Lawrence O’Donnell and his guests explained why Democrats won on the shutdown by separating the issue of the shutdown from the issue of DACA. Video: O’Donnell said, “But there was a big dynamic change when Mitch Mcconnell announced that he was going to move the date, which was a concession by Mcconnell to move the…
Anti-capitalists marched through Swiss cities on Tuesday to protest a planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum (WEF) and broke through a security cordon in Davos.
Leftists organizers called for the protests under the mottos “Trump Not Welcome” and “Smash WEF!”
Rachel Maddow showed how the President is trying to kill the Russia investigation by tampering with the six witnesses that can back up former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony. Video: Maddow said, “There are six people on the list that we know of who were in on the evidence, who have evidence of the president’s…
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that all of the threads in the Russia scandal lead to Donald Trump. Video: On MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said of Jeff Sessions, “He was involved in the campaign then as a US Senator, now as Attorney General, his potential involvement in this cover-up,…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a steep tariff on imported solar panels on Tuesday, a move billed as a way to protect American jobs but which the solar industry said would lead to thousands of layoffs and raise consumer prices.
GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said that Fox News is no longer a conservative network, but an authoritarian state run TV channel. Video: Schmidt said, “It is important to understand that the abnormality of what’s happening here, this allegation that there’s a deep state, that there’s a conspiracy within, that there’s a fifth column in the…
The company that makes Kleenex and Huggies announced that they are laying off 5,500 and that the money they saved from the Trump tax cut is making the cost reductions possible. USA Today reported: The company said it plans to shed $500 million to $550 million in costs before 2022 through a restructuring plan that…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to talk to Donald Trump, and people close to Trump are warning the President to stay away because Mueller is, “a killer.” The Washington Post reported: However, some of Trump’s close advisers and friends fear a face-to-face interview with Mueller could put the president in legal jeopardy. A central worry,…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. congressional Democrats urged social media companies on Tuesday to investigate reported actions by automated Russia-linked accounts, in connection with a Republican memorandum that was said to be critical of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of President Donald Trump’s ties with Russia. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a senior member…
In a pool spray with reporters, Trump denied every new story out there with the Russia investigation and tried to pretend like everything is good as his presidency inches toward its reckoning. Video: Transcript of Trump and reporters in the Oval Office: Reporter: Did you talk to him about it? Trump: No, I didn’t. I’m…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into texts exchanged between two officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Republican lawmaker who chiefly oversees the FBI and Justice Department said on Tuesday. “I am pleased to hear that Attorney…
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the White House and told them that he is taking his offer of border wall money off the table as part of any deal on immigration. Politico reported: The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday that he was retracting the offer he made last…
Brandon Griesemer was arrested for making 22 phone calls to CNN where he threatened to commit mass murder in the name of gunning down “fake news.” CBS46 in Atlanta reported: According to federal court documents obtained by CBS46 Monday, 19-year-old Brandon Griesemer made 22 calls to CNN earlier this month. It began with claims of…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the first member of Trump’s cabinet to be interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of the Russia investigation. The New York Times reported, “Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s meddling in…
Republicans in Congress were trying to avoid the immigration minefield before the midterm election, but one of the major consequences of the government shutdown is that the Senate will now spend precious weeks in session having a public immigration fight. Video: MSNBC’s Garrett Haake reported, “There has been no pause, literally no pause, in the…
By many measures, George W. Bush could’ve gone down as one of America’s worst presidents. But Trump’s presidency has seemingly saved him from this fate.
