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Trump, caught off guard, struggles to fight impeachment storm

As soon as President Trump learned he was facing an impeachment investigation on Tuesday, he upended his meetings with world leaders near the United Nations and rushed to his soaring skyscraper a few blocks away in midtown Manhattan. Then, back in his penthouse at Trump Tower, he sought solace at his favorite place — in […]

Trump Meets With LaPierre to Discuss How N.R.A. Could Support Political Defense

President Trump met in the Oval Office on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, and discussed prospective gun legislation and whether the N.R.A. could provide support for the president as he faces impeachment and a more difficult re-election campaign, according to two people familiar with the meeting. It was […]

White House restricted access to Trump’s calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince

White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with the matter. Those calls — both with leaders who maintain controversial relationships with Trump — were among the presidential conversations that […]

Pompeo subpoenaed by House Democrats over Trump-Ukraine scandal

Three top Democratic House chairmen on Friday subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over documents related to the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. The three chairmen — Reps. Eliot Engel of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Schiff of the Intelligence Committee; and Elijah Cummings of the Oversight Committee […]

Whistleblower complaint alleges White House cover-up of Trump-Ukraine call

In a detailed, nine-page complaint, a whistleblower said “senior White House officials” worked to “lock down” all records of a presidential phone call this summer, out of fear that “they had witnessed the president abuse his office for personal gain.” In that call, President Trump repeatedly urged Ukraine’s new president to investigate Joe Biden and his […]

POLL: Support For Trump Impeachment Swings 13 Points in Just Days

The first polling on the question of whether or not President Donald Trump should be impeached since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she’s supporting an impeachment inquiry shows a major swing — one which leaves the public split right down the middle. According to the Morning Consult, there has been a 13 point swing in favor of impeachment […]

Trump says those who gave info to the whistleblower are like spies, reports say

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his defenses on Thursday, likening those who provided information to the whistleblower to spies, according to reports, and tweeting that “our country is at stake” on the day the complaint against the president was made public. “THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO DESTROY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ALL THAT IT STANDS FOR,” […]

Oops! White House Emails Democrats Its Trump-Ukraine Talking Points

In what sounds like a scene straight out of “Veep,” the White House on Wednesday accidentally emailed all of its talking points on President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president to House and Senate Democrats ― and then followed up with a “recall” email hoping lawmakers would ignore what just happened.The White House even sent those GOP […]

Trump Brings Up Hillary Clinton’s Emails While Defending Ukraine Call

In a rambling press conference Wednesday in which he asserted he had done nothing wrong and tried to pivot the focus to Hillary Clinton’s emails, President Donald Trump defended asking the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.“You know there was no pressure,” Trump told reporters of his July 25 call with Volodymyr Zelensky, who joined him […]

McConnell says Senate will ‘find out what happened’ on whistleblower complaint

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday “we’re going to find out what happened” about a whistleblower’s complaint regarding President Donald Trump and said he expects the Senate Intelligence Committee will conduct a “responsible, rather apolitical, at least bipartisan” probe of the matter. But the Kentucky Republican and his fellow GOP senators did not explicitly […]

Schiff says whistleblower wants to talk to House Intelligence Committee

House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff announced Tuesday that the whistleblower who filed a mysterious complaint, which includes allegations about President Donald Trump’s conduct, would like to speak to the committee. The whistleblower has requested guidance from acting DNI Joseph Maguire on how to do so, Schiff said.   Read the rest of the […]

‘Can you believe this?’: Trump vents over impeachment push

President Donald Trump cycled through a range of conflicting reactions Tuesday as Democrats moved swiftly toward concrete congressional action on impeachment. The president moved from dismissing the renewed push by Democrats for impeachment proceedings early in the day to bemoaning the effort’s impact while holding meetings with world leaders at the United Nations just a few hours later, to […]

President Trump To Address U.N. General Assembly Today

President Donald Trump will address the United Nations General Assembly today. The president’s speech comes amid ongoing tension with Iran and allegations that the president pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. As Trump met with world leaders Monday, he hinted Iran will be part of his address. The Middle Eastern Country is being blamed for an attack on […]

Manhattan DA asks judge to toss Trump bid to keep tax returns secret

Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office want a judge to throw out President Donald Trump’s bid to block them from looking at his personal and corporate tax returns. The office of Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance subpoenaed Trump’s accountants for the returns late last month as part of a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization over hush money payments […]

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers scathing speech at U.N.

Teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg delivered an emotional and scathing speech at the United Nations on Monday, accusing world leaders of stealing her dreams and her childhood with their inaction on climate change. “I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back at school on the other side of the ocean,” the 16-year-old from Sweden told the […]

Pelosi threatens ‘new stage’ of probe as Trump admin stonewalls whistleblower complaint

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed the Trump administration’s efforts to block a whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump’s apparent effort to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family. In a letter to colleagues Sunday, Pelosi said the administration “will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness which will take us […]

Elizabeth Warren edges out Joe Biden in Des Moines Register Iowa poll

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has overtaken former Vice President Joe Biden in Iowa, according to a new Des Moines Register/CNN poll of the crucial state. The poll out Saturday night found Warren was the top choice for the Democratic nomination with 22 percent support among likely caucus-goers, while Biden had the support of 20 percent of respondents. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders […]

DHS Warns Against Growing Threat Of White Supremacist Extremism Online

The Department of Homeland Security is sounding the alarm on the growing danger of white supremacy across the country, warning of the internet’s ability to serve as a meeting space and a breeding ground for nationalist extremism.  In a 37-page report called the Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence released Friday, the department emphasized the […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Ends His 2020 bid

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out of the 2020 presidential race Friday, ending a long shot bid for the Democratic nomination that never went anywhere. “I feel like I have contributed all I can to this primary election. It’s clearly not my time, so I’m going to end my presidential campaign,” de […]

Rudy Giuliani Melts Down On Live TV About Ukraine In Bizarre Chris Cuomo Interview

