SENATE REPUBLICANS TO BIDEN “STAY AWAY FROM PROGRESSIVE NOMINEES”
U.S. Politics – December 3, 2020 TrueNewsBlog- TNB By: Nathaniel Ballantyne Joe Biden is facing dueling headwinds as he looks to fill out his Cabinet: Senate Republicans want the President-elect to consult with them and choose nominees who could win their support, while liberal Democrats are pushing him to name progressives who could shape the policies of […]
FORTY STATES JOINED TOGETHER TO SUE FACEBOOK
Legal Corner – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog- TNB By: Nathaniel Ballantyne A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
GOOGLE VIOLATED LABOR LAWS BY FIRING EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO UNIONIZE.
Business – December 3, 2020 TrueNewsBlog – TNB By: Nathaniel Ballantyne The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint on Wednesday accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning several workers who were then fired for protesting against company policies and trying to organize a union.
DONALD TRUMP TO SUPPORTERS “I WILL BE BACK IN 2024” WILL HE?
U.S. Politics – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog-TNB – Staff President Donald Trump teased running again for president in 2024 as he hosted a holiday reception at the White House. “It’s been an amazing four years,” Trump told the crowd, which included many Republican National Committee members. “We’re trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I’ll see […]
U.S. LAWMAKERS UNVEIL ANTI SLAVERY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
U.S. Politics – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog- TNB Staff National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America’s foundational documents.
RHODE ISLAND GOV. GINA RAIMONDO TOP CONTENDER FOR HHS SECRETARY
Presidential Transition – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog -TNB By: Nathaniel E. Ballantyne Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is now a top contender to be Biden’s HHS secretary pick, according to two people close to the transition, Alice Miranda Ollstein, Adam Cancryn and Tyler Pager write. Raimondo’s rise comes as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is no longer favored for the role, […]
REPUBLICANS OBJECT TO BIDEN’S NOMINEES SETTING UP A CONFIRMATION FIGHT
U.S. Politics – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog Staff President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality of a narrowly controlled Senate that will leave the new Democratic administration dependent on rival Republicans to get anything done.
TRUMP ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR SAID “NO EVIDENCE OF VOTER FRAUD”
U.S. Politics – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog – TNB By: Nathaniel Ballantyne U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last month’s election, even as President Donald Trump kept up his flailing legal efforts to reverse his defeat.
THE BRITISH – FIRST COUNTRY TO APPROVE COVID-19 VACCINE
World News – December 2, 2020 TrueNewsBlog Staff Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West’s first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week.
TRUMP TO PARDON HIMSELF, HIS THREE CHILDREN AND GIULIANI
U.S. POLITICS – TRUENEWSBLOG – December 1, 2020 TrueNewsBlog Staff – President Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to his children, to his son-in-law and to his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, and talked with Mr. Giuliani about pardoning him as recently as last week, according to two people briefed on […]
PELOSI AND McCONNELL OFFER NEW STIMILUS PLANS AS REBOUND SLOWS
U.S. POLITICS – DECEMBER 1, 2020 – TrueNewsBlog (TNB) By: Nathaniel Ballantyne Congressional efforts to pass additional coronavirus relief crept ahead Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented a fresh Democratic proposal and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell floated a revision of his much smaller plan to fellow Republicans.
IS SOMEONE AT THE WHITE HOUSE SELLING PRESIDENTIAL PARDON?
Legal Corner – December 1, 2020 TrueNewsBlog – TNB By: Nathaniel Ballantyne The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a potentially criminal scheme involving paying a bribe to people either in or affiliated with the White House in exchange for an unknown person receiving a presidential pardon, according to court documents that were unsealed Tuesday.