Author: Sydney Robinson

Nancy Pelosi Talks About Her Uncomfortable First Meeting With President Trump

Nancy Pelosi Talks About Her Uncomfortable First Meeting With President Trump

Posted by | Jul 24, 2017 | |

Over the weekend, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi spoke before a crowd about her eventful first meeting with President Donald Trump and shared just how petty the newly-elected POTUS was, even in high-ranking meetings with lawmakers. Pelosi was speaking before the Commonwealth Club of California during an on-stage interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid when she shared that unlike in past administrations, she feels that President Trump has an inability to focus even on the most basic of facts. The first concrete evidence of her claim came when Pelosi first met with President Trump along with a group of Democratic and...

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Gay Democratic Businessman Ready to Take On Governor Greg Abbott in 2018

Gay Democratic Businessman Ready to Take On Governor Greg Abbott in 2018

Posted by | Jul 24, 2017 | , |

With such a corrupt administration headed and led by Republicans, it’s no surprise that Democratic candidates are coming out the wood works to capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment and go after Republican seats that previously seemed bulletproof. Such is the case with Jeffrey Payne, an openly gay owner of several businesses in Texas – including a popular gay bar – who plans to challenge Governor Greg Abbott in 2018. Payne is one of many recent candidates to announced their challenge to high-ranking, well-established Republican party leaders, like Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Payne says that he plans to capitalize...

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Household Student Debt Increases 828% Between 1999 and Today

Household Student Debt Increases 828% Between 1999 and Today

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

The ongoing student loan debt crisis is forefront in the mind of many Americans, many so crippled by what they owe for the education they received they can scarcely imagine being free of it. As lawmakers and politicians continue to seek solutions for the crippling debt, it’s important to take note of just how out of control this epidemic has become. To this end, a staggering number should be shared: Between 1999 and today, the amount of household student debt has increased by 828%. The situation is so serious that student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt...

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FTC Probes Amazon For Deceptively Inflating Prices

FTC Probes Amazon For Deceptively Inflating Prices

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

When you visit the largest online retailer Amazon, you might expect that you are getting good prices and that the discounts they advertise are good deals. Unfortunately, as customers suspect from many online retailers, the so-called ‘sale’ prices Amazon offers are now being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission to determine whether the advertising giant deceptively marketed false prices to customers in order to increase profits. From Reuters: “[A]dvocacy group Consumer Watchdog, which looked at some 1,000 products on Amazon’s website in June and found that Amazon put reference prices, or list prices, on about 46 percent of them....

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Spicey No More: Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary

Spicey No More: Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | |

On Friday morning, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed long-time rumors when he announced that he would be resigning from his post, effective immediately. Despite having lied for the President repeatedly and seeming to have no moral limit, Spicer’s resignation was the result of a vehement disagreement with the president over the most recent political appointment by the Trump administration. Earlier this morning, Trump had met with and agreed to appoint New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. This was despite the fact that Reince Preibus and many others called on Trump not to do so. Apparently,...

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