Rudy Giuliani, attorney to President Donald Trump, got into it with CNN’s Chris Cuomo during a raucous interview on Thursday night. The former New York City mayor shouted at Cuomo, repeatedly contradicted himself, declared Cuomo to be “the enemy” and at one point, placed his head on his hand and closed his eyes, showing off a […]

Pompeo calls Saudi oil field attack an ‘act of war’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused Iran of perpetrating an “act of war” after weekend strikes on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying the attack had the “fingerprints of the Ayatollah.” “This was an Iranian attack,” Pompeo told reporters after a flight to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. “We were blessed there were no […]

NY Times Reporters Say Kavanaugh Asked Them To Lie In Exchange For An Interview

New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly said that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed to let them interview him for their upcoming book ― as long as they would publicly lie about it. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on Wednesday, Kelly and Pogrebin said that Kavanaugh said he would […]

Bolton unloads on Trump’s foreign policy behind closed doors

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s fired national security adviser, harshly criticized Trump’s foreign policy on Wednesday at a private lunch, saying that inviting the Taliban to Camp David sent a “terrible signal” and that it was “disrespectful” to the victims of 9/11 because the Taliban had harbored al Qaeda. Bolton also said that any negotiations […]

Trump Fires Back at Sen. Graham Suggesting POTUS ‘Weakness’ on Iran: ‘No Lindsey, It Was a Sign of Strength’

President Donald Trump fired back at Sen. Lindsey Graham after the latter suggested the president showed “weakness” toward Iran for not responding more forcefully when Iran shot down a US surveillance drone in June. Graham made his comment on Twitter after receiving a briefing from Vice President Mike Pence on the recent, devastating attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil facility, which […]

Pompeo travels to Saudi Arabia amid fallout from oil facility attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Saudi Arabia Tuesday to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman amid the fallout from a drone and missile attack on a major Saudi oil facility over the weekend.  Pompeo has blamed Iran for the attack, although President Trump has been hesitant to do so until a full review has […]

Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden For Book Proceeds

The Justice Department has filed suit against National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, seeking to seize any proceeds he makes from his new book, “Permanent Record.” The suit would not block the publication of Snowden’s book, which came out Tuesday, but rather seeks to prevent him from profiting from it. The suit names the book’s […]

Trump To Block California From Setting Its Own Car Pollution Standards: Report

President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to announce Wednesday that it will revoke California’s legal authority to set its own auto emissions standards, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The state has been in an ongoing legal fight with the Trump administration for the last year over its right to that waiver, which has major influence […]

Grassley defends his investigation of Kavanaugh during confirmation process

With new questions arising about the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Monday defended his committee’s investigation of allegations against the then-nominee, calling it an “incredibly thorough review” into Kavanaugh’s personal and professional life. Grassley, who oversaw the confirmation process as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee last fall, made […]

Trump in New Mexico: ‘Who do you love more — the country, or Hispanics?’

President Donald Trump, looking to put New Mexico in play in 2020, sought to win over Hispanic voters at a rally here Monday. The president’s pitch to Hispanic voters seemed to silo them off from the rest of the electorate, including the rally crowd (“We love our Hispanics.”) It featured an assertion that they had […]

Warren, in NYC rally, casts campaign as successor to other women-led movements

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a speech that drew thousands of supporters to a historic site in Lower Manhattan, on Monday made one of her most explicit appeals to female voters since announcing her bid for the White House. In Washington Square Park, an area etched with the history of women-led political action against corruption and […]

Trump’s deference to Saudi Arabia infuriates much of D.C.

Saudi Arabia is once again a radioactive political football in the U.S., and President Donald Trump can’t resist grabbing it. In a series of tweets this weekend, Trump indicated that Iran is behind the recent attack on Saudi oil facilities and that the United States will respond after hearing from the Saudi government “under what […]

Dem Senator urged FBI to reach out to Kavanaugh witness, letter shows

Days before Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh‘s confirmation, a Democratic senator urged the FBI to reach out to a witness who had key information about alleged misconduct by the nominee while at Yale, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The letter comes as The New York Times reported over the weekend that the Times had interviewed more […]

Trump: U.S. ‘Locked And Loaded’ For Response To Attack On Saudi Oil Sites

A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as the U.S. released new evidence to back up its allegation that Iran was responsible for the assault amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s collapsing nuclear deal. Read the rest […]

Tens of thousands of General Motors auto workers go on strike

Tens of thousands of auto workers across the country went on strike Sunday night after negotiations faltered between their union and General Motors. The strike began at 11:59 p.m. ET., with as many as 50,000 United Auto Workers at dozens of facilities from Michigan to Texas expected to participate. Read the rest of the story at […]

Ric Ocasek, frontman and songwriter of the new wave band The Cars, dies at 75

Ric Ocasek, a co-founder and lead singer of the new wave band The Cars, was found dead in New York City on Sunday, authorities said. Ocasek was 75. The New York Police Department said his body was found in a Manhattan townhouse on Sunday afternoon. Ocasek, who was unconscious and unresponsive, was pronounced dead at […]

Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in jail for college admissions scandal

Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in jail on Friday for her role in the college admissions cheating scandal. The popular television actress has admitted to paying $15,000 in an effort to boost her eldest daughter’s SAT score.  Huffman, 56, also received one year of probation, 250 hours of community service and a $30,000 fine. Huffman said […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams shocking ad that aired during Democratic debate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday criticized a television ad from a new Republican-aligned political action committee that calls her “ignorant” and sets fire to her picture. “Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren’t racist,” the New York Democrat tweeted. “Life is weird!”   Read the rest of […]

‘My AR Is Ready For You’: GOP Lawmaker Sends Ominous Message To Beto O’Rourke

Briscoe Cain, a Republican serving in the Texas House of Representatives, is facing a possible FBI investigation over a threatening message he sent to Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis,” Cain wrote on Twitter in response to O’Rourke’s proposed assault weapons ban.  Read the rest of the story […]

Justice Department rejects Andrew McCabe’s appeal to avoid prosecution

The Justice Department has rejected an appeal from former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe of a recommendation to indict him made by the US attorney in Washington, DC, sources familiar with the situation say. The US attorney has been scrutinizing alleged false statements McCabe made to investigators regarding his involvement in a newspaper report about […]

Impeachment inquiry ramps up as Judiciary panel adopts procedural guidelines

The House Judiciary Committee took a big step Thursday morning in its ongoing investigation into whether to recommend the filing of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, passing a resolution that set procedures and rules for future impeachment investigation hearings. The resolution passed along party lines, 24-17. Read the rest of the story at NBC News.

