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Luua First White House press briefing since Spicer s resignation, as Sanders replaces him
Miramar, Florida mayor Wayne Messam announced on Thursday that he is joining the packed crowd of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, releasing a video on his campaign website advocating for the long-forgotten American dream. Messam became the first African American mayor of Miramar after unseating a 16-year incumbent in 2015.In a video released on his campaign website, Messam recalled his parents immigrating to the United States from Jamaica, saying the idea of the American dream is real for him. I m passionate about the American dream because it s not a fictitious thing for me stanley cup . Wayne For America - Your Champion by Wayne Fo stanley us r America on YouTube The promise of America belongs to all of us, that s why I m going to be running for president -- to be your champion, Messam added. The Democrat claimed that Washington is broken, listing problems like rising prescription drug prices, the effects of climate change and crippling student debt. Messam, a former wide receiver for Florida State University stanley water bottle where he was a member of the 1993 national championship team under legendary coach Bobby Bowden, went on to build one of the fastest-growing, minority-owned construction businesses in the country. While lacking name recognition outside Florida, Messam told CNN on Thursday that under his leadership, the city has passed living wage legislation and has made great strides recovering from Hurricane Irma. He has al Pbmo Trump and DeSantis, once GOP rivals, meet in South Florida to talk about 2024 election
John McCainrsquo surprise policy offering Tuesday night to have the government buy bad mortgages is bold, sweeping and, well, a bit perplexing to nearly everyone. From economic experts to political pundits, from liberals to conservatives, the proposal has been greeted with a collective sense of puzzlement that is raising questions not only about the substance of the plan, but of the seeming hastiness surrounding its rollout.The few details available about McCainrsquo American Homeownership Resurgence Plan give the impression the plan is half-baked, according to Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginiarsquo Center for Politics. If yoursquo;re launching a major new initiative, usually you blitz the cable networks and really try to penetr stanley canada ate the public consciousness. I didnrsquo;t see that today,rdq stanley mug uo; he said Wednesday.It would really frighten me if he actually thought this was good policy, said Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. I assume that itrsquo nothing but a desper stanley thermos ation ploy to show they are doing something big and bold, he said. It seems hastily put together hellip; given the lack of detail, specificity and overlap with existing programs, added a Republican financial services lobbyist.Indeed, McCainrsquo announcement was accompanied by a fact sheet that raised almost as many questions as i
Xhio Trump says special counsel appointment hurts our country terribly
While Donald Trump has positioned himself as a tough, law and order president, he has mostly excluded one group of offenders from his sights: those of the corporate class, according to a report released Wednesday by Washington-based watchdog Public Citizen.The report found that in 11 of the 12 federal agencies led by a Trump-appointed official during the president s first year, penalties imposed on corporate violators dropped, in the majority of cases by more than 50 percent.Penalties dropped at the Justice Department by 90 pe stanley cup rcent, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by 80 percent and the Securities and Exchange Commission by 68 percent. The largest drop was at the Environmental Protection Agency, formerly led by S stanley cup cott Pruitt, where overall penalties dropped by 94 percent, from nearly $24 billion in President Barack Obama s last year in office to $1.5 billion. Penalties at the Federal Communications Commission dropped overall by 85 percent.The EPA and FCC data doesn t break out actions against corporations as well as municipalities and individuals. The FCC s data was mostly made up of corporate offenders while the EPA s data was mostly a mix of municipalities and corporate offenders, according to Public Citizen. Reducing regulations on business, in general, was one of Trump s earliest campaign promises. And t stanley mug he Public Citizen report found that it was indeed a promise kept. Despite all his various tics and tantrums, he s a Wzlo White House to unveil executive actions on gun violence
South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanfordrsquo disappearing act is reviving an often-whispered, if rarely written, question about presidential hopefuls: Just how strange is too strange It takes a unique person to run for the White House, but the dividing line between endearingly quirky and just downright odd can often separate winners from losers. Sanfordrsquo solo stroll on the Appalachian Trail falls short of the character questions raised by changing your name and fudging your age Gary Hart or accusing an incumbent presidentrsquo campaign of tryi stanley thermosflasche ng to disrupt your daughterrsquo wedding Ross Perot . But is the straight-laced Republican base ready for a candidate whose idea of relaxation is leaving his wife and kids on Fatherrsquo Day weekend to commune with nature As an introduction to the American public, Sanfordrsquo walkabout is unquestionably damaging. Yet past political figures have recovered from inauspicious national debutsmdash; see, for example, then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clintonrsquo droning speech garrafinhas stanley at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Where the Sanford story could be more fundamentally harmful to his political prospects is in what it suggests about his persona. Itrsquo one thing to be a millionaire who wears f stanley mug rayed slacks, as Sanford is known to do, but some veteran political strategists and observers believe this episode pushes him over the line between eccentricity and flat-out bizarre
