::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  By  Mona Austin   JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential pick continues to promote that Vice pres. Kamala Harris did not work at McDonalds.  Harris has stated she worked at the fast food restaurant tolerate to Americans who did not come from wealthy backgrounds like her rival Donld J. Trump.  Despite confirming in interviews that she did in fact work at a McDonalds, Walz belittled Harris at a event held at Madison Sqaure Gardens that featured the "rock stars" of the Republican Party.  He painted a picture of her being incompetent poking fun at her responses when asked about the economy.  Vance has been a gregarious critic of Harris not being able to finish the job to make changes in the four years she already held office.  But outside of the building the Democratic National Committee had purchased a digital ad to remind those we saw it that Trump is a threat.  The competition in the last lap of the campaign is revolving around mis ad di...

(TSN): Presidential candidates have prepped for the verbal throwdown that will help voters decide who they choose to run the country very differently. Vice Pres. Harris stayed in Pittsburgh for days to prepare while Donald Trump participated in interviews and event in the lead up to their first sparring match. Their first critical presidential debate in the race for the White House airs on ABC on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Mics will be muted on one candidate while the other is speaking. Held for 90 minutes just blocks away from Independence Hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the debate will be moderated by ABC's David Muir and Linsey Davis. Both campaigns have their own issues with ABC Network. The Harris campaign asked for the rule to be changed to unmute the mics and says the format has “fundamentally disadvantaged” the vice president. Trump says ABC us the "nastiest" of all the networks and has accused them of harming his name. The network did not ...

By Mona Austin (TSN): Former Pres. Donald Trump is updating his tactics to appeal to donors to remain in the 2024 presidential race after a blow to his electability this week. On Friday he released a video message to supporters following the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to fast track a case focused on whether he can be prosecuted for his involvement in attempting to subvert 2020 presidential election results. Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted a plea to speed up the process. This is a welcome delay for Trump and his team but he is still facing many more legal challenges. Earlier this week Trump's name was removed from the ballot in Colorado by the State Supreme Court's decision. Judges who ruled against him were targeted with credible death threats and critics claimed Trump's negative tweets after the ruling prompted them. Trump took the opportunity to raise more money, doubling down on opinion that he is being pursued for no reason and Biden is destroying the...

By Mona Austin (The Slice): The denial of presidential privileges has come up in discussions on how to penalize Pres. Donald Trump for causing a riot at the U.S. Capitol. As he is transitioning out of the role, it has become evident that he could lose a lot more than the election if House impeachment efforts are successful in the Senate.  Congress can intervene to deny the former president access to the lush life he has enjoyed at the expense of American taxpayers.  All presidents have the luxury of several life-long benefits after they leave office.  Taxpayers cover  various presidential perks, unless the POTUS is impeached.  This may be why even though the clock is ticking down fast before the presidential term officially ends on January 20, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally called for an article of impeachment to be filed on Monday.   The public is losing confidence in counting on impeachment to hold the president accountable for the capitol insur...

Outgoing Attorney General William Barr said he saw “no reason” to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. “I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel and I have no plan to do so before I leave,” he said. Hunter Biden is under federal investigation for tax fraud and linked to corrupt business dealings in China. Barr also told The Associated Press in a previous interview that he had seen no evidence of widespread voting fraud, despite President Donald Trump's claims to the contrary. Barr resigned from the AG psost last week and will not be returning to Washington.

(T he Slice): On Monday evening Pres. Donald Trump delivered an unannounced statement from the White House Rose Garden following days of both peaceful and violent rioting around the nation in retaliation to the officer-involved death of George Floyd.   "For George and his family, justice will be served.  He will not have died in vain."  Trump had been criticized for not formally addressing the incident  involving yet another white policeman using excessive force against a cooperative black person. Many people see the death of George Floyd as a turning point for racial inequality in America and are protesting to see the end to racial injustices come to fruition.  The nation had been waiting to hear from Trump who described himself as a president of law and order for days before he took to the podium to state his position on the matter.  While he said taking an innocent life was an offense to God, he did not speak of A person of ill repute w...