Trump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration would be putting out “some very strong recommendations” regarding the use of flavored e-cigarettes in “a couple of weeks.” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, seated in the Oval Office with the President, first lady Melania Trump and the acting commissioner of the FDA, […]

Trump delays tariff hike on some Chinese goods by two weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods. Beijing’s exemptions and Washington’s delay came days ahead of a planned meeting aimed at defusing a trade war between the world’s […]

Supreme Court allows U.S. to enforce tough restrictions on asylum seekers

The U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday gave the Trump administration permission to enforce its toughest restriction yet on asylum seekers at the southern border, even though a lawsuit to stop the new policy is still working its way through the lower courts. As a result, the government can now refuse to consider a request for asylum from […]

Trump laments media coverage and polls ahead of 9/11 commemoration

In the moments before President Donald Trump was set to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, his mind was decidedly elsewhere. “If it weren’t for the never ending Fake News about me, and with all that I have done (more than any other President in the first 2 1/2 years!), I would […]

Nancy Pelosi GOES OFF on Reporter Who Tries to Blame Democrats for Inaction on Gun Control

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi completely lost it on a reporter for asking whether she regretted not calling the House back from recess to work on gun reform, saying she was “getting very angry about the silliness of these questions” and blaming Mitch McConnell for continued deaths from gun violence. On Tuesday, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Tal […]

Tomorrow’s Democratic debate: Everything you need to know

The 10 leading Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage at the party’s third 2020 presidential primary debate in Texas on Thursday. Unlike the prior debates, the event in Houston will feature all the highest-polling candidates — including Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, California Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. […]

Republican Dan Bishop projected to narrowly win closely watched North Carolina special congressional election

North Carolina state Sen. Dan Bishop will defeat Democrat Dan McCready in the North Carolina 9th District’s special congressional election, CNN projects, giving Republicans a narrow victory in the GOP-leaning district where President Donald Trump won by 12 points in 2016. The race drew national attention as a potential 2020 bellwether, in a district that stretched from the Charlotte suburbs […]

Nancy Pelosi’s Prescription Drug Bill Draws Qualified Praise From Progressives

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proposed bill to lower prescription drug prices has won qualified praise from some of the progressives who have been most critical of her handling of the issue. “This is an ambitious plan, as any meaningful response to outrageous prescription drug prices and nationwide treatment rationing must be,” Peter Maybarduk, director of […]

Jerry Falwell Jr. Alleges ‘Criminal Conspiracy’ Against Him at Liberty University

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. alleged that there is a “criminal conspiracy” against him by former board members at the school, telling Hill.TV that he’s sharing information with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His comments come after current and former Liberty University officials accused Falwell of alarming conduct in a Politico magazine story, including revealing inappropriate […]

CNN Poll: 6 in 10 say Trump does not deserve a second term

Six in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump does not deserve to be reelected, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, and more now say he’s doing a poor job than a good one of keeping important campaign promises. Overall, the poll paints a picture of a President who has done little to improve […]

Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Hurricane Tweets, Sources Say

The Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at NOAA on Friday after the agency’s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama, according to three people familiar with the discussion. That threat led to an unusual, unsigned statement later that Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disavowing the office’s […]

The Trump Family Has a Long And Spectacularly Crazy History

The empire begins with a brothel. It stands, sturdy and square, at the heart of a gold-rush boomtown in northwest British Columbia, a monument to careful branding. The windows of the Arctic Restaurant have no signs offering access to prostitutes—even in a lawless Yukon outpost in 1899, decorum rules out such truth in advertising—but Friedrich […]

Todd Palin files for divorce from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin

Todd Palin appears to have filed for divorce from former Alaska governor and one-time vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, his wife of 31 years. In a document filed Friday in Anchorage Superior Court, Todd Palin, 55, asked to dissolve the marriage, citing an “incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to […]

NOAA Warned Staffers Not To Contradict Trump On Hurricane Dorian: Report

A top official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned staffers last week not to contradict President Donald Trump’s false claims about Hurricane Dorian’s path, according to The Washington Post.  The email obtained by the Post was sent last Sunday, just hours after Trump tweeted that Alabama “would most likely be hit (much) harder than […]

Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays

The U.S. Air Force has ordered a world-wide review of how it chooses overnight accommodations on long flights following revelations that air crews had occasionally stayed at President Donald Trump’s Scotland resort while refueling at a small commercial airport nearby. The review comes as additional instances of military personnel staying at Trump properties have been […]

Former Rep. Mark Sanford announces he will challenge Trump in GOP primary

Former Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., said on Sunday that he will run for president, giving President Donald Trump another longshot primary challenger. “I plan to announce that back home this week.,” Sanford told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, adding, “But I am here to tell you now that I am going to get in.” […]

McConnell vows to protect Kentucky middle school from Trump’s grab for wall funding

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would defend funding for a new middle school in his home state of Kentucky after it was selected as one of the military projects the Trump administration will delay in order to fund border wall construction. Secretary of Defense Matt Esper announced on Tuesday the list of projects impacted by […]

House panel to take formal steps on impeachment probe next week

The House Judiciary Committee is prepared to vote next week on a resolution laying out the procedures for its investigation now that it is actively considering moving to impeach President Donald Trump, a major step toward formalizing its sweeping probe, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort. Read the rest of the story at CNN.

