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On Trial: Why GOP loyalists blocked Trump’s first impeachment in order to flip control of the Senate

On Trial: Why GOP loyalists blocked Trump’s first impeachment in order to flip control of the Senate

Posted by | Oct 15, 2022

October 7 began with news that during Trump’s first impeachment trial, all the Republican senators believed Trump had broken the law when he tried to force President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to smear Hunter Biden before he would release the money Congress had appropriated to help Ukraine fight off Russia. “Out of one hundred senators, you have zero who believe you that there was no quid pro quo. None. There’s not a single one,” warned Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), according to a forthcoming book by Politico reporter Rachael Bade and Washington Post reporter Karoun Demirjian. But then–Senate majority leader...

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Negotiating with a tyrant: Trump shows his loyalty to Putin with deceptive offer of brokering a peace deal

Negotiating with a tyrant: Trump shows his loyalty to Putin with deceptive offer of brokering a peace deal

Posted by | Oct 15, 2022

Disgraced ex-president Donald Trump floated his offer to broker peace for Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion on September 28, and the insincere prank against Ukraine’s sovereignty was met with glee from his former benefactor, the Russia’s Dictator and accused war criminal Vladimir Putin. “Mr. Putin started this war and Mr. Putin could end it today – simply by moving his troops out of the country,” said John Kirby, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications, in an interview with ABC News. “Mr. Putin has shown no indications, zero, none, that he’s willing to do that. In fact, quite the contrary, by calling...

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Humiliating Setbacks: Russia launches wave of terror attacks on Ukraine’s civilians to placate hardliners

Humiliating Setbacks: Russia launches wave of terror attacks on Ukraine’s civilians to placate hardliners

Posted by | Oct 14, 2022

The day after Russian president Vladimir Putin’s birthday on October 7, a large explosion badly damaged the Kerch Strait Bridge linking Russia to Crimea. Completed in 2018, the Kerch Bridge is a symbol of Putin’s attempt to restore imperial Russia by attaching Ukraine to Russia after the 2014 invasion. The bridge is also a symbol of his corrupt regime, as Putin handed the contract for it to his close associate Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg, who completed it at a cost of close to $4 billion. Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility, and although the bridge is a clear military target,...

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Congress accuses Saudi Arabia of helping underwrite Putin’s war in Ukraine with oil profits from supply cut

Congress accuses Saudi Arabia of helping underwrite Putin’s war in Ukraine with oil profits from supply cut

Posted by | Oct 14, 2022

The Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pledged on October 10 to block all future U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia as backlash over OPEC’s decision to cut oil production and push up gas prices continues to grow on Capitol Hill. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who has veto power over foreign arms sales, said in a statement that OPEC’s plan to slash production by two million barrels a day in a bid to prop up oil prices amounts to a “decision to help underwrite Putin’s war.” Russia, an OPEC ally, stands to benefit from higher oil prices...

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Clash over crops: Lawmakers unwilling to make climate change a priority in order to help farmers

Clash over crops: Lawmakers unwilling to make climate change a priority in order to help farmers

Posted by | Oct 13, 2022

As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a September 20 hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change mitigation on farmland, last week announcing 70 pilot projects to support climate-friendly food production. Lawmakers must rewrite the sweeping farm bill every five years to set policy and funding for agriculture, conservation and nutrition programs. The next farm bill is due in 2023, and some environmental groups are eyeing it as...

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Wisconsin residents still face decades-old barriers in qualifying for Federal food aid assistance

Wisconsin residents still face decades-old barriers in qualifying for Federal food aid assistance

Posted by | Oct 12, 2022

Although she has been receiving federal food assistance for around 15 years, Madison resident Elizabeth Blume has never eaten government cheese. She has heard horror stories from people who have, though. “There was just this big block of (…) something gelatinous that was orange,” Blume said. Today, federal food programs no longer rely on surplus dairy products to feed food-insecure Americans. Eligibility requirements have been loosened, there are easier payment options, and the current system provides users with more choice and dignity. While Blume, 39, has more choice than early commodity recipients, it’s still hard to maintain a balanced...

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