By Mona Austin (The Slice): In a press briefing at the White House on Friday Trump spoke out about the unrest that ensued following the death of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who was suffocated to death by a police officer placing his knee on his neck. Throughout his term in office, the president has been a person of ill repute concerning race relations, yet the nation wanted to hear directly from him.  He has tweeted and answered questions posed by reporters about it.  He spoke about the seemingly unjustified death in the at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Space X launch and during a round table discussion with business executives at the White House too.  However, until Monday evening appearance i the White house Rose Garden, Trump avoided making an official  statement  about the escalated racial tension in America due to Floyd's death to the dissatisfaction of many in the media and everyday citizens who wanted to hear from the leader of the nat...

By Mona Austin REPORTS: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been released from a federal prison in Louisiana. According to a Friday news release from the Ebony Foundation, Kilpatrick has been granted early release after serving only seven years of his 28- year sentence. In 2013 he was convicted on 24 felony counts of public corruption involving extortion, bribery, conspiracy and fraud. Although activists have advocated for his release for several years Kilpatrick is likely being released early due to COVID- 19. An inmate in the facility where he was jailed passed away from the disease earlier this year. FOX 2 DETROIT REPORT ON KILPATRICK RELEASE https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-detroit-mayor-kwame-kilpatrick-granted-early-release-from-prison-report-says According to the Associated Press, "t he U.S. Bureau of Prisons declined to comment about Kilpatrick, saying only that he remains in custody at the prison in Oakdale, Louisiana. U.S. Attorney Matth...

President Donald Trump acknowledged Guaido of Bolivarian as the rightful leader of Venezuela at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.  He leads the opposition party in Venenzuela. They meet at the White House today.  The United States has provided humanitarian assistance and been a place of refuge during the torrid resistance to the transfer of power in Venezuela, but has also blocked .   Statement for the Press Secretary  (The White House) -- Today, President Donald J. Trump will welcome Interim President Juan Guaido of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the White House.  The visit is an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to the people of Venezuela and to discuss how we can work with President Guaido to expedite a democratic transition in Venezuela that will end the ongoing crisis.  We will continue to work with our partners in the region to confront the illegitimate dictatorship in Venezuela, an...

By Mona Austin On Monday the Senate impeachment trial against Pres. Donald Trump that became the first in history where witnesses were not allowed to testify will begin to wrap up.  The White House Counsel and House impeachment managers will deliver closing arguments followed by a Wednesday vote on conviction or acquittal, the latter of which is almost certain.    The likely acquittal will take place after the State of the Union address, which means Pres.  Donald Trump will not be able to taut vindication officially when addressing the nation on Tuesday, a small pacification for Democrats.    Both sides will have two hours to persuade Senators to support their position in closing arguments. Last week the the arguments centered around blocking the testimony of former Security advisor Michael Bolton, whose manuscript of a book with incriminating details about Trump's ill-intention in the Ukraine matter was exposed earlier in the week.  According t...

  On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the millions of precious souls who perished as a result of the horrific crimes perpetrated by the Nazi regime.  We also reaffirm our steadfast commitment to confronting the vile poison of anti-Semitism wherever and whenever it arises. This year’s annual observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is especially moving as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.  As we solemnly mourn those who were abused, tortured, or killed at Auschwitz and other concentration and extermination camps, we acknowledge the heroes who risked their own lives—many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice—to help liberate the camps.  Their sacrifices helped the forces of freedom prevail to ensure that these atrocious crimes will never be repeated. Unfortunately, there are still Jewish men, women, and children who face persecution and discrimination today.  To fight the rise of anti-Semitism in ...

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, said her department’s new guidelines, which highlight “constitutionally protected prayer,” require state agencies to inform it when complaints are filed about limitations to the free exercise of religion. “Too many misinterpret a separation of church and state as an invitation for government to separate people from their faith,” DeVos said. “In reality, our Constitution doesn’t exist to protect us from religion; it exists to protect religion from government.” Daniel Mach, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, said the Education Department's guidance about school prayer is very similar to language that has been in place since 2003 when issued by then-President George W. Bush. “Importantly, both the Bush guidance and the copycat document released today affirm a core constitutional protection: School officials are prohibited from imposing their faith on students,” Mach said. “The questi...