Congress Investigates Vice President Pence’s Trip to Trump Golf Resort in Ireland

Two congressional committees have opened investigations into Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, as well as President Trump’s promotion of the Trump National Doral Miami as a U.S. venue to host the G-7 summit. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Committee […]

Dorian skims North Carolina, bringing high winds and ‘life-threatening’ storm surge

A weakened Hurricane Dorian was still packing a powerful punch as it skimmed North Carolina’s coast Friday morning, bringing fierce winds and a dangerous storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center. Residents were told to shelter in place Thursday while more than a quarter-of-a-million homes and businesses were left without power on the South Carolina coast […]

Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul

Four states are poised to cancel their 2020 GOP presidential primaries and caucuses, a move that would cut off oxygen to Donald Trump’s long-shot primary challengers. Republican parties in South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas are expected to finalize the cancellations in meetings this weekend, according to three GOP officials who are familiar with the […]

Pete Buttigieg: GOP Will Face A ‘Reckoning’ As Christians Realize Its Hypocrisy

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg predicted a coming “reckoning” for Republican leaders who promote policies he believes contradict core Christian values.  During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor said that, for a party that claims to defend religious values, the GOP’s policies appear to contradict major religions’ teachings […]

Top Senate Democrat Wants To Investigate Pence’s Stay At Trump Golf Club In Ireland

A top Senate Democrat wants to investigate whether Vice President Mike Pence’s taxpayer-funded stay at a golf club in Ireland owned by President Donald Trump was another “apparent conflict of interest” involving Trump, his administration and his business properties. “Citing security and logistical concerns, you and your Chief of Staff have made the claim that […]

Lawmakers furious after learning how military will pay for Trump’s wall

The Pentagon’s announcement that it will divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds to help fund President Donald Trump’s border wall has sparked bipartisan anger from lawmakers who learned Wednesday that their states will be impacted by the decision. Domestically, just under $1.8 billion is being shifted away from projects in 23 states and three US […]

Democrats Participate In Marathon 7-Hour CNN Town Hall On Climate Change

At CNN’s seven-hour marathon climate crisis town hall Wednesday, the top 10 candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination united on calls to recommit to the Paris climate accord, end subsidies to oil, gas and coal companies, and halt fossil fuel leasing on public lands. Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

Migrant Children Separated From Parents Show Signs Of PTSD, Report Finds

Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report in advance of the official release.  Read […]

Conservative Operative Jacob Wohl Wanted on Felony Arrest Warrant

Conservative operative Jacob Wohl is wanted on a felony arrest warrant in California, a development that could hamper his spree of bizarre, blundering political schemes. Wohl and former business partner Matthew Johnson were both charged with the unlawful sale of securities in a Riverside Superior Court criminal complaint filed on Aug. 19.  Wohl has not […]

John Kelly Reportedly Writing White House Tell-All

CNN reports that in one of Kelly’s last meetings with Trump before leaving the administration, the president asked him if he intends to write a book someday. Sources say that Kelly told Trump he did plan on writing a memoir, but would wait until Trump was no long president before he publishes. Read the rest […]

Boris Johnson loses crucial vote in Parliament, Brexit set to be delayed

Britain may have to wait to leave the European Union. Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost a key vote in the House of Commons on Tuesday after lawmakers used an obscure procedural motion to wrest control of the parliamentary agenda from the government in an extraordinary bid to stop a “no deal” Brexit. Read the rest of […]

Chicago mayor tells Ted Cruz: ‘Keep our name out of your mouth’ about gun control

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ripped Senator Ted Cruz and “coward Republicans” after he cited the city as an example for why “gun control doesn’t work.” On Monday, Cruz linked to a story from the far-right website Breitbart News about fatal gun violence in “Democrat-controlled Chicago” over Labor Day Weekend. Read the rest of the story […]

Axios: Trump allies raise money to target reporters

President Trump’s political allies are trying to raise at least $2 million to investigate reporters and editors of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other outlets, according to a three-page fundraising pitch reviewed by Axios.  Read the rest of the story at Axios.

At least 20 bodies found from California dive boat fire

Thirty-three people had signed up to spend what promised to be a glorious Labor Day weekend aboard the Conception, a 75-foot boat that offered a scuba diver’s dream: unlimited diving among giant fish and colorful underwater sea life, with gourmet meals served between dives. The destination was San Miquel, in California’s Channel Islands, where huge halibut […]

Hurricane Dorian Downgraded to Category 3, but Still Threatens Florida

Hurricane Dorian has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm after stalling over the Bahamas, where officials say it is responsible for the deaths of at least five people. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is expected to remain over the Bahamas for much of Tuesday before moving “dangerously close” to the Florida coast […]

Police Never Responded After Odessa Shooter Threatened Neighbor With Rifle Last Month

The Odessa mass shooter threatened his neighbor with a rifle last month, but the police never responded after she reported the incident to them, according to breaking news via CNN. According to the CNN report, the 36-year-old perpetrator, who shot and killed seven people and wounded 22 more on Saturday afternoon, was reported to law […]

Odessa Mayor Blames Shootings On Evil People, Violent Video Games

The mayor of Odessa, Texas, on Sunday blamed the mass shooting in his town that claimed seven lives on “evil people” and “violent video games.” When MSNBC news host Kendis Gibson asked Mayor David Turner how he was going to comfort the people of his town, Turner responded: “You comfort your city with prayer. We’re […]

Trump’s tariffs on $112 billion of Chinese imports kick in

It just became 15% more expensive for U.S. companies to import everything from milk to diapers and sports equipment from China. Tariffs on $112 billion of Chinese goods went into effect Sunday. While some duties have been delayed and some items have been removed from the original list of $300 billion Chinese imports, many everyday grocery items […]

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 5 as ‘catastrophic’ storm closes in on Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm early Sunday as it closed in on the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said. It’s expected to bring devastating 160 mph winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening storm surge as it prepares to hit the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas. It will then hit Grand Bahama Island later on Sunday. Read […]

Trump Reacts To Justice Department Finding James Comey Violated FBI Policy

President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed parts of a report by the Justice Department’s inspector general that concluded former FBI Director James Comey had violated FBI policies in his handling of certain memos regarding his interactions with the president.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

Judge rejects Democrats’ bid to speed lawsuit for Trump’s tax returns

A federal judge on Thursday rejected House Democrats’ bid for quick consideration of their lawsuit seeking President Donald Trump’s tax returns. D.C. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden denied their request to both expedite consideration of the case and to decide on its merits without holding a trial. Read the rest of the story at Politico.

