Up and down ballots all across the country, from Virginia to Missouri to Wisconsin, Democrats are showing they have the momentum heading into this fall’s elections.
“Buried in this filing that came out late last night, there is a blunt assertion here from the special counsel’s office that this investigation cannot be stopped if you stop Robert Mueller.”
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller told President Donald Trump’s attorneys last month he was continuing to investigate the president but did not consider him a criminal target in the Russia probe “at this point,” the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Mueller is preparing a report about whether the president’s personal actions since taking office constitute obstruction of justice.Â
As the 50th anniversary of King’s death approaches on April 4, Singleton and others have been reflecting on the man who inspired them and the legacy he left behind.
MSNBC had their best second quarter ever in part thanks to Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell hitting record highs in viewership. According to a statement provided to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC: For the 1st quarter of 2018, MSNBC dominated CNN with record-breaking total-viewer ratings in every key daypart and for every hour between 9am and 11pm…
The Presidential Personnel Office is responsible for the vetting and hiring of nearly 4000 government employees with 1200 requiring Senate approval. It is this office which ensures the government functions smoothly and properly under any administration. However, recent reporting by the Washington Post suggests the office is operating with approximately one-third of the normal staff,…
This type of language used to be isolated to the most extreme elements of the Republican Party. Now it is standard campaign talking points. For that, we can thank the man in the Oval Office.
The climate has changed so much after Parkland that MSNBC was able to launch into a conversation about how Trump and the Republicans are not doing anything about guns after the YouTube shooting. Video: MSNBC calls out Trump and the GOP for doing nothing on guns after #YouTubeHQ shooting https://t.co/KDjyYQsOU2 pic.twitter.com/ixrJKlvPZd — Sarah Reese Jones…
March For Our Lives issues a heartfelt statement of support and a call for these mass incidents to stop after the YouTube shooting. Here is the statement tweeted by March For Our Lives: Our hearts are with you, @YouTube. pic.twitter.com/zD63Wn0vTC — March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) April 3, 2018 Whether you are Republican or Democrat,…
Police said on Tuesday they were responding to an “active shooter” at YouTube’s headquarters near San Francisco, as witnesses described seeing blood on the floor and stairs and casualties were reported.
Oklahoma teachers walked out of classes for a second straight day on Tuesday, closing schools in the state’s two biggest cities, as they demanded higher state spending on public education in the latest U.S. labor action by educators.
Texas Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke raised a record-setting $6.7 million in the first three months of the year, according to the Dallas Morning News. He still trails Ted Cruz in the polls, however, in a solidly red state which has not seen a Democrat elected to the Senate in 18 years. The…
During a joint press conference at the White House with the leaders of the Baltic States, Trump came unhinged and fell apart when asked about Russia. Video of Trump: Trump comes unglued in front of the world when asked about Russia at press conference. https://t.co/gDKbygpoJT pic.twitter.com/LxRYUr6bMQ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 3, 2018 Trump…
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said he’d be sending the military to guard the U.S.-Mexico border until he can get his long-promised wall. “Until we can have a wall and proper security, we are going to be guarding our border with the military,” he said. “That’s a big step.†This is the…
Trump claimed that only very stupid people don’t want to get along better with Russia, and by getting along better Trump meant being controlled by Putin. Video of Trump calling people fighting for US democracy stupid: Trump thinks that only very stupid people don't want to be Putin puppets. https://t.co/ZwrcmM9hBa pic.twitter.com/ZMqRCTlbZF — Sarah Reese Jones…
The Environmental Protection Agency has exempted one of the nation’s largest oil refining companies from complying with U.S. biofuels regulations – a waiver historically reserved for tiny operations in danger of going belly up, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch lawyer who became the first person to be sentenced in the ongoing Robert Mueller-led investigation after he lied to to the FBI about his contact with former Trump campaign member Rick Gates, was hoping he’d get off without ever having to set foot in prison. Unfortunately for him, the…
A group of U.S. states and cities on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from asking people filling out 2020 census forms whether they are citizens.
Corey Lewandowski who is still in regular contact with Trump just made Trump’s Russia problems worse by going on MSNBC and defending Trump inviting Putin to the White House while calling Russia a superpower. Video of Corey Lewandowski: Corey Lewandowski opened his mouth and made Trump's Russia problems much much worse. https://t.co/T98fs2Onsj pic.twitter.com/NFKuNBnHgc — PoliticusUSA…
The Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 days in prison and a $20,000 fine for lying to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators about contacts with an official in President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The first sentence in the Russia probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller was handed down today. Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch attorney who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with former Trump campaign staffer Rick Gates and suspected Russian operative Konstantin Kilimnik, became the first person to face consequences…
How soon until Paul Manafort makes a plea deal. That is the looming question that has to be hanging over President Trump’s head Tuesday morning after the late night dump of a secret Rosenstein memo that proves Mueller has broad authorization to investigation Manafort for possible collusion with Russia.
A Sinclair owned station in Wisconsin defied their corporate owners and refused to air a Trump propaganda warning about “fake news.” Sinclair caused an uproar by making local station anchors read a piece of Trump propaganda about media false information: At least one station, so far, has refused. WMSN/Fox47 in Madison, Wisconsin tweeted out a…
It’s hard to keep track of all the women who have current lawsuits against the president.  Summer Zervos, Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels — and now we can add Jessica Denson to the list. On March 26th Denson became the fourth woman to sue Trump during his presidency, and the third to try to void a…
Robert Mueller, the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, is specifically authorized to investigate allegations that Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, colluded with Russia to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, a court filing showed late on Monday.
