April 2019 – ProgressiveGrok

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I have been busy with life’s various activities and to be honest I really don’t write unless something…

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Presidential pardon investigation involves Kushner lawyer and GOP lobbyist, sources say December 4, 2020

The Justice Department bribery-for-a-presidential-pardon investigation, which became public this week, involves the past efforts of well-connected Washington lawyer Abbe Lowell and Republican lobbyist and fundraiser Elliott Broidy in the early days of the Trump White House, sources tell CNN.

Trump orders a near total withdrawal of US troops from Somalia December 4, 2020

President Donald Trump has ordered the majority of US troops to leave Somalia "by early 2021," in just the latest major military policy decision being taken in the final days of the Trump administration.

Trump's criticism of GOP Senate candidates has Republicans worried ahead of rally December 4, 2020

President Donald Trump heads to Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Republican senators one month ahead of a critical runoff that will determine which party controls the Senate. But Trump's visit comes as he has spent the last several weeks consumed by his own election loss while attacking party officials in the state, casting […]

How Trump raised massive amounts of money after the election and other takeaways from campaign filings December 4, 2020

President Donald Trump raised staggering amounts after losing the White House. Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson kept donating in the election's waning days, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham set a new fundraising high water mark for Senate incumbents.

Supreme Court agrees to consider Medicaid work requirements December 4, 2020

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether the Trump administration can allow states to impose work requirements in their Medicaid programs.

White House exodus begins even as Trump continues to baselessly claim victory December 4, 2020

White House staffers at all levels are plotting their departures as a growing number of aides to President Donald Trump are abandoning his quest to overturn the 2020 election results -- some in frustration with the building they are leaving behind.

While Trump rants about votes, none of his election security officials support him December 4, 2020

President Donald Trump is increasingly isolated in his claims of election fraud as a growing number of senior administration officials are either directly contradicting his baseless allegations or refusing to echo them.

Biden on Trump administration distributing vaccine: 'There is no detailed plan' December 4, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that the Trump administration had shared information with his transition team about distributing a vaccine to various states, but Biden said his team had not seen a "detailed plan."

Biden's transition moves ahead

Pelosi defiant over handling of stimulus: Rejecting previous Republican proposals was 'not a mistake' December 4, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday stood by the way she has handled the stimulus negotiations, telling reporters during her weekly news conference that both she and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agree Covid-19 relief should be tied to the government funding bill facing a December 11 deadline.

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