Here Are All The Ways Democrats Are Trying To Get Trump’s Tax Returns

Deutsche Bank revealed to a federal court this week that it may have copies of President Donald Trump’s tax returns that it could hand over to congressional Democrats in response to their subpoena.  Whether the bank obeys the subpoena will be up to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, and possibly the […]

Trump Tweets ‘Fox Isn’t Working For Us’ After Amicable Interview With DNC Staffer

President Donald Trump sent Fox News a message Wednesday that he would not tolerate watching hosts on his favorite TV network go easy on Democrats. The president threw a tantrum on Twitter after Fox News anchor Sandra Smith hosted Democratic National Committee communications director Xochitl Hinojosa to discuss ― amicably ― the 2020 Democratic presidential […]

The Third Democratic Debate Will Likely Be A One-Night Affair

Only 10 candidates qualified by the Aug. 28 deadline, which means ― unless ABC News suddenly reverses itself ― the candidates who will participate in the Sept. 12 event are: Former Vice President Joe Biden Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg Former Rep. […]

Queen Approves Boris Johnson’s Plan To Suspend Parliament As No-Deal Brexit Fears Mount

Queen Elizabethas approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament days after members of the body return to work. After a meeting of the privy council at the queen’s holiday home at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the monarch backed Johnson’s request for Parliament to be “prorogued” between Sept. 9 and Oct. 14. The government […]

Trump whines of ‘yet another big storm’ as Puerto Rico comes under a hurricane watch

With Puerto Rico under a hurricane watch on Tuesday, President Trump complained about “yet another big storm” heading toward the U.S. territory and lamented how much aid Congress had previously allocated for recovery efforts there, using an inflated figure. “Wow! Yet another big storm heading to Puerto Rico. Will it ever end?” the president wrote on […]

Attorney General William Barr planning private holiday party at Trump’s DC hotel

Attorney General William Barr is planning a holiday bash at his boss’ hotel in downtown Washington. The party at the Trump International Hotel, Washington, DC, could wind up costing more than $30,000, according to The Washington Post, which first reported on the party and its details. A Justice Department official told CNN that the party is […]

Trump says US may host next G7 at Trump National Doral Golf Resort

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is “possibly” looking at hosting the next G7 summit at his Trump National Doral Miami Golf Resort.  The US is next up to host the G7 in 2020. Trump said while he hasn’t made a final decision on where to host the summit, officials “haven’t found anything that’s even close […]

Trump floated the idea of using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes headed for US

President Donald Trump has floated multiple times the idea of thwarting hurricanes headed for the US by bombing them, including by dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes to disrupt their course, Axios reported Sunday, citing conversations with sources who heard Trump’s comments and were briefed on a National Security Council memo that recorded the comments.  Read the […]

Overstock Ex-CEO’s Bonkers Rant to Fox Business: I’m Part of ‘Deep State’

Hours after stepping down as the chief executive of online retail giant Overstock.com over his tryst with Russian spy Maria Butina and what he described as his role in a “deep state” government plot, Patrick Byrne appeared on Fox Business Network on Thursday to ostensibly make sense of both his baffling claims and his resignation. He made sense of neither. […]

Justice Department Sent White Nationalist Blog Post to Immigration Court Employees: Report

An email sent from the Justice Department to all immigration court employees this week included a link to an article posted on a white nationalist website that “directly attacks sitting immigration judges with racial and ethnically tinged slurs,” according to a letter sent by an immigration judges union and obtained by BuzzFeed News. Read the rest […]

Brazil’s Amazon Fires Highlight The Threat Of Deregulation Amid Climate Change

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took power this year promising to open the Amazon rainforest to industry, roll back environmental and indigenous protections and stack his Cabinet with ideologues who dismiss climate change as a Marxist hoax.  But the record wildfires now raging in the Amazon offer a terrifying rebuke and serve as a stark reminder of what’s at stake as Bolsonaro’s […]

Trump’s new trade war rationale: ‘I am the chosen one’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday adopted a religious theme in describing his role in picking a trade fight with China, saying: “I am the chosen one.” The president turned to look at the sky as he made the claim, using language that some Christians might consider offensive, because in Christian theology Jesus Christ is the […]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of the 2020 presidential race

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, he announced Wednesday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Inslee plans to send an email to supporters on Thursday announcing that he will run for a third term as governor, two sources close to Inslee told NBC News on condition of […]

Trump Backtracks On Tax Cuts, Says Economy Is Already Great

President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he doesn’t want another tax cut, a day after the White House signaled that the economy could use a little help. “I am not looking at a tax cut now,” the president told reporters in a reversal. “We don’t need it because we have a strong economy.” Trump and […]

Trump says U.S. ‘far from a recession’ as White House economic anxiety mounts

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was weighing a payroll tax cut — an idea his advisers had insisted was not under consideration, given its potential to signal administration concern about a weakening economy. “It is something that I’m thinking about,” he told reporters at the White House.  Read the rest of the story […]

Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn’t for sale

President Donald Trump is calling off an upcoming trip to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, a Danish territory, the White House announced on Tuesday. “Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing […]

Jeffrey Epstein signed will 2 days before death in Manhattan jail

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before he apparently hanged himself in a federal jail in New York City. The will, filed in the U.S. Virgin Islands and obtained by CBS News, showed that Epstein was worth more than $577 million.  Read the rest of the story at CBS News.

