As hundreds of thousands of young people protest for stricter gun laws at “March For Our Lives” demonstrations across the United States on Saturday, the Democratic Party and nonpartisan groups plan to register first-time voters.
A new report from the Associated Press says that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating connections between Cambridge Analytica and President Donald Trump’s campaign organization during the 2016 election cycle. Cambridge Analytica has come under fire in both the United Kingdom and the United States for allegations that the data firm used private information from…
John Bolton, who was named by President Donald Trump on Thursday as his new national security adviser, has a history of taking hardline positions on foreign policy.
The president considered serving as his own chief of staff so he could have “unfettered access to outsiders and fewer roadblocks to decision making.”
Vermont, a mostly rural New England state with a passion for hunting, has a reputation as a pro-gun stronghold, but the rising specter of school gun violence has shaken that longstanding political tradition.
Bolton’s war-first mentality coupled with Trump’s constant need to distract is a dangerous and possibly deadly combination.
“After we had been intimate, he tried to pay me, and I actually didn’t know how to take that,” Karen McDougal said in a new interview with CNN.
“They are bringing the biggest neo-con in the world. The one who so many millions of voters voted against in 2016, who voted against stupid wars.”
Here’s a tip: don’t take advantage of tipped workers. MarketWatch reports that tucked into the sprawling 1.3-trillion dollar omnibus spending bill the House just passed is a provision that will ensure that workers can keep their tips. You wouldn’t think that would be necessary, and so, wouldn’t expect it to be news-worthy, but it’s a…
The main U.S. coal miners’ union is set to endorse two Democrats running for Congress in West Virginia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday – a boost for Democrats trying to win over a constituency that voted heavily for Republican Donald Trump in 2016.
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster is the latest adult to decide to get out while the getting is good as the Trump presidency dumpster fire rages out of control. The New York Times reported, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the battle-tested Army officer, tapped as President Trump’s national security adviser last year to stabilize a…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker must hold special elections in two state districts, a judge ruled on Thursday, after Democrats said he was putting off the votes over fears of losing the formerly Republican-held seats.
On MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell explained the biggest difference in language and self-awareness that exists between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Video: .@Lawrence Lawrence O'Donnell on why Joe Biden is nothing like Donald Trump. https://t.co/I3sBkIcL8v #DeadlineWhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/ofo8DWmQZY — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 22, 2018 O’Donnell said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House, “In Joe Biden’s case,…
In his farewell speech, outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited perplexing foreign affairs relationships as one of the challenges our country faces and warned colleagues in this “very mean-spirited town” to never lose their personal integrity.
Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is warning House Republicans that they need to be running scared because a blue wave is coming for them in November. Politico reported: Speaker Paul Ryan and the National Republican Congressional Committee are less concerned about their battle-tested swing-district members — who face tough races every election…
Norm Eisen, who worked once with John Dowd, wrote that he suspects Dowd quit because his client President Trump was about to walk right into a perjury trap and thereby commit legal suicide.
Today, John Dowd, one of several attorneys working on Mr. Trump’s legal team has resigned as was speculated by many. With reports of Trump’s disaffection with his legal team coupled with reports of his taking advice from more non-traditional individuals such as Fox News personality, Judge Jean Pirro. Fox news opinion personalities have urged Trump…
American University in Washington, D.C. has reported that there is a major new development in a lawsuit which was filed last year over President Trump’s business conflicts.  The lawsuit, filed in both Maryland and the District of Columbia, alleges that Trump has violated the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. It has now been expanded to…
John Dowd bailed on Trump after the president added a Fox News conspiracy theorist to his legal team. CNN reported: Trump lawyer John Dowd was not happy with the hiring of Joe DiGenova, and members of the legal team were not happy with Dowd's statement on Saturday about ending the Mueller probe. Decision to leave…
As has been speculated for days, Trump lawyer John Dowd has gotten tired of his impossible client and quit as Special Counsel Robert Mueller closes in. The New York Times reported that Dowd resigned because Trump wasn’t listening to him, “Mr. Dowd, who took over the president’s legal team last summer, had considered leaving several…
House Intelligence Committee Republicans continue to show why they are accessories to Trump’s Russia cover-up by denying a Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for an open hearing where witnesses could be subpoenaed, and Steve Bannon could be held in contempt. CNN’s Manu Raju tweeted: Schiff said Dems sought to hold today’s House Intel hearing in open…
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has notified the campaign committee of California Congressman Devin Nunes that they are investigating possible violations of campaign finance laws by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The FEC sent a letter on Wednesday to Nunes through the committee that has been raising funds for his campaigns. Â They are…
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a $1.3 trillion bipartisan spending bill today after unveiling it to the public on Wednesday night.  Congress must pass the bill this week to avoid shutting down the U.S. government.  The massive spending bill is 2,232 pages long. The biggest news coming out of the bill’s…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to seek the death penalty in drug-related cases whenever it is “appropriate,” saying the Justice Department must boost efforts to counter America’s epidemic of opioid abuse. His mandate to prosecutors followed a plan announced by President Donald Trump…
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s private security detail accompanied him on first-class flights, the agency confirmed on Wednesday to U.S. House Democrats, who requested details on his travels amid growing scrutiny of Cabinet members’ spending. Democrats on the House of Representatives Energy Committee – Frank Pallone, Diana DeGette…
The Republican candidate in a close U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania conceded to his Democratic opponent on Wednesday, cementing a Democratic upset in a long-time Republican area that President Donald Trump handily won in 2016.
By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress late on Wednesday unveiled a $1.3 trillion bill to fund the government through September, which includes an additional $80 billion in national defense spending but fails to fund some of President Donald Trump’s immigration initiatives. If passed by…
