Author: Sydney Robinson

Nikki Haley May Have Acted Illegally by Endorsing a Republican Candidate

Nikki Haley May Have Acted Illegally by Endorsing a Republican Candidate

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | , , |

A watchdog group is calling out U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for potentially violating the Hatch Act when she endorsed a GOP candidate. Haley’s alleged violation occurred on June 19 when she retweeted a post from President Trump openly endorsing Ralph Norman, a South Carolina congressional candidate. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) penned a letter calling attention to Haley’s actions, a letter that was sent to the Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday. Norman, who won his congressional race, was helped along by not only the President of the United States, but by Haley as well, whose...

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State Department Seeks to Define “Bona Fide” Relationships Allowed Under Travel Ban

State Department Seeks to Define “Bona Fide” Relationships Allowed Under Travel Ban

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | |

Now that the Supreme Court has issued a short-term permission for parts of Trump’s travel ban to take effect, it is up to his administration to more strictly define what is as of yet an entirely ambiguous guideline on who is and isn’t covered. While the Supreme Court waits to rule officially on the President’s executive order in October, they have put into place a confusing set of rules about who falls under the more limited version of the ban now in place. According to the Supreme Court, the travel ban over six Muslim-majority nations applies only to individuals...

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Morning Joe, Mika Say the Trump Administration Used the National Enquirer to Blackmail Them

Morning Joe, Mika Say the Trump Administration Used the National Enquirer to Blackmail Them

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | , , |

Watching a feud between President Trump and the Morning Joe crew is like watching a battle between a pair of spiders and a snake – you don’t really want either of them to win, but you recognize a particularly harsh blow when its dealt. On Friday, the ongoing feud between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski and the President of the United States heated up as the co-hosts postponed their vacation to share new allegations concerning Trump, blackmail, and the National Enquirer. In an op-ed published in the Washington Post titled “Donald Trump is Not Well,” the couple of conservative...

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Marine Le Pen Charged Over Fraudulent Use of EU Funds for Political Gain

Marine Le Pen Charged Over Fraudulent Use of EU Funds for Political Gain

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | , |

The leader of the National Front who gave French President Emmannuel Macron a run for his money earlier this year is now being investigated concerning potentially fraudulent use of government funds. It was announced this week that Marine Le Pen was placed under formal investigation – the French equivalent of being charged – for allegedly misusing funds given by the European Union. Le Pen denies the charges against her, but is now under active investigation concerning the appropriation of at least €5m ($5.4m). Le Pen’s office said that the sum was going toward paying around 40 parliamentary assistants from 2012...

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German Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage – Merkel Votes Against It

German Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage – Merkel Votes Against It

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | , , , |

On Friday, Germany joined the modern world by legalizing same-sex marriage by way of a vote in Parliament, a vote which was not supported by the nation’s leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The vote was held on Friday in Parliament, a snap referendum hastily assembled once Merkel dropped her public opposition. Social Democrats, Greens, and the Linke Party had a hand in adding the bill to Parliament. The vote was the last one carried out by Germany’s Parliament before the election in October. The bill was widely supported by all parties, barring Merkel’s. Once she informed her party to...

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