After it was reported that Trump chief of staff John Kelly let Rob Porter continue…
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In weekend tweets, Trump rants about 'Fake News', 'Due Process' and Russia, Russia, Russia
Welcome back to our most reliably agony-inducing feature, the weekend look into Donald Trump’s rapidly…
Nancy Pelosi Wants to Take Back the House. But She Faces a More Urgent Test.
At 77, Ms. Pelosi remains a dominant figure in Washington. How she bridges Democrats’ factions…
Budget-busting deal shows that Barack Obama was much better at business than Trump
I promise I’ll get to why Obama was better at business than Trump, but first…
Devin Nunes Is Running His Own Fake News Site Featuring Articles About How Great He Is
House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), is following in Trump’s footsteps by creating…
Mick Mulvaney GivesThe Sickest Defense Of Trump Domestic Violence You’ll Ever Hear
Trump has so many domestic abusers around him that Mick Mulvaney couldn’t be sure which…
Adam Schiff Completely Destroys Hypocrite Trump For Refusing To Release The Dem Memo
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) pulled no punches on Trump as he characterized the president’s decision…
Why companies like Disney are willing to give out temporary bonuses
You’ve probably seen announcements from Walt Disney and other companies about bonuses recently. Walt Disney…
John Kelly’s Own Staff Turn On Him And Call Him A Liar
Trump appears set to go through another chief of staff as John Kelly’s own staff…
White House officials say Trump will keep Kelly despite defense of domestic abuser
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and budget chief Mick Mulvaney separately said Sunday that President…
Mick Mulvaney GivesThe Sickest Defense Of Trump Domestic Violence You’ll Ever Here
Trump has so many domestic abusers around him that Mick Mulvaney couldn’t be sure which…
Donnie, just pop a Viagra. It's cheaper than a military parade.
Way back during the Stone Age when I was a young bright-eyed soldier serving in…
Gillibrand offers Trump ‘due process’ hearings on sexual assault allegations against him
Following the resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter over multiple accusations of domestic…
Joy Reid Blasts Fox News For Blaming Obama For Trump’s Wife Beating White House
Joy Reid called out Fox News on MSNBC’s AM Joy for trying to blame Obama…
Russian passenger plane crashes near Moscow; 71 feared dead
By Maria Kiselyova and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian passenger plane crashed near…
Federal judge: Holding inmates longer on immigration detainers is unconstitutional
A federal court judge in California ruled last Thursday that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…
Trump Can Honor The Troops By Reading National Security Briefings, Not Holding Parades
If he gave a damn about our military, then he would at least care to…
Black History Month: Loiza—the African heart of Puerto Rico and the arts that portray it
One of the areas of Puerto Rico struggling to survive after the devastation of back-to-back…
Liberals Wanted Fiscal Stimulus. Conservatives Delivered It.
Left-leaning economists hate the timing and the composition. But the expansionary fiscal policy they sought…
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: He-Man Woman-Haters Club, White House Chapter
The last two weeks would seem to demand another advance of the Fascism Watch. After…
Saturday open thread for night owls. Aronoff: The case for nationalizing Elon Musk
Kate Aronoff at In These Times writes—The Case for Nationalizing Elon Musk. When companies like SpaceX…
Documents reveal California law enforcement working with neo-Nazis against anti-fascist groups
In 2016, violence broke out between anti-fascist protestors and neo-Nazis at a Sacramento, California neo-Nazi…
Nuts & Bolts: Inside Democratic Campaigns—Kitchen cabinets and campaign staff
Welcome back, Saturday Campaign D-I-Y’ers! For those who tune in, welcome to the Nuts &…
Remington is looking into filing for bankruptcy, unable to withstand 'Trump slump'
According to Reuters, gun manufacturer Remington Outdoor Company Inc. is sitting on a $950 million pile…
‘No Fire, No Fury?’ Trump Is on Board With a Jeanine Pirro Book to Rebut Michael Wolff
Ms. Pirro, the Fox News personality, met with President Trump on Wednesday in the White…
This week in science: up, up, and away!
There’s a lot of stuff under all that ice at the poles. It’s been sealed…
Aspen pot sales exceed alcohol for the first time as people ditch booze for marijuana
Does legalizing marijuana make people drink less alcohol? New sales figures from Colorado seem to indicate…
This week in the war on workers: What do minimum wage increases mean for jobs?
A study last year claimed that Seattle’s minimum wage had hurt low-income workers, a claim that…
Fired Official Was Exploring Resolution to 9/11 Case Precluding Death Penalty
A tribunal official fired without explanation last week had been in talks that could have…