Here’s who has qualified for the September debates so far…

So far, nine candidates have met both thresholds, qualifying them for the debates scheduled for September 12 and 13: Former Vice President Joe Biden New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker Mayor Pete Buttigieg California Sen. Kamala Harris Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Businessman Andrew Yang […]

Democratic leaders assail Trump’s apparent reversal on background checks

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are lamenting President Donald Trump’s apparent about-face on enhanced backgrounds for firearm sales, with Schumer calling the move “not only disappointing but also heartbreaking.” Trump told reporters this weekend he will look “very strongly” at ideas from both Democrats and Republicans but said to remember that “we already have a […]

New York City Police Department Fires Officer Who Killed Eric Garner

The New York City Police Department announced Monday that it is firing Daniel Pantaleo, the officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014. The announcement comes more than two weeks after the judge presiding over Pantaleo’s disciplinary trial made a nonbinding recommendation for his dismissal. The choice ultimately fell to NYPD Commissioner […]

Top Trump Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Sees ‘No Recession In Sight’

hite House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said there is cause for optimism about the state of the U.S. economy despite growing fears of a recession in the coming months. In an interview with Fox News’ Dana Perino, Kudlow, who serves as the head of the National Economic Council, claimed the economy is “in pretty […]

Rashida Tlaib’s Grandmother on Trump: ‘May God Ruin Him’

The 90-year-old grandmother of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has a message for Donald Trump on Saturday: “may God ruin him.” Muftia Tlaib made the pronouncement in response to the president Friday tweet, where he said that the senior Tlaib is the “real winner” because she doesn’t have to see her granddaughter. “Trump tells me I should […]

At least 13 arrested at Portland right-wing rally, counterprotests

Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon. Authorities closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. The city’s mayor said the situation was “potentially dangerous and volatile,” and President Donald […]

Trump in New Hampshire: ‘You have no choice but to vote for me’

President Donald Trump made a rare move Thursday night — holding a rally in a state he didn’t win in 2016, with a stop in New Hampshire. Trump has spent most of his time as president in the key swing states of Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. But his advisers urged him to make a stop […]

Gunman wounds 6 police officers in Philadelphia

At least one gunman opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, authorities said. Two other officers were trapped inside the house for about five hours after the shooting broke out but were freed by a SWAT […]

Dow drops 800 points, marking worst day for stock market this year

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 800 points on Wednesday, as investors suffered their worst day of the year as new concerns arose over data on global economic growth. The tumble followed a series of concerning economic indicators from Germany and China, signaling renewed recession fears in the global economy.  Read the rest of the […]

Recession Fears Hit Wall Street Following Poor Economic Data From China And Germany

Wall Street was set to open sharply lower on Wednesday, as poor economic data from China and Germany put the focus back on the impact of a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war which is pushing some major economies towards the brink of recession.  The outlook for Germany’s export reliant economy was also grim and Chinese industrial […]

Trump boycott: Top Dem calls on foreign governments to stop using his hotels, businesses

The head of the House Foreign Affairs committee is directing the panel’s staffers to warn foreign governments not to patronize President Donald Trump’s businesses. Rep. Eliot Engel — one of about 200 lawmakers who sued Trump in 2017 charging he’s violating the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause by making money from foreign governments while in office […]

Trump was supposed to give a speech on energy yesterday. He went way off script.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday headed to a Shell petrochemicals plant being built outside Pittsburgh to give what was billed by the White House as a speech on “America’s Energy Dominance and Manufacturing Revival.” But the hourlong address was light on energy policy and heavy on stump speech material and off-script riffs, as Trump touched […]

Trump aside, Washington grows alarmed over Hong Kong unrest

Lawmakers and government officials across Washington, including some of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, are growing increasingly alarmed about the unrest in Hong Kong. One person, however, seems less concerned than most: Trump. As pro-democracy protesters clash with police and as China hints that it may violently quell the demonstrations, the events in Hong Kong […]

Warden of Manhattan jail where Jeffrey Epstein died is reassigned, 2 guards placed on leave

The warden of the federal lockup where accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein apparently took his own life has been temporarily reassigned and two guards tasked with watching the financier have been placed on leave, Department of Justice officials said Tuesday. The move to reassign the warden, Lamine N’Diaye, came three days after Epstein was found unresponsive at […]

Donald Trump Reaches Yet Another Bleak Milestone With His Lies

Donald Trump has now made more than 12,000 false and misleading claims and statements since becoming president in January 2017, according to The Washington Post. Trump’s total of untruths hit 12,019 on Aug. 5, the newspaper’s Fact Checker column reported Monday. It means he’s made an average of almost 13 untrue claims on each of […]

One Of Jeffrey Epstein’s Guards Was A Temp Correctional Officer: Report

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s guards the night he hanged himself in his federal jail cell wasn’t a regular correctional officer, according to a person familiar with the detention center, which is now under scrutiny for what Attorney General William Barr on Monday called “serious irregularities.”  Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Virgin Islands Home Searched by FBI

FBI agents on Monday were searching the Virgin Islands residence of Jeffrey Epstein, an accused child sex trafficker, a bureau spokesman told NBC News. The search of Epstein’s private island of Little St. James comes two days after the wealthy financier died from an apparent suicide while in jail in Manhattan. Read the rest of the […]

Texas Republicans brace for 2020 drubbing

As bad as it’s been for Texas Republicans lately, some members of the party are warning that 2020 could be even worse. The rash of recent House GOP retirements is just the latest sign of a state party in distress: In last year’s midterms, Democrats flipped a pair of longtime GOP districts, a Democrat came […]

Scaramucci: Trump’s ‘gone off the rails’ & I Can No Longer Support Him

Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci on Monday accused President Donald Trump of having “gone off the rails,” comparing him to a “demagogue” and insisting the administration’s conservative policy agenda is not worth the damage Trump has inflicted upon America’s democratic institutions.  Read the rest of the story at Politico.

