By Nick Baum THURSDAY – 10/3/19 The first testimony of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump will start today as Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, will be interviewed by three different congressional committees across today’s schedule. Volker is an expert in GOP foreign policy, but isn’t a strong supporter of … Continue reading First Testimony of Impeachment Inquiry to Start Today
By Nick Baum WEDNESDAY – 9/25/19 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) formally announced the beginning of an impeachment inquiry for President Donald Trump yesterday. The decision to try and impeach Trump has come after a whistleblower said that Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about finding dirt on Democratic candidate … Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Announces Impeachment Inquiry
By Nick Baum TUESDAY – 6/4/19 In the second day of his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom, Trump has just arrived at 10 Downing Street to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May. May, who is also a conservative, announced her resignation as Conservative Party leader effective June 7, and her resignation of the … Continue reading Trump to Meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May
By Nick Baum WEDNESDAY – 5/29/19 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced Tuesday that Mark Morgan, former head of Border Patrol in both the Obama and Trump Administration, has officially been sworn in as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Morgan’s last held office was in January 2017 as head … Continue reading Mark Morgan Officially Becomes Head of ICE
By Nick Baum TUESDAY – 5/7/19 President Donald Trump has made the decision to escalate tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports starting this week. The decision has come after a rather promising statement that US and Chinese trade representatives would be meeting each other to work out a trade deal as early as … Continue reading Trump to Escalate Tariffs on Chinese Goods
By Nick Baum WEDNESDAY – 4/10/19 Claire Grady will be leaving her position as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security effective tomorrow, announced the current Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielson, who is also resigning after a forced resignation on Sunday. Grady has worked at the DHS for two years, and has decided to leave after … Continue reading Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Claire Grady Resigns
By Nick Baum MONDAY – 4/8/19 Kristjen Nielson, the secretary of Homeland Security to Donald Trump, has resigned. The news, which first broke out after Trump tweeted it Sunday afternoon, has gained mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle. A source close to CNN said that she was under pressure to do it, and … Continue reading Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielson Resigns
By Nick Baum TUESDAY – 3/26/19 Robert Mueller officially concluded his almost two-year special counsel investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials in the hacking of the 2016 Presidential Election. The report was submitted to Attorney General William Barr on Sunday. In return, Barr, to some protest, released a four-page long … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: The Mueller Report in Review
By Nick Baum THURSDAY – 3/7/19 Former Trump campaign chairman and attorney Paul Manafort will be sentenced today by a federal judge on accounts of defrauding banks and government and not paying taxes on millions of dollars from Ukrainian political consulting. Prosecutors have already suggested 19 to 25 years in federal prison for the 69-year-old. … Continue reading Paul Manafort to be Sentenced Today
By Nick Baum THURSDAY – 2/28/19 President Donald Trump admitted that he and King Jong Un had not reached a deal at the Hanoi Summit, Wednesday afternoon. “Sometimes you just have to walk,” Trump said at a news conference following the summit, which to some reports broke up a little earlier. Kim Jong Un requested … Continue reading Trump and Kim Jong Un Fail to Reach Deal
