Trending Today Usa

Thursday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. The Top 5 Trending Stories2. Jason Riley (journalist, author) -- Recent decades have witnessed a proliferation of black elected officials, culminating in the historic presidency of Barack Obama. Despite this political success, however, racial gaps in income, employment, home-ownership, academic achievement, and other measures continue.3. Tom Hinchey (Liftable Media) -- California Republicans are gathering thousands of signatures in a recall effort against tax raisers in the state legislature.4. Kendra Arnold (chief counsel, Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust) -- The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Reps. John Lewis (D-GA) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) after FACT, a non-partisan organization, filed complaints alleging that both members had violated House ethics rules.5. Justin Caruso (reporter, Daily Caller) -- Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbi