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In May 2017, an executive order was signed to create a commision on "election integrity." Their work began in early July with significant opposition and loud dissent.
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The White House is up to no good again, ending the Council on Women and Girls which was active under Presidents Clinton and Obama.
Trump appears to be quietly disbanding an office President Obama created that focuses on gender equality. Obama created the White House Council on Women and Girls... to monitor the impact of policy changes with women’s groups and maintain open lines of communication.
The council has not been functioning while the Trump administration evaluates whether to keep it....
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In April 2017, Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the ban on offshore drilling in certain areas. Smart Dissent painfully covered that here. In late June, Trump spoke again on the topic, claiming that progress is being made to make his "vision" a reality and sell our environment to the highest bidder.
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Tax "reform" is likely to be the next major Republican agenda item after failing (for now) to take away healthcare from millions of Americans. There will be much to learn and analyze about on this topic as House and Senate bills are written, (potentially) debated, and voted on.
For now, what we have is Trump's tax outline released in April 2017. It benefits the wealthy, harms the middle class, and greatly increases deficit spending. It's difficult to fathom how he and the Republican party get anywhere close to 50% of the vote.
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Don't take your eyes off the ball, folks. Just because you haven't heard much about the Trump administration's Muslim ban doesn't mean they're not working to make it a reality. They are quietly following through on Trump's promise of “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”