Democrats rip Trump for promoting conspiracy theory about Jeffrey Epstein’s death

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke criticized President Donald Trump on Sunday for sharing unfounded conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Trump of misusing the presidency to “attack his political enemies.” “This is another example of our president using this position of public trust to attack his political enemies with unfounded conspiracy theories,” O’Rourke, who […]

El Paso Shooting Suspect Says He Targeted Mexicans: Police

The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say. Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at […]

Rep. Jerrold Nadler Gives CNN Unambiguous Answer: ‘This IS Formal Impeachment Proceedings’

After months of will-they,won’t-they, House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nalder finally confirmed, to CNN’s Erin Burnett, that the his committee has begun an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and that he has House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s political blessing: “This is formal impeachment proceedings.” Read the rest of the story at Mediaite.

Fitness Companies Equinox and SoulCycle respond to calls for boycott over owner’s Trump ties

Equinox and SoulCycle responded to calls for members to cancel their memberships on Wednesday over their owner’s plans to host a mega-fundraiser for President Donald Trump. Equinox Fitness, which operates its namesake company in addition to SoulCycle and Blink Fitness, issued a statement amid outrage over Stephen Ross’s upcoming fundraiser for Trump, where tickets run as high as […]

NYT Report: Trump Mulling Commutation of Sentence for Paragon of Corruption—and Former Celebrity Apprentice Star—Rod Blagojevich

President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling the commutation of the 14-year sentence of former Illinois Governor — and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant — Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 of 17 federal corruption charges after trying to sell off the appointment to the vacated Senate seat of newly-elected President Barack Obama. According to new report in the New York Times, Trump told […]

Democrats and the FBI say white extremism is a huge problem. Trump disagrees.

The issue of white extremism is taking on a new and important role in the American political conversation, and it is separate from the problem of guns and the people who will use them to mow down their fellow citizens. The two issues mix together after mass shootings carried out by racially motivated killers. But they […]

Trump may get cool reception from Dayton, El Paso leaders

President Trump may face a cool reception Wednesday from local leaders in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, when he travels to each city in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings. Democrats in both cities have indicated they’re not crazy about the president visiting, particularly in El Paso, where the suspected gunman allegedly published an […]

Trump Blames Everything But Guns And Himself For El Paso And Dayton Mass Shootings

President Donald Trump spoke Monday in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend, calling them a “crime against all of humanity.” The president blamed white supremacy, the internet, video games and mental illness for the massacres. He did not blame guns or himself.  Read the rest of the story at […]

Dow plummets on devaluation of China’s currency

U.S. stock markets plummeted on Monday following China’s move to devalue its currency, Beijing’s latest step in a tense faceoff on trade with President Trump.  Read the rest of the story at The Hill.

Mexico vows to take legal action against U.S. after El Paso massacre

Mexico on Sunday threatened to take legal action against the United States for failing to protect its citizens after this weekend’s mass shooting in the border city of El Paso. Of the 20 people gunned down at a Walmart at the Cielo Vista Mall, at least seven were Mexican citizens, and Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard promised […]

Classmates say Dayton gunman had a ‘hit list’ in high school

As a high school student, the gunman in the Dayton, Ohio, massacre had a “hit list” of classmates he wanted to kill or hurt, according to four former students who said they were told by school officials they were on the list. Spencer Brickler said a counselor at Bellbrook High School told him that he and […]

Accused El Paso Walmart Shooter Apparently Posted Racist Manifesto Before Attack

Patrick Crusius has been identified as the suspected gunman who attacked a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, a senior law-enforcement source told The Daily Beast. Crusius’ identity was first reported by CNN. Crusius apparently foreshadowed the attack online almost an hour beforehand, according to postings reviewed by The Daily Beast. Read the rest of the […]

El Paso shooting: 20 people dead, 26 injured, suspect in custody, police say

A gunman opened fire Saturday in a Walmart and around a nearby shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, leaving 20 people dead and 26 injured, law enforcement officials said. In delivering an updated number of deceased, Gov. Greg Abbott called it “one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas.”  Read the rest […]

Here’s who has qualified for the September debates so far

With the second debate wrapped up, the third Democratic debate hosted by ABC and Univision will happen during the second week of September. The candidates are still working to qualify and have another month to reach the polling threshold and grassroots fundraising thresholds as laid out by the Democratic National Committee.  See the full list at CNN.

GOP-Controlled Senate Passes Massive 2-Year Spending Deal

After years of decrying deficits and debt, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a massive $2.7 trillion budget plan, 67-28, that will suspend the debt ceiling for two years and increase spending to both domestic and military programs.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPo.

FBI Document Warns Conspiracy Theories Are A New Domestic Terrorism Threat

The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News. The FBI intelligence bulletin from the bureau’s Phoenix field office, dated May 30, 2019, describes “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists,” as a growing threat, and notes that it is the […]

Pelosi calls Kushner a ‘slumlord’ as she defends Cummings

Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a shot at Jared Kushner on Thursday as she defended Rep. Elijah Cummings after days of attacks from President Donald Trump. Pelosi, a Baltimore native, said that, instead of focusing his ire on Cummings, Trump should look within his own family when it comes to deteriorating housing conditions in the city. […]

Reagan Called Africans ‘Monkeys’ in Call With Nixon, Tape Reveals

Ronald Reagan was the governor of California in 1971 when he phoned the White House to vent his political frustration to President Richard M. Nixon and, according to a newly released audio recording, called African people “monkeys” in a slur that sparked laughter from the president of the United States. Read the rest of the […]

Republicans rattled after surge of retirements

The House GOP has been smacked by a wave of retirements over the past few weeks — but some Republicans fear the worst is yet to come. With the GOP relegated to the minority for the first time in eight years, a mix of veteran and vulnerable members have decided to call it quits instead […]

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates For First Time Since 2008

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and signaled a readiness to lower borrowing costs further if needed.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPo.

Ex-McConnell staffers lobbied on Russian-backed Kentucky project

Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure.  Read the rest of the story at Politico.

