Category Archives: Trump

People In Recovery Worry GOP Medicaid Cuts Would Put Treatment Out Of Reach

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

Kaiser Health News REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Ben Allen, WITF June 14, 2017 Charlene Yurgaitis gets health insurance through Medicaid in Pennsylvania. It covers the counseling and medication she and her doctors say she needs to recover from her … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Budget Could Create Chaos in the States

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

By Richard C. Auxler President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would result in deep cuts to federal payments to states. Federal funds currently account for nearly a third of state expenditures, so if enacted, Trump’s budget would kick huge decisions to … Continue reading →

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What the Federal Government is Telling States: Statements from the President’s 2018 Budget Proposal

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

By John Hicks posted 14 days ago The President’s fiscal year 2018 budget request to Congress includes many elements that shift more responsibility to state and local governments or modify some longstanding fiscal federalism practices through funding eliminations or major … Continue reading →

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Zeldin on Opiods

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted in Smithtown Matters, June 14 To The Editor: I read Mr. Zeldin’s op-ed concerning the opioid epidemic in wonderment. It is hard to disagree with his view that the opiod epidemic is a crisis America needs to confront. But, … Continue reading →

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Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David Posnett

Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations. by Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman ProPublica, June 15, 2017, 8 a.m. An American … Continue reading →

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Conservative ‘news’ outlets didn’t like Comey’s testimony—so they created a fake version instead

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David Posnett

By Hunter Wednesday Jun 14, 2017 · 9:31 PM EDT Sean Hannity The New York Times has a good look at how one particular conspiracy theory, a completely false notion that ex-FBI director James Comey said Trump did not ask … Continue reading →

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Most Trump real estate now sold to secretive buyers

Posted on June 14, 2017 by David Posnett

Nick Penzenstadler , Steve Reilly and John Kelly , USA TODAY Published 4:50 p.m. ET June 13, 2017 | Updated 18 hours ago Ever since winning the Republican nomination, the majority of President Donald Trump’s companies’ real estate sales have … Continue reading →

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Trump Says Qatar Funds Terror. Here’s His Record Of Trying To Get It To Fund Him.

Posted on June 14, 2017 by David Posnett

Hell hath no fury like Mr. Trump scorned The president is allying himself with those blockading the tiny country, but he’s made attempts to secure Qatari investments in the past. Clayton Swisher HuffPost JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERSQatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim … Continue reading →

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Melania Trump drops fake cyber bullying campaign she only pretended to care about

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

The first lady hasn’t said a word about cyber bullying since her husband took office KALI HOLLOWAY, ALTERNET (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)   After video footage surfaced of her husband bragging about sexually assaulting women, Melania Trump contributed to … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Personal Lawyer Boasted That He Got Preet Bharara Fired

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

And a Kasowitz partner is a leading candidate to replace Bharara! Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s lawyer in the Russia investigation, has bragged he was behind the firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.   by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott ProPublica, … Continue reading →

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