ES&S), America’s largest voting machine company. What we found was a revolving door between government officials and ES&S.Voting results in three states that saw surprising majorities by vulnerable incumbent Republican...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say. On a Thursday in August in Louisville, months before the 2020 election, a parade of cars filled with Kentucky Teamster representatives and labor groups, showed their constant blocking of critical COVID aid. They drove by McConnell’s office raucously honking and bearing signs saying “Mitch better have my money.”In 2017, a asked Kentuckians, “Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mitch McConnell’s job performance?” Only 18% approved. He clawed his rating back up to 39% on the eve of the election.McConnell, leader of Senate Republicans,...…We report what they do, not just what they say. On a Thursday in August in Louisville, months before the 2020 election, a parade of cars filled with Kentucky Teamster representatives and labor groups, showed their constant blocking of critical COVID aid. They drove by McConnell’s office raucously honking and bearing signs saying “Mitch better have my money.”In 2017, a asked Kentuckians, “Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mitch McConnell’s job performance?” Only 18% approved. He clawed his rating back up to 39% on the eve of the election.McConnell, leader of Senate Republicans,...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say. On a Thursday in August in Louisville, months before the 2020 election, a parade of cars filled with Kentucky Teamster representatives and labor groups, showed their constant blocking of critical COVID aid. They drove by McConnell’s office raucously honking and bearing signs saying “Mitch better have my money.”In 2017, a asked Kentuckians, “Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mitch McConnell’s job performance?” Only 18% approved. He clawed his rating back up to 39% on the eve of the election.McConnell, leader of Senate Republicans,...…We report what they do, not just what they say. On a Thursday in August in Louisville, months before the 2020 election, a parade of cars filled with Kentucky Teamster representatives and labor groups, showed their constant blocking of critical COVID aid. They drove by McConnell’s office raucously honking and bearing signs saying “Mitch better have my money.”In 2017, a asked Kentuckians, “Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mitch McConnell’s job performance?” Only 18% approved. He clawed his rating back up to 39% on the eve of the election.McConnell, leader of Senate Republicans,...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say.WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump had earlier made the traditional call to members of the military stationed abroad through video teleconference. (Photo by Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images) Even for Donald Trump and the Republican Tabernacle Choir of the Senate, this weekend was an all-star level of crazy-making. The White House again ignored a pandemic killing 3,000 Americans a day, widespread misery and an...…We report what they do, not just what they say.WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump had earlier made the traditional call to members of the military stationed abroad through video teleconference. (Photo by Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images) Even for Donald Trump and the Republican Tabernacle Choir of the Senate, this weekend was an all-star level of crazy-making. The White House again ignored a pandemic killing 3,000 Americans a day, widespread misery and an...WW…

We report what they do, not just what they say. Women comprise the overwhelming majority of frontline workers who risk their lives and the lives of their families during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But the Democrats who they helped retake the White House and the Senate don’t seem so interested in rewarding that support.The proposal to set a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2025 in President Joe Biden’s signature $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan could have helped lift some 74 million poor and low-income women out of poverty, according to the .But eight Senate Democrats opposed the...…We report what they do, not just what they say. Women comprise the overwhelming majority of frontline workers who risk their lives and the lives of their families during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But the Democrats who they helped retake the White House and the Senate don’t seem so interested in rewarding that support.The proposal to set a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2025 in President Joe Biden’s signature $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan could have helped lift some 74 million poor and low-income women out of poverty, according to the .But eight Senate Democrats opposed the...WW…