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Despite the growing threat of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, President Donald Trump has taken repeated steps to dismiss the need for widespread drastic action to contain an outbreak in the United States that experts have deemed inevitable.
But how could a President possibly benefit from being cavalier about a pandemic?
To commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday named after him, many lawmakers participated by volunteering in their communities as a day of service.
President Donald Trump was not one of those people.
ICE Used a Fake University to Lure Immigrants on Student Visas for Deportation—It Worked
It turns out President Donald Trump isn't the only one willing to create a fake university in order to hurt people seeking their education.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) worked with an accreditation service in creating a fake university during the late years of the Obama administration to lure immigrants legally residing in the U.S. on student visas.. It was staffed with undercover immigration officials posing as university faculty.
Presidential Historian Compiles the Ways Other Presidents Have Reacted to National Tragedies, and It Says Everything About Trump
The nation is still in mourning after two mass shootings in one weekend resulted in the deaths of 31 people in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
President Donald Trump visited victims, first responders, and law enforcement in the cities on Wednesday. According to the president's social media director, Dan Scavino, Trump was treated like a "rock star" on his visit to Dayton.
A SECOND NEXUS PERSPECTIVE
Donald Trump is what happens when your right wing, crazy Fox News-watching conspiracy theory-believing uncle becomes President.
Under a new GOP bill, people could be drug tested to receive unemployment benefits. The bill passed the Senate by a party-line vote of 51-48 and now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature.
“The American people are sick and tired of Washington bureaucrats abusing their authority to undercut the will of Congress and the American people... The President’s signature is all that remains to fully repeal this harmful Obama-era regulation and empower our states to help fully qualified workers get back to work,” said Congressman Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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The Obama administration will issue a directive on Friday telling every U.S. public school district to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The letter, signed by officials from the Justice and Education Departments, does not have the force of law. It does, however, state that schools which do not abide by the directive could face lawsuits or a loss of federal aid.