Manhattan Free Press 3/14/19

Highlights of Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget request WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget request proposes steep cuts to domestic spending, a funding boost for the Pentagon and $8.6 billion for his signature border wall with Mexico. Leading Democrats immediately rejected the plan, signaling another bruising fight just weeks after a standoff that Read More

Manhattan Free Press 3/7/19

  FEC Complaint Filed Against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez By NLPC – National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) filed a formal Complaint today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), her chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, and several other individuals and groups who orchestrated an extensive operation to hide hundreds of thousands Read More

Manhattan Free Press 2/14/2019

Socialist Democrats Introduce Green New Deal, Defies Logic, Common Sense WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump’s failure to mention climate Read More

Manhattan Free Press 2-7-2019

5 Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union speech Tuesday night, calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together and making only brief reference to the rancor that has dominated his presidency. Five key takeaways from his remarks:

Manhattan Free Press 1-31-19

‘Air Pelosi’ – What you don’t know about the lucrative travel our leaders enjoy on your dime Judicial Watch – When denied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi use of a military aircraft for a CODEL (congressional delegation trip) to Afghanistan recently, he called the public’s attention to wasteful taxpayer-funded congressional travel. In his letter to Pelosi Read More