Trump Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Started Theory of FBI Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’

Donald Trump’s new pick for director of national intelligence played a role last year in popularizing what briefly became one of the right’s most easily debunked conspiracy theories about the investigation into the president and Russia, offering what he presented as evidence of an anti-Trump “secret society” operating within the FBI.  Read the rest of […]

Trump aides privately balk at Cummings attacks as strategy

President Donald Trump’s attacks on Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummingshaven’t gained as much internal support at the White House as his earlier attacks on the “Squad,” according to administration officials. But there are no signs Trump believes his strategy is wrong or is planning to pull back his attacks on the African American lawmaker from Baltimore.  Read the […]

McConnell blocks two election security bills

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked two election security measures on Thursday, arguing Democrats are trying to give themselves a “political benefit.”  Read the rest of the story at The Hill.

The Major Moments of Robert Mueller’s Testimony to Congress

The partisan war over Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election reached a messy and contentious climax on Wednesday as lawmakers spent hours grilling Mr. Mueller about his conclusions but extracted little information beyond what he had written in his voluminous report.  Read the rest of the story at The […]

Trump attorney: ‘Case is closed’ after Mueller testimony

Jay Sekulow, an attorney for President Trump, said Wednesday that former special counsel Robert Mueller’s daylong testimony validated the claims of the president and his allies and revealed “troubling deficiencies” in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.  Read the rest of the story at The Hill.

Most Americans Say Mueller Probe Is Fair — Even Republicans

Americans’ confidence in the fairness of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has never been higher — even among Republicans, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday, the day Mueller testified before Congress.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

Mueller, Trump’s silent foil, gets ready to talk

Since he was first appointed special counsel, Robert Mueller has been a unique foil for President Donald Trump — the kind who doesn’t clap back on Twitter, issue press releases in his own defense or go on television to accuse the president of committing crimes.  Read the rest of the story at NBC News.

Democrats planning Mueller ‘war room,’ social media blitz

House Democrats are preparing an all-out messaging blitz over the next three days to refocus Americans’ attention on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, hoping to channel the intense focus on Mueller’s congressional testimony Wednesday into a public outcry against President Donald Trump, as well as the prospect of future foreign interference in U.S. elections.  Read […]

Here’s the lineup for the next Democratic debates on July 30 & 31

CNN’s two-night Democratic primary debate will offer a rematch of former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris, whose clash over race became the most closely watched moment of the first round of debates. Biden and Harris will debate in Detroit on Wednesday, July 31.  Read the rest of the story at CNN.

House Approves A $15 Minimum Wage

The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, delivering a major, though mostly symbolic, victory to the Fight for $15 movement.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

House Votes To Condemn Trump’s Attack On Congresswomen As Racist

In response to President Donald Trump telling four congresswomen to “go back” to their original countries, Democrats offered a resolution condemning the president’s words as racist. But the House descended into even more chaos than expected Tuesday as Republicans objected to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) calling Trump’s comments “racist” ― technically a violation of House […]

AG Barr made decision to not bring charges against Eric Garner cop

The decision to not prosecute NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner’s death was ultimately made by Attorney General William Barr himself — because of “insufficient evidence” in the case, Brooklyn’s top prosecutor announced Tuesday.  Read the rest of the story at The New York Post.

Kellyanne Conway defies subpoena, skips Oversight hearing

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday defied a congressional subpoena, refusing to show up for testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee about her violations of the Hatch Act and prompting House Democrats to threaten to hold her in contempt of Congress.  Read the story at Politico.

The roster for the second Democratic debate will be determined this week

CNN and the Democratic National Committee will determine the lineups for the second Democratic presidential debate this week — finalizing the roster of which candidates will qualify and how they’ll be split among the two-night event starting July 31st.  Read the rest of the story at Vox.

‘This wasn’t just a briefing’: Pompeo grilled CIA analysts on Russia findings

Attorney General Bill Barr has ordered an investigation into whether the CIA was correct to determine that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to boost Donald Trump during the 2016 election. But that question has already been asked and answered at the CIA’s highest levels — by Mike Pompeo, a Trump loyalist, according to three people […]

Dairy Queen Employee Fired After ‘Marijuana’ Cake Mix-Up Goes Viral

On July 2, Kensli Taylor Davis shared a Facebook post with a picture of a 25th birthday cake that her mother had ordered from a Georgia Dairy Queen. The green-and-white confection featured a marijuana leaf and a stoned “My Little Pony” smoking a joint with bloodshot eyes. It was, however, supposed to be a “Moana” cake, […]

Border Chief Was Member Of Facebook Group That Joked About Migrant Deaths

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost early this month criticized comments by agents who were members of a secretive Facebook group that derided immigrants and posted sexist memes. Now The Intercept is reporting that Provost was also a member of the group.  Read the rest of the story at HuffPost.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Honors KKK Grand Wizard With Proclamation

Despite public outcry, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) re-signed a proclamation Thursday declaring July 13 as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in the state, honoring the Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and former Confederate general. To read the rest of the story, visit HuffPost!

Ocasio-Cortez: Detained migrants being told to ‘drink out of toilets’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday described the abysmal conditions she and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other House Democrats saw after visiting two immigration detention facilities in Texas, and said she’d learned that Customs and Border Patrol officers told detained women to “drink out of the toilets.” Read the story at NBC […]

Trump And Other Gaslighters/Narcissists Create Crises And Then Act Like They Solved Them

Gaslighters/narcissists create an enemy and crisis, then “solve” that same crisis.  They then demand accolades after that crisis (that they created) has been resolved.  Why do they do this?  It creates support within their base.  And with 2020 elections right around the corner, Trump knows the importance of manufacturing an enemy and then portraying himself as the […]

GOP Lawmaker: Russia Report Only ‘Reinforced the Anal Opening That I Believe Mueller to Be’

Months after the public release of the Mueller Report, former special counsel Robert Mueller finally agreed to testify before the House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on July 17. Although Mueller’s testimony before Congress has been routinely called for by Democrats, President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the House appear just as eager for Mueller’s testimony as it […]