As the Trump team struggles mightily to portray a tax plan that would disproportionately reward the wealthy—and Trump himself—as pro-working class, the Treasury Department has reportedly suppressed a government analysis that exposes as false President Donald Trump’s central claim that workers, not rich corporate shareholders, would be the primary beneficiaries of a massive reduction in […]
In less than an hour on Thursday morning, President Donald Trump went from encouraging Americans to watch his favorite show, Fox & Friends, to telling residents of Puerto Rico the crisis there is “largely of their own making” to ultimately saying that the U.S. government cannot keep federal emergency workers there “forever.” The series of […]
One of the most recognizable Iraq War critics of the Bush era weighed in this week on President Donald Trump’s widely-criticized interactions with Gold Star families in recent days—arguing that while Trump’s attacks on statements made by the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson were “so insensitive,” President George W. Bush’s own legacy should not […]
CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee’s emails during the 2016 presidential campaign was an inside job, rather than a hack by Russian intelligence. Pompeo met on October 24 with William […]
Peter Piot has been named the “Mick Jagger of microbes,” a Belgian baron, and, as of this year, special adviser on the coronavirus to the European Commission president. He insists he hasn’t become a Eurocrat. But he does frequently text President Ursula von der Leyen, whom he praises as “no nonsense” and “very down to […]
Vermont will be the only state to never have sent a woman to Congress following Wednesday’s announcement that Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) will be appointed to represent Mississippi in the Senate. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) appointed Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Thad CochranWilliam (Thad) Thad CochranEspy wins Mississippi Senate Democratic primary […]
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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said he would force a vote in the House on impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday, citing the “bigotry, hatred, and hostility” that Trump has demonstrated since taking office. “I love my country,” wrote Green on Tuesday in a letter (pdf) to his colleagues in the House. “For this reason, I […]
The GOP tax bill expected to hit the floor of Congress for a vote Tuesday afternoon has been characterized as legislation “written for Republicans’ wealthy campaign contributors,” but a report published Monday made clear that Republicans are not just attempting to fatten the already-overflowing pockets of their donors—they’re also doing all they can to “feather […]
WWE has now revealed all five participants for NXT’s gauntlet eliminator match. It was announced today that Bronson Reed will take part in the gauntlet eliminator match on this Wednesday’s episode of NXT. Kushida, Cameron Grimes, Kyle O’Reilly, and Timothy Thatcher are the other wrestlers who are set for the match. The winner of the […]