U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense Secretary James Mattis contradicted Trump’s claim that these strikes will be ongoing by admitting that the bombing was a “one time shot.”
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) said that Trump’s strikes against Syria are illegal because he did not get authorization from Congress. Video: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) the new Trump Syria strike is illegal, "In no way should he conduct this because this certainly would be an illegal strike and it would be very dangerous and tragic…
Rachel Maddow immediately discussed the damage that Trump is doing to the credibility of the US by exploring the perception that Trump launched the Syria military strikes to distract from the Russia scandal. Video: Rachel Maddow immediately talks about the perception that Trump is using the Syria strike to distract from the Russia scandal. #Syriastrikes…
Trump said a combined operation with France and Britain was under way and that they were prepared to sustain the response until Syria stopped its use of chemical weapons. The operation by the three allies came after a poison gas attack in Syria that killed at least 60 people last week.
Mueller has proof that Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen was in Prague in the summer of 2016 meeting with Russians, which not only validates another piece of the Steele Dossier but also is evidence of Trump/Russia collusion. McClatchy reported: The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly…
White House aides are refusing to advise Trump on his response to the Michael Cohen raid because they don’t want to be dragged into the criminal investigation. The New York Times reported, “As his lawyers went to court in New York on Friday to try to block prosecutors from reading files that were seized from…
After the IG report came out on Andrew McCabe, Trump went on a bizarre rant where he claimed that McCabe is James Comey. Trump tweeted: DOJ just issued the McCabe report – which is a total disaster. He LIED! LIED! LIED! McCabe was totally controlled by Comey – McCabe is Comey!! No collusion, all made…
Republicans now have a choice: They can continue to watch – and help – this president hurt America in order to retain his power, or they can put a stop to it.
Federal prosecutors also confirmed that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months, largely over his business dealings rather than his legal work.
A lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels argued in a court hearing on Friday that materials seized by federal investigators from U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer may concern his client, who claims the president slept with her.
Katy Tur challenged Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to answer a question about the Russia investigation without using Hillary Clinton’s name, and Jordan couldn’t do it. Video: MSNBC's Katy Tur challenged Rep. Jim Jordan to answer a Trump/Russia question without saying Hillary Clinton's name. He couldn't do it. https://t.co/xe80IfoalE pic.twitter.com/j8qLHFt8QN — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April…
Re Russia’s attack on 2016 election: ‘I recall Trump listening without interrupting, and asking only one question, which was really more of a statement: “But you found there was no impact on the result, right?” The intelligence team said they had done no such analysis.
A searing memoir by former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired last May by U.S. President Donald Trump, is due to be published next week.
Below are some highlights from the book:
Trump has been hit with another hush money allegation as it is being reported that Michael Cohen paid $1.6 million to silence a Playboy model who was impregnated by a Trump fundraiser. The Wall Street Journal reported, “President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer negotiated a deal in late 2017 to pay $1.6 million to a former…
A six-month budget truce stitched together by Congress in March could unravel if Republican leaders vying to replace U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan indulge party conservatives who want to renege on critical parts of the pact.
Advance copies of fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, were released Thursday. The book is a memoir based primarily on contemporaneous notes Comey took after his meetings and conversations with President Trump.
Trump sees the pardon of Libby as a way to attack the idea of special counsels while appealing for support from Republicans.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is seeking a temporary restraining order regarding searches of Cohen’s home and office by FBI agents on Monday, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Koch Brothers are funding a right-wing network that is behind a new secret initiative attempting to discredit teacher walkouts while harming teachers’ unions. There is a nationwide network of right-wing thinktanks that has begun a public relations offensive to counter the positive press being received by the teachers’…
Trump melted down into an insane tirade on Twitter where he is personally attacking former FBI Director James Comey and calling him a slimeball and calling for his prosecution. Trump tweeted: James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he…
He may have gotten away with skirting the law as a shyster businessman and game show host, but he’s President of the United States now.
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, will seek on Friday to halt porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit, and Daniels’ attorney said he expected Cohen to refuse to testify if the effort fails.