Today, President Donald J. Trump will deliver brief remarks at the  White House Summit on Transforming Mental Health Treatment to Combat Homelessness, Violence, & Substance Abuse . This Summit brings together senior Administration officials; State, and local officials; law enforcement leaders; treatment practitioners and mental health professionals; and patient and reform advocates to share diverse perspectives on ways to improve care for those suffering with serious mental illness (SMI).  SMI is a major contributing factor causing incidents of mass violence and many unpublicized incidents of one-on-one acts of violence, drug addiction, homelessness, and the inefficient diversion of law enforcement and correctional resources. The following individuals are expected to attend: The White House President Donald J. Trump Kellyanne Conway,  Assistant to the President & Senior Counselor Joe Grogan,  Assistant to the President & Director, DPC Jim Carroll,...

Lawyers for President Trump said on Sunday that they would not participate in the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday, airing a long list of complaints that they said prevented “any semblance of a fair process.” Committee chairman Jerry Nadler gave them a deadline of Friday Last week he said he wanted everyone to testify... Before departure to the NATO Summit in England this morning the president apparently changed his mind. Claiming the Democrats planned the impeachment hearing intentionally to coincide when he would be at The summit he continued to say it is a hoax. "So the Democrats, the radical-left Democrats, the do-nothing Democrats, decided when I'm going to NATO -- this was set up a year ago -- that when I'm going to NATO, that was the exact time. This is one of the most important journeys that we make as president. And for them to be doing this and saying this and putting an impeachment on t...

We, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, reaffirm the strong friendship and alliance between our two countries.  As friends and Allies, we dedicate ourselves to deepening our security cooperation and to promoting economic growth and prosperity for our two great nations.  Today, we are announcing measures intended to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria. The principal goal of our relationship is to strengthen the transatlantic community as a community of nations, united by shared sacrifice and a commitment to common defense, democratic values, fair trade, and mutual strategic interests.  Thirty years ago, with the end of the Communist dictatorship, Bulgaria freely chose a transatlantic orientation.  Fifteen years ago, Bulgaria reaffirmed its transatlantic Western choice when it became a NATO Ally.   The United States commends Bulgaria’s leadership an...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was elected to a second term defeated challenger Eddie Rispone on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Pres. Trump was not the "luck charm" a second Republican candidate for governor hoped he would be in Louisiana. Louisianans Democrats have re-elected Gov. John Bel Edwards to serve the Pelican State for 4 more years. A minister prayed before his acceptance speech asking for blessings over the governor and traditionally red state. After defeating businessman Eddie Rispone, Edwards praised his entire family for their support. "They believed in me...especially our faith and I believe in social justice," he said in reference to the values he holds and perhaps a broader  swipe at Conservative Evangelicals who appear to think have a monopoly on Christianity. Pres. Trump's campaign efforts for Rispone earlier this week failed. The president had visited Louisiana twice within a month. This is the second time a Republican governor has ...

OPINION by Mona Austin On Wednesday a public impeachment hearing featuring two key witnesses of the controversial July 25 phone conversation between Pres. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky of the Ukraine will be televised. There is something the American people should know before tuning in: while you are watching, Trump will be tweeting, "There was no quid pro quo. . .The call was perfect " The echo of this line lingers in the minds of millions who have heard it repeated to media over the last seven weeks from the Oval office to his shouted responses to questions when departing the White House under the loud propeller sound of Marine 1. The former reality TV star, knows how to hold audience with the masses and will continue to direct those watching about what to pay attention to. The Democrats' goal is to prove the president betrayed his oath of office when asking Zelenskiy to investigate his political rival Vice Pres. Joe Biden's son Hunter Bid...

T his week, President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger S. Penske.  This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which may be awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Roger S. Penske is a well-known American success story.  Guided by his father’s favorite phrase, “effort equals results,” Mr. Penske built his one car dealership into Penske Corporation, a leader in global transportation services.  On the track, Mr. Penske built and led Team Penske into the most successful motorsports team in history.  Mr. Penske’s passion and unrelenting drive have established him as a business and motorsports icon