Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) made it clear that the Russia investigation is coming back if Democrats win control of the House in November. Swalwell said on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, “Again, this is the problem with our investigation was Stone, like many others, was not required to turn over all of the…
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million.
It would be a best-case scenario for the United States if Bolton’s time as National Security Advisor ends before it even begins.
This interesting piece of information comes as the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to level new sanctions against Russia.
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and 2016 campaign CEO, had a fiery response on Wednesday to Wall Street’s dim view of Trump’s trade actions against China.
Scott Pruitt’s reckless use of taxpayer dollars might be stunning if it weren’t so common for those working in this administration – including the president.
Rachel Maddow is now the #1 show on cable news after she finished with more total viewers than any show on Fox News in March. – “All In with Chris Hayes†(8-9pm) averaged 1,985,000 total viewers (vs. CNN’s 1,187,000), beating CNN for the 16th straight month, up +12% over March 2017 (vs. FOX News’ -29%…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian oligarchs for potentially funneling money to Donald Trump’s campaign and inauguration. CNN reported, “Investigators are asking whether wealthy Russians illegally funneled cash donations directly or indirectly into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and inauguration. Investigators’ interest in Russian oligarchs has not been previously reported. It reveals that Mueller’s team…
A former business associate of President Donald Trump who worked as an informant for U.S. government agencies met with representatives of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, according to three people familiar with the meeting.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace reported that a former federal prosecutor had told her that Mueller’s report on Trump obstruction of justice would put the impeachment process in motion. Video: Mueller's report on Trump's obstruction will set the impeachment process in motion. https://t.co/qY18cdMB62 pic.twitter.com/67Y6rgI4yh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 4, 2018 Wallace said, “A former federal…
The White House trotted out Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to announce that Trump is sending National Guard troops to the border to combat a fake border crisis and distract from the backfiring of his trade war with China. Video of Kirstjen Nielsen announcing the National Guard troops to the border: Trump uses a fake…
A federal judge tore into all of the legal arguments that a lawyer for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort made on Wednesday in his long-shot civil case to convince her that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has run amok and should be reined in.
Fox News grilled Scott Pruitt over pay raises that two of his friends from Oklahoma were given even though the White House rejected the request. It is clear that even Fox is trying to push Pruitt out the door. Video of Scott Pruitt being interviewed on Fox News: Even Fox News is trying to get…
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro admitted on CNBC that the tax cuts for the rich are creating a downward pressure on the wages of workers. Video: Navarro said, “I was a little puzzled when the Fed announced three rate hikes before the end of the year because when I look at the chess board “I…
KATU, a news station owned by Sinclair Media Group and based in Portland, Oregon, has asked — essentially threatened — employees not to share “negative information” about the company with the press. FTVLive obtained an internal memo written by the station’s general manager, Robert Truman, ordering staff not to speak with the media about the…
MSNBC’s Velshi and Ruhle didn’t mince words when talking about Trump’s trade war with China. The MSNBC hosts directly said that Trump and his administration are lying about the US trade deficit with China. Video of MSNBC’s Velshi and Ruhle: This is how you handle a Trump lie. Courtesy of MSNBC's Velshi and Ruhle. https://t.co/1Hujh5C6zC…
On Tuesday, a woman named Nasim Najafi Aghdam carried out a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in California, wounding three people and killing herself. Now her family is saying that they had tried to warn police about her anger toward the company, telling authorities “she might do something.” The night before, police found her sleeping in her…
Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has been left terrified after a Democrat was elected to his state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, prompting a meltdown on Twitter. Rebecca Dallet, a liberal judge, beat her conservative opponent, Michael Screnock, by a nearly 12-point margin. This is a significant victory, given that Democrats typically have a difficult…
While various media outlets report that Donald Trump’s poll numbers are on the rise, we should take a moment to grab on to reality with both hands, and remember that those poll numbers remain at what my AP Calculus teacher used to somberly describe as”below C-level.” In other words, FoxBusiness, nothing to crow about. It’s…
This is the kind of year when even elections for judges get national attention.  And this means not just media attention but also money — a lot of money.  Yesterday’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin is a case in point. Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet cruised to a runaway victory that sent shockwaves (again) through the national…
A half century after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. civil rights leaders say they are fearful President Donald Trump could reverse progress made on civil rights in the United States since King’s death.
Trump loves to tweet, and now twitter is firing back at the president who has been posting some nasty tweets about Amazon and Jeff Bezos. Many people on the White House staff have tried to stop Trump from tweeting, but to no avail. Â Now former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has come up with a great…
A half century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to march in support of the city’s striking sanitation workers. It was the last trip the Baptist minister turned civil rights leader would make in the name of social justice.
