From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
Human Rights Campaign – by Viet Tran
HRC responds to the U.S. House passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA includes an amendment offered by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would codify non-discrimination protections in the military and end the ban on transgender military service. Continue reading “House Passes National Defense Authorization Act with Amendment to End Trans Military Ban”
A pair of Senate Democrats is accusing Jeffrey Epstein and his lawyers of ‘unconscionable’ efforts to ‘smother’ a federal investigation – and is demanding to know why now Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave the convicted sex offender a sweetheart deal anyway.
Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Tim Kaine of Virginia of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee raised the issue of alleged ‘witness tampering’ and other alleged obstructive conduct in a letter to the Justice Department Tuesday. Continue reading “Labor Secretary Alex Acosta RESIGNS over Jeffrey Epstein sweetheart deal”
Tempers flared in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday as an outspoken Playboy magazine writer nearly came to blows with conservative activist and former Donald Trump aide Sebastian Gorka.
The encounter happened in full view of more than 100 right-wing social media stars who were at the White House for a ‘summit’ focused on grievances against Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading “Secret Service move in to stop full-on BRAWL at the White House after Trump’s social media summit”
The driver of a speeding semitrailer who allegedly caused a 28-vehicle crash which killed at least four people and injured six has appeared in court.
The truck driver, 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, of Houston, Texas, made his first court appearance Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide. Continue reading “Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court”
Military.com – by Oriana Pawlyk
A majority of veterans taking part in a new research study says that the cost and burden of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan outweigh any successes or progress made in either conflict.
A Pew Research Center report published Wednesday states that 64% — or almost two-thirds — of veterans polled in a new survey said the Iraq war “was not worth fighting,” and 58% said the same about the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading “Most Veterans Say Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Weren’t Worth It: Pew Report”
Fresh from her glamorous European vacation, Michelle Obama traveled to Los Angeles earlier this week – and she certainly didn’t scrimp when it came to accommodation.
According to TMZ, the former First Lady rented an impressive property on Swallow Drive near Sunset Strip in the Hollywood Hills, which is currently on sale for a whopping $22.9million (£18.2million), on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading “Mrs Obama hires stunning $23M ‘Shark House’ featuring a gym, open-air aquarium and walk-in wine room – amid rumors the family are looking to put down roots in LA”
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard
The U.S. Hispanic population surged another 1.2 million last year and now is a record 59.9 million, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
The percentage of Hispanics as part of the overall U.S. population also jumped to 18%. Continue reading “Record 60 million Hispanics in US, 52% of population growth”
Recently released footage shows the moment more than a hundred dehydrated Central American migrants were freed from an abandoned truck and cared for by authorities in Mexico last week.
Residents in Ozuluama, a city in the Mexican Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, heard desperate cries coming from the back of a tractor trailer on June 27. Continue reading “Video shows 134 dehydrated Central American migrants, including 71 CHILDREN, from a truck in Mexico”
Campus Reform – by Cabot Phillips
This Fourth of July, people across the nation will set off fireworks, grill, and spend time with family in celebration of America’s independence.
But not everyone will be feeling the patriotism. Continue reading “Students say America is NOT the greatest country on Earth”
Chuck Hughey braves security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport at least once a week. Not to catch a flight, but to get an ice cream cone or cruise a few of the concourses. Is he nuts? Not at all, he will tell you, just a doting grandfather. He and 3-year-old Cleo spend quality time there, riding the trams between terminals and gliding along the moving walkways. Continue reading “Airports Open Up to Terminal Tourists Who Just Want to Hang Out”
Democratic Presidential candidate Cory Booker has caused controversy by crossing into Mexico to escort deported asylum seekers back over the border.
The Senator, 50, visited the Mexican border city Ciudad Juarez from El Paso, Texas, to help five women who had previously been sent back to Mexico. Continue reading “Democratic candidate Cory Booker causes controversy by helping immigrants return to the U.S.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China and Europe of playing a “big currency manipulation game.” He said the United States should match that effort, a move that directly contradicts official U.S. policy not to manipulate the dollar’s value to gain trade advantages.
In a tweet, the president said if America doesn’t act, the country will continue “being the dummies who sit back and politely watch as other countries continue to play their games — as they have for so many years.” Continue reading “Trump says US should start manipulating the dollar”
