Which republican is challenging trump

Earlier at the Saturday news conference Trump repeatedly accused Democrats of using the stimulus bill to try to steal the election from him, which is ridiculous. As Covid-19 continues to spread across the country and has infected nearly 5 million Americans, the place he could have but wouldn't use executive authority -- mandating face masks in public -- should maybe have the most bearing on the election. … [Read more...] about Trump thinks he’s been given vast new powers. Now he’s going to use them

“We’ve cleared with the office of legal counsel all these actions,” Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.” “If the Democrats want to challenge us in court and hold up unemployment benefits to those hardworking Americans that are out of a job because of COVID, they’re going to have a lot of explaining to do.” … [Read more...] about Mnuchin warns Democrats against challenging Trump’s executive orders

Trump hopes the four executive orders he signed will signal to Americans that he is acting where Congress will not to address economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended nearly all aspects of American life. It's unclear what the economic impact of his actions will be, and his orders do not address several areas that have been part of the congressional negotiations, including funding for schools and state and local governments. … [Read more...] about Trump orders encroach on Congress’ powers, invite challenges

Rep. Tim RyanTimothy (Tim) RyanThe Hill's Coronavirus Report: HHS Secretary Azar says US plans to have tens of millions of vaccine doses this fall; Kremlin allegedly trying to hack vaccine research Democrats see victory in Trump culture war House Democrat calls for 'real adult discussion' on lawmaker pay MORE (D-Ohio), the chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee responsible for the legislative branch funding bill, framed it as one step lawmakers can take on their own turf as “part of a larger national debate.” … [Read more...] about Democrats see victory in Trump culture war

This week, Twitter attached “warning labels” to President Trump’s tweets opining that mail-in ballots expose our election system to new forms of fraud — a demonstrable fact. Twitter posted warnings to the tweets, asserting that Trump’s comments were false, citing “fact-checkers” from CNN and The Washington Post. … [Read more...] about PARSCALE: Twitter Censors President Trump But Not Communist China? Something Doesn’t Add Up