Congress Well Compensated for Selling Net Privacy
Trump Budgets Take Aim at Train Travel ; GOP Looks to Democrats Rather Than Freedom Caucus for Tax Reform
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220 Cities Could Lose All Passenger Train Service in Trump Budget (DH)
The Trump administration has proposed the elimination of Amtrak’s long distance trains that connect many small towns to the rest of the US.
Trump Takes Darker Tone on Syria After Alleged Chemical Attack (Dan)
The alleged chemical attack by Assad’s government has made Trump rethink his indifferent stance on Syria. But what exactly does that mean?
President Can Pull Money From His Businesses Whenever He Wants (Jimmy)
Trump Organization attorney confirms to ProPublica that the president can withdraw money whenever he wants from the trust, managed by his sons, in which he placed his businesses. The president is also not required to disclose when he withdraws money.
Congress Well-Compensated for Betraying Internet Privacy (Jimmy)
Surprise, surprise. Researchers have found a correlation such that the more contributions a member of Congress received from the telecom companies, the more likely they were to vote to allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to sell their customer data, including internet browsing history.
GOP Looks More to Democrats Rather Than Freedom Caucus on Tax Reform (Dan)
The Freedom Caucus, like Democrats, was shut out of the health care debate. Now GOP legislators are looking to bipartisan colleagues more than their own on tax reform.
