Democrats Blumenthal And Conyers Will ‘Lay Out The Constitutional Case’ For Emoluments Violations By Trump Dems To Hold Press Conference Tuesday On Trump Emoluments Violations. On Tuesday, Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and John Conyers will “lay out the constitutional case” for compelling Trump to obey the Emoluments Clause. The news comes one week after 200 congressional Democrats joined a lawsuit against Trump for violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. The Senators will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 12:30. Richard Blumenthal and John Conyers will ‘lay out the constitutional case’ on Tuesday for compelling Trump to obey the...

President Obama’s Approval Rating Eclipses Trumps New Poll Confirms Americans Miss Obama.  A new Gallup poll released Monday found that former President Barack Obama’s approval rating has continued to climb since he left office. According to Gallup, 63 percent of Americans approve of Obama. Obama saw a sharp increase in popularity during his final months in office. Obama’s highest approval rating in the Gallup poll came during his first term with an approval rating of 69 percent. According to Gallup, “Obama is viewed favorably by all major demographic groups, including men, women, whites, nonwhites and all age categories.” Among...

Intel Dem Indicates Flynn Has Been Cooperating With The FBI ‘For Some Time’ (Video) [Watch the video below] Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse made a potential bombshell revelation during an interview on CNN Monday. Whitehouse told Wolf Blitzer that he has seen compelling evidence to indicate that Michael Flynn is cooperating with the FBI and has been “for some time”. “All of the signals are suggesting that he’s already cooperating with the FBI and may have been for some time,” Whitehouse said. Senator Whitehouse listed the number of reasons he believes Flynn is complying with the FBI, including the “holes”...

Flynn Took Secret Foreign Trip To Discuss Russian Nuclear Deal: Report Michael Flynn failed to report a trip he took to Saudi Arabia during the campaign, according to congressional Democrats. Flynn made an undisclosed trip to the Middle East to work on a Russian-U.S. venture in Saudi Arabia and had multiple contacts with Saudi officials that he did not disclose on his security clearance forms. It is believed that Flynn’s trip was part of a Russian nuclear deal that was financed by Saudi Arabia. In a letter Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Eliot Engel wrote, “Most troubling of all, we...

American Hospital Association Sounds The Alarm Over Republican Health Bill   The American Hospital Association issued a stark warning to Senate Republicans Monday that the proposed Medicaid cuts would be disastrous. “Medicaid serves our most vulnerable populations, including Americans with chronic conditions such as cancer, the elderly and disabled individuals in need of long-term services and support, and already pays providers significantly less than the cost of providing care,” the AHA wrote in a letter Monday. The version of the bill that House Republicans passed includes $834 billion in Medicaid cuts would have “serious negative consequences for communities across...

New Member Of Special Counsel Team Is Known For Flipping Witnesses New Report Reveals Why Trump Is So Freaked Out About Special Counsel Mueller’s Investigation.  Speical Counsel Robert Mueller has moved swiftly to build his team of investigators since being appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in May. According to a new report by Reuters, one of Muller’s recent hires has extensive experience at flipping witnesses and getting them to testify against friends, bosses and colleagues. “Andrew Weissmann, who headed the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal fraud section before joining Mueller’s team last month, is best known for two assignments...

Paul Manafort Met With Russia-Linked Associate During Campaign Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Ukrainian business associate with Russian ties during the height of the 2016 campaign, according to a new report by the Washington Post. Manafort’s business associate Konstantin Kilimnik served in the Russian army and has deep ties to Russia. Kilimnik and Manafort met in August at a cigar bar in New York City. Kilimnik met with Manafort twice during the time that Manafort ran Donald Trump campaign. According to a statement by Kilimnik’s attorney, he and Manafort spoke about the conflict in Ukraine...

Jared Kushner Is Beefing Up His Legal Team A new report by The New York Times reveals that Jared Kushner is gearing up for what may be a protracted legal battle. Kushner is in the process of beefing up his legal team to include attorneys who have deep experience in political corruption cases. The New York Times reports that Kushner’s team has “quietly contacted high-powered criminal lawyers about potentially representing him in the wide-ranging investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 election, according to three people briefed on the matter.” The effort to bolster his legal team began last month...

Trump Administration Is Trying To Deport A 9/11 Recovery Worker In a sign that Donald Trump’s promise to dramatically ramp up deportations is coming to fruition, a new report reveals that a worker who helped remove hazardous material from Ground Zero in New York after the 9/11 attack is facing deportation. The story was first reported by the New York Daily News. According to the Daily News, Carlos Humberto Cardona was taken into custody in February after being asked to check in with immigration authorities. Cardona’s wife told the Daily News, “I can’t believe that this is happening to...

Sanders Agrees, Shut Down The Senate If Necessary To Stop Obamacare Repeal   Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday confirmed his support for doing “everything possible” to prevent Republicans from repealing Obamacare. CNN reported Saturday that Senate Democrats are considering the controversial move of shutting down the Senate in order to prevent Republicans from forcing through the unpopular Republican health bill through the Senate. During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Jake Tapper asked Sanders if Senate Democrats were indeed planning a shut down the Senate over the GOP health care bill. “Jake, I think that the Democrats...