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Washington Is Willing to Talk With North Korea, the South’s President Says
The United States “has expressed its willingness to start dialogue with the North,” said a…
Mick Mulvaney pulling out all the teeth the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals needs to be hearing the already expedited case to…
Devin Nunes' creates another way to lie—his own fake news site
Republican Congressman Devin Nunes—unhappy with his ability to spread false stories only through press conferences,…
Department of Education to dismiss ALL transgender student bathroom access complaints, nationwide
The Department of Education, helmed in this new Republican era of ensuring every federal department…
Trump's favorite terrorist Duterte tells his soldiers to shoot female rebels in the vagina
This is the man Donald Trump has been praising non-stop. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told…
Someone In The White House Leaked Trump’s Secret Plan To Divide The Country With Racism
A White House aide leaked to the press that Trump’s real plan for 2018 is…
Trump can’t turn on the lights for Puerto Rico, but helping coal baron Bob Murray is an 'emergency'
Donald Trump doesn’t know where to find the money for his infrastructure program. He doesn’t have…
50 years after the Memphis sanitation workers strike, the battle for a higher wages rages on
Fifty years ago, two Memphis sanitation workers were crushed by garbage compactors while on the…
The Justice Department’s Third Highest Ranking Official Has Resigned
Yet another high-ranking official who might find themselves having to deal with the Trump administration’s…
Trump's budget 'science fiction' and Republican tales of horror
Donald Trump may not have done much else, but he’s definitely developed a style—throw out…
The inescapable sexism of the Winter Olympics
On Monday night in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Norway’s Maren Lundby quite literally flew through a blizzard…
America Doubles Over In Laughter As Mike Pence Says There Is Zero Tolerance For Domestic Violence In The White House
Vice President Mike Pence claimed that there is no place in the White House for…
Open thread for night owls: Excerpts from the March edition of Harper's Index
Here are some excerpts from behind the March Harper’s Index (behind a paywall): Hours last…
Trump’s budget cuts Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, breaking core campaign promise
When he began his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to “save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security…
Rachel Maddow Just Wrecked Trump’s Infrastructure Week
Rachel Maddow used the example of Trump’s acting director who was overseeing rail safety with…
Trump Threatens New Trade Penalties, but It Could Be a Hard Bargain
The president said the United States would announce a “reciprocal tax” on unfair trading partners,…
'Black Panther' touches on black identity and the fantasy of a people unburdened
There is an interesting argument with Blaxploitation films. The movies, predominantly made during the 1970’s, are usually characterized…
Sea level rise is speeding up, scientists confirm
Climate change is making our seas rise faster and faster, confirms a new study examining…
Terrified GOP Begging Bob Corker Not To Retire As Deep-Red Tennessee Could Go Blue
Trump cheerleader and frontrunner for the nomination, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, could lose the seat for…
Trump Administration Targets Obama-Era Effort to Limit Methane
The rule, dating from President Barack Obama’s final days in office, survived a Senate vote…
Daniel Ramirez Medina, detained by ICE for six weeks last year, fights to win back DACA status
Campaign Action Trump administration officials from the top down keep insisting that Deferred Action for Childhood…
Trump’s pick to run the 2020 Census withdraws from consideration
Thomas Brunell, President Trump’s pick for deputy director of the Census Bureau, has withdrawn his…
Parents Of GOP Senate Candidate Donate Maximum Amount To Democratic Opponent
It’s nothing short of embarrassing that the folks who know GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson…
A Whirlwind Envelops the White House, and the Revolving Door Spins
The good news for President Trump: He has set a modern White House record. The…
Fast food workers mark fiftieth anniversary of Memphis sanitation strike with day of action
February 12 is the fiftieth anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers strike, and to mark…
56 attorneys general push Congress to help sexual harassment victims gain access to the courts
Attorneys general from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories wrote a…
Trump’s VA Secretary Used Taxpayer Dollars To Take His Wife On A European Vacation
This is part of a pattern of members of the administration – up to and…
Accusations Against Aide Renew Attention on White House Security Clearances
More than a year after joining the White House as a senior adviser, the president’s…