The New Strategic Offensive Reductions Limits treaty (New Start) was fully implemented on February 5, 2018. The treaty limits the number of nuclear weapons that can be held by the United States and the Russian Federation.
Tag: politics
Afghanistan is in Chaos
On January 21, 2018, The Taliban attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. During the siege, 22 died and dozens were injured. Four Americans were among the dead.
Trump’s Immigration Proposal Explained
The White House has released Trump’s plan for immigration reform. The headline of the plan is that it allows a pathway for citizenship for the roughly 1.8 million people who are eligible for DACA status, regardless of whether or not they registered for DACA.
Democrats Failed Dreamers and Children
In the wake of the deal to keep the government open at least until February 8, Democrats are patting themselves on the back for securing a six-year extension of funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
A Majority of Congress Supports Dreamers
In November of 2004, Speaker Dennis Hastert announced that the House would no longer allow bills to be voted on unless they were supported by a majority of Republicans. Thanks to the so-called Hastert Rule, the test of whether or not to allow members of the House to vote on a bill was no longer… Continue reading A Majority of Congress Supports Dreamers
Explaining the Republican Tax Bill
The verdict for this episode is: Republicans care way more about corporations than people. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/GOP_Tax_Bill.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:05 — 5.1MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Stock Increases Mostly Benefit the Wealthy
According to a poll conducted by Gallup in 2017, only 54 percent of Americans had any money invested in the stock market. In September of 2017, the Federal Reserve said that 51.9 percent of Americans owned stock in 2016. These numbers include investments like 401Ks and IRAs.
What the GOP Tax Bill Means to You
Republicans have released the final version of their tax bill. This post will focus on what I think you should know. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment.
Michael Flynn’s Russia Involvement Explained
The verdict for this episode is: Flynn’s guilty plea proves the so-called fake news is right a lot of the time. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Flynn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:48 — 4.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Michael Flynn’s Russia Timeline
Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Flynn’s lies involve phone calls he had with Russia’s former ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak.