By Glynn Wilson – U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama is signaling that he will join other Democrats and a few Republicans to vote against President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to reroute Department of Defense money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. By a vote of 245-182, the House…
Politics
Public Trust in Trump Government to Handle Problems Falls to New Low
By Glynn Wilson – The level of trust Americans have of the federal government’s ability to handle problems has sunk to the lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new survey from the Gallup Poll. Only 35 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence…
U.S. Intelligence Threat Assessment Highlights Russian Election Tampering, Not Mexican Border Security
By Glynn Wilson – The top cabinet leaders in charge of every United States intelligence agency, all appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate, directly contradicted the president’s claims about the existence of a national security threat on the country’s Southern border Tuesday in testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.…
Congressional Leaders Announce Short-Term Deal to Reopen Federal Government, Averting Disaster
By Glynn Wilson – Congressional leaders reached a tentative agreement to temporarily reopen the federal government on Friday, and President Donald J. Trump caved into Congressional demands and agreed, averting a growing disaster at the nation’s airports and national security threats. The deal would lift the federal shutdown for three weeks and does not include…
U.S. Senate Votes Fail to End Trump Government Shutdown
U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama Calls Trump Government Shutdown a ‘Hostage Crisis’
By Glynn Wilson – On Day 27 of Trump’s government shutdown, U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama held a conference call with reporters on Thursday and compared the failing negotiations to a “hostage crisis.” He said his colleagues in the Senate are more than willing to debate and fund border security measures, but only “if…
Trump Shutdown National Security Threat Widens, Potentially Leading to Economic Recession
By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — The impacts of the ongoing threat to national security from the federal government shutdown orchestrated by President Donald J. Trump continued to widen and grow even more critical this week as the implications began to trickle out in news coverage, even threatening to lead to an economic recession,…
Trump Shutdown Poses Real National Security Threat
Experts say the nation’s cybersecurity could be deeply impacted with federal government workers on furlough and private contractors going without pay. SUNDAY READER – By Glynn Wilson — Celebrity President Donald J. Trump the propaganda master and magician is using his slight of hand again to command all the attention of the national news media…
U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama Urges End to Federal Government Shutdown
By Glynn Wilson – On Day 20 of the Trump federal government shutdown, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, the Democrat from Alabama, held a media conference call with reporters on Thursday to provide an update on what’s going on in Congress and Washington to end the shutdown and other national legislative issues, including the latest on…
A Primer on the Democrats Running for President in 2020
Recent Polls Show Trump’s Public Approval Falling, Independents and Liberals on the Upswing
PUBLIC OPINION ANALYSIS – By Glynn Wilson – There are three new polls out worth mentioning as we look at where the American electorate stands in 2019 after two years with President Donald J. Trump in the White House. We know that polls are unpopular now since people think the polls got the election of…
Doug Jones Had Roy Moore Beat in the U.S. Senate Election Before the Washington Post Broke the Sensational Sex Scandal Story on Moore
Facebook Manipulation Had No Discernible Impact – By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — Birmingham Democrat Doug Jones had Alabama Republican Roy Moore beat in the U.S. Senate election last year before the Washington Post broke the sex scandal story on November 9, 2017. Our definitive reporting on the campaign clearly shows that, and the…
Senators Urge President Trump to Deliver on Aid for Farmers Hurt by China’s Tariffs
Staff report… Washington, D.C. – United States Senators are calling on President Donald Trump to make good on his promise to make assistance payments to farmers harmed by his Trade War with China and retaliatory tariffs on soybeans and other crops. In a letter written to the president just obtained by the New American Journal, U.S.…
Farm Bill Conference Report Passes Muster in U.S. Senate: Expected to Pass the House and Move to the President’s Desk by Week’s End
Final Farm Bill includes support for farmers, ranchers and communities on rural health, wastewater infrastructure and high-speed internet – By Glynn Wilson – It appears the lame duck Congress will pass a farm bill to place on the president’s desk by the end of the week, according to breaking news on Tuesday out of Washington,…
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Ensure Veterans and Students are Repaid their Full GI Benefits
By Glynn Wilson – Due to an ongoing crisis with the Trump administration failing to pay VA benefits to student veterans and students who are the children of veterans, and the lack of an adequate response from the Department of Veterans Affairs, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the United States Senate on Tuesday to begin…
Trump Administration Cancels Promised Payments to Student Veterans Under GI Bill
Staff Report – Senator Doug Jones of Alabama Calls for Investigation Into VA Failure to Pay Veterans – In response to a news report indicating that the Trump administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs claims to be so short staffed it can’t do the math to pay student veterans benefits it owes, U.S. Senator Doug Jones…
Trump’s Twitter Trade Policies Are Already Costing Jobs, Plant Closures in U.S. Auto Manufacturing
Midterm Election Results Show America is More Divided Than Ever by Race, Gender and Education Levels
U.S. Senator Doug Jones Reacts to President Trump’s Firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
By Glynn Wilson – The forced resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions of Alabama by Donald Trump the day after the midterm elections and right after a contentious White House press conference has set off a firestorm of criticism in Washington and around the country and generated a host of anxiety in the legal community…
Democrats Take the House, Trump Wins Everything Else
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Forced to Resign – ELECTION ANALYSIS – By Glynn Wilson – True to form, the first King of America preempted all television programming the day after the midterm elections to make sure everyone’s attention was focused on him, the greatest narcissist whoever lived. Donald Trump could not wait a day for…