Miramar, Florida mayor Wayne Messam announced on Thursday that he is joining the packed crowd of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, releasing a video on his campaign website advocating for the long-forgotten American dream. Messam became the first African American mayor of Miramar after unseating a 16-year incumbent in 2015.In a video released on his campaign website, Messam recalled his parents immigrating to the United States from Jamaica, saying the idea of the American dream is real for him. I m passionate about the American dream because it s not a fictitious thing for me stanley cup . Wayne For America - Your Champion by Wayne Fo stanley us r America on YouTube The promise of America belongs to all of us, that s why I m going to be running for president -- to be your champion, Messam added. The Democrat claimed that Washington is broken, listing problems like rising prescription drug prices, the effects of climate change and crippling student debt. Messam, a former wide receiver for Florida State University stanley water bottle where he was a member of the 1993 national championship team under legendary coach Bobby Bowden, went on to build one of the fastest-growing, minority-owned construction businesses in the country. While lacking name recognition outside Florida, Messam told CNN on Thursday that under his leadership, the city has passed living wage legislation and has made great strides recovering from Hurricane Irma. He has al Pbmo Trump and DeSantis, once GOP rivals, meet in South Florida to talk about 2024 election
John McCainrsquo surprise policy offering Tuesday night to have the government buy bad mortgages is bold, sweeping and, well, a bit perplexing to nearly everyone. From economic experts to political pundits, from liberals to conservatives, the proposal has been greeted with a collective sense of puzzlement that is raising questions not only about the substance of the plan, but of the seeming hastiness surrounding its rollout.The few details available about McCainrsquo American Homeownership Resurgence Plan give the impression the plan is half-baked, according to Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginiarsquo Center for Politics. If yoursquo;re launching a major new initiative, usually you blitz the cable networks and really try to penetr stanley canada ate the public consciousness. I didnrsquo;t see that today,rdq stanley mug uo; he said Wednesday.It would really frighten me if he actually thought this was good policy, said Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. I assume that itrsquo nothing but a desper stanley thermos ation ploy to show they are doing something big and bold, he said. It seems hastily put together hellip; given the lack of detail, specificity and overlap with existing programs, added a Republican financial services lobbyist.Indeed, McCainrsquo announcement was accompanied by a fact sheet that raised almost as many questions as i
Xhio Trump says special counsel appointment hurts our country terribly
While Donald Trump has positioned himself as a tough, law and order president, he has mostly excluded one group of offenders from his sights: those of the corporate class, according to a report released Wednesday by Washington-based watchdog Public Citizen.The report found that in 11 of the 12 federal agencies led by a Trump-appointed official during the president s first year, penalties imposed on corporate violators dropped, in the majority of cases by more than 50 percent.Penalties dropped at the Justice Department by 90 pe stanley cup rcent, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by 80 percent and the Securities and Exchange Commission by 68 percent. The largest drop was at the Environmental Protection Agency, formerly led by S stanley cup cott Pruitt, where overall penalties dropped by 94 percent, from nearly $24 billion in President Barack Obama s last year in office to $1.5 billion. Penalties at the Federal Communications Commission dropped overall by 85 percent.The EPA and FCC data doesn t break out actions against corporations as well as municipalities and individuals. The FCC s data was mostly made up of corporate offenders while the EPA s data was mostly a mix of municipalities and corporate offenders, according to Public Citizen. Reducing regulations on business, in general, was one of Trump s earliest campaign promises. And t stanley mug he Public Citizen report found that it was indeed a promise kept. Despite all his various tics and tantrums, he s a Wzlo White House to unveil executive actions on gun violence
South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanfordrsquo disappearing act is reviving an often-whispered, if rarely written, question about presidential hopefuls: Just how strange is too strange It takes a unique person to run for the White House, but the dividing line between endearingly quirky and just downright odd can often separate winners from losers. Sanfordrsquo solo stroll on the Appalachian Trail falls short of the character questions raised by changing your name and fudging your age Gary Hart or accusing an incumbent presidentrsquo campaign of tryi stanley thermosflasche ng to disrupt your daughterrsquo wedding Ross Perot . But is the straight-laced Republican base ready for a candidate whose idea of relaxation is leaving his wife and kids on Fatherrsquo Day weekend to commune with nature As an introduction to the American public, Sanfordrsquo walkabout is unquestionably damaging. Yet past political figures have recovered from inauspicious national debutsmdash; see, for example, then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clintonrsquo droning speech garrafinhas stanley at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Where the Sanford story could be more fundamentally harmful to his political prospects is in what it suggests about his persona. Itrsquo one thing to be a millionaire who wears f stanley mug rayed slacks, as Sanford is known to do, but some veteran political strategists and observers believe this episode pushes him over the line between eccentricity and flat-out bizarre
