By Lee van der Voo EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – Activists rallied in Oregon and other states on Monday in support of young plaintiffs whose lawsuit against the U.S. government over the impact of climate change is under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The lawsuit, Juliana v. U.S., had been scheduled to begin in U.S….
As Donald Trump’s approval rating sinks and his caravan fear-mongering flops ahead of next week’s election, he is desperate for a favorable photo-op.
The last week is a real-world example of what happens when a deranged individual consumes right-wing propaganda – and then decides to act on it.
The best thing Trump can do after any tragedy – particularly since his reckless rhetoric contributed to it – is to stay home and be quiet.
The American people are sick of the toxic style of politics being peddled by Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh on Monday called on President Donald Trump to condemn white nationalism unequivocally after he said he will visit the synagogue where a gunman killed 11 worshipers over the weekend.
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last week learned the same lesson many other Republicans have during this congressional election year: One way or the other, it is hard to escape Donald Trump. Cruz and Walker both ran against Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination,…
The mainstream media was given the Trump family was involved in racketeering during the 2016 election, but they refused to cover it until the lawsuit was filed today.
(Reuters) – As of Friday, there were 65 U.S. House of Representatives races widely seen as competitive or leaning against the incumbent party. The outlook for Democrats had improved in 48 of them during the seven weeks since early September in the eyes of at least one of a trio of political forecasting groups: Cook…
Congressional Democrats on Monday called on U.S. law enforcement authorities to do more to track and prosecute far-right extremists after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and the mailing of bombs to critics of President Donald Trump.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace ended a discussion of White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders press briefing by reminding viewers that she has a policy of not showing Sanders on her show. After Ashley Parker of The Washington Post recapped the briefing and how this White House is behaving, Wallace said, “Sarah Huckabee Sanders was mad as…
Carter said he was concerned that popular confidence in Georgia’s gubernatorial election would be threatened if the candidate, Brian Kemp, were to remain in his current role as secretary of state.
“You are now overseeing the election in which you are a candidate,” Carter wrote. “This runs counter to the most fundamental principle of democratic elections.”
By Chriss Swaney and Jessica Resnick-Ault PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Shackled and in a wheelchair, the man accused of shooting 11 worshipers to death at a Pittsburgh synagogue made a stony-faced and largely silent appearance on Monday in a federal courtroom, where he was ordