The New York Daily News reported yesterday that Michael Cohen owes New York nearly $54,000 in unpaid taxi medallion taxes. This points out a couple of important things. One is that Cohen may have broken state laws and has legal jeopardy for those possible crimes. The other is that the FBI raid on Cohen’s offices was…
“This is the founding mythology of Paul Ryan over his 20 years in Congress,” Maddow said about the claim that Speaker Ryan is a fiscally responsible budget expert.
Gun control advocates are planning to send birthday packages to newly turned 18-year-olds in 10 states where they believe pro-gun lawmakers are vulnerable. Inside each: a voter registration form.
“Where was Paul Ryan’s press conference after Charlottesville? … Where’s Paul Ryan been standing up defending Robert Mueller day in and day out? It hasn’t happened.”
The Guardian reports chilling -if not altogether surprising- news that David Smith (the chairman of the now-infamous Sinclair Broadcast Group) assured candidate Donald Trump in 2016 that his organization had his back. Because, you know, that’s the role of a news agency. “The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House…
During Mr. Trump’s meltdown on Monday night, prior to his meeting with his security team regarding the issue of Syria, the reader might recall a reporter asking Mr. Trump quite an unusual question: “Why don’t you just fire Mueller?” If you find this unusual, it might be because it is. Taunting a sitting president to…
“What happened to Trump’s promise not to telegraph his plans? What happened to his promise not to start stupid wars?”
According to YouGov, Obama isn’t just more admired in the United States, but he’s more popular in all 35 countries surveyed – except Russia.
IBM became the 23rd advertiser to drop Laura Ingraham as Rupert Murdoch is standing behind her, but the network is losing money. The Wrap reported: “Laura Ingraham’s mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.†“IBM no longer advertises on the show you referenced,†a…
The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair) met with Donald Trump after he secured the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 and told him, “We are here to deliver your message.†David Smith told The Guardian the meeting took place in Trump Tower and was arranged by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. “I asked [Trump],…
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that it is possible that the Access Hollywood tape is being investigated as part of potential collusion between Trump and Russia on the release of John Podesta’s hacked emails. Video: Adam Schiff scares Trump to death by linking the #AccessHollywood tape to Russia collusion. https://t.co/LhlUuNvyPi pic.twitter.com/IxyWX93QT3 — Sarah Reese Jones…
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Gowdy also said in the letter he had not received documents that referred to “specific, ongoing threats associated with the Administrator’s air travel,” which the agency had said were the basis for obtaining Pruitt’s first-class air tickets.
Zuckerberg assured members of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee that users have ultimate control of their Facebook information, but undermined that by saying he was among the 87 million users whose data was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Nicolle Wallace crushed Trump’s latest lies about the Russia investigation with a brutal fact check. Video: Nicolle Wallace absolutely crushed Trump with a Russia fact check. https://t.co/w94TXNmTQz pic.twitter.com/puxsafRvQY — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) April 11, 2018 Wallace said on her Deadline: White House MSNBC show, “Here’s what he put out this he typed, much of the bad…
A newly filed complaint has been lodged against Florida Governor Rick Scott’s Political Action Committee (PAC) for violating federal campaign fundraising laws. The ‘New Republican PAC’ started by Scott had a stated purpose of “rebranding the Republican Party.” But recently it abruptly made a change from GOP rebranding to being used as a tool to…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging what it calls a pattern by President Donald Trump’s administration of detaining illegal immigrants seeking to legalize their status based on marriages to U.S. citizens.
Paul Ryan’s seat is already being listed as competitive for Democrats after the Speaker of the House announced that he wouldn’t seek another term. Dave Wasserman of The Cook Political Report looked at the impact of Ryan’s retirement, “More locally, Ryan’s exit puts his southeastern Wisconsin seat at risk for the first time since his…
An ABC News interview with former FBI director James Comey is set to air on Sunday, and if reports are correct, it promises to be a shocking one. In a clip released Wednesday, Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos asks Comey what it feels like to compare Trump to a mobster. “How strange is it for you…
In a new document, The National Rifle Association revised its previous statement about receiving one Russian donation to correct that number to more than 20 Russia linked contributions. In a letter to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) revealed Wednesday, the NRA said most of these payments were “routine” for membership or magazine subscriptions and the sum…
House Speaker Paul Ryan wasn’t the only Republican to announce his plans to retire on Wednesday — Rep. Dennis Ross of Florida also said he’d be stepping down this year. The legislator says his decision has to do with wanting to spend more time with family and needing to reconnect with the place he represents. “Eight…
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) became the second Republican today, after Speaker Paul Ryan to announce that he is retiring from the House. The Tampa Bay Times interviewed Ross: Eight years takes its toll on you. When you feel like a stranger in your hometown, it’s time to say, ‘There’s got to be an exit strategy…
In his swan song press conference Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said “I have accomplished much of what I came here to do.† He said that “tax reform and rebuilding the military†were his two big achievements as a Republican leader in Congress. Unfortunately for America’s middle class, he also said that he has…
A majority of US Senators, two Republicans and all 49 Democrats, are supporting a bipartisan bill that would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump. Senators have struggled to merge two bills to protect Mueller into one piece of legislation that a majority can agree on. A bipartisan group of four Senators…
Paul Ryan was able to list exactly one legislative accomplishment as Speaker of the House, which proves how big of a failure he really has been. Video of Ryan: Ryan is proud that he is biggest failed Speaker Of The House in history. pic.twitter.com/tjh1H45AC0 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 11, 2018 Speaker Ryan said,…
Republicans have been acting surprised that Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is not running for reelection, but the news of his bailing has been known for months, and the reason isn’t just family. It’s the Trump dumpster fire and bloodbath that is coming in the midterm. Video of House Freedom Caucus Chair…
A bipartisan group of senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday to protect the office of the special counsel, one day after the White House said U.S. President Donald Trump had the authority to fire a special prosecutor investigating Russia and the 2016 election.
The Washington Post has just reported through its breaking news system that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will not seek reelection. According to the Post, Ryan (R-Wis.) has told several of his congressional house colleagues as well as his close friends about his decision. They said that he will soon make a public announcement…
After repeated denials of rumors about House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plans to retire, it was confirmed on Wednesday that he will, in fact, be leaving Congress. “This morning Speaker Ryan shared with his colleagues that this will be his last year as a member of the House,” said counselor to the Speaker Brendan Buck. “He…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to help boost Russia’s economy and sought an end to what he called an “arms race,” in an apparent diplomatic overture less than one hour after warning Moscow about pending missile strikes in Syria. “Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever…
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles “will be coming” and lambasting Moscow for standing by Syrian President Bashar Assad.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fifteen U.S. corporations including online retailer Amazon.com Inc, power company Duke Energy Corp, and insurer Prudential Financial Inc avoided U.S. tax on nearly $25 billion in combined profits last year, a tax watchdog group said on Tuesday. A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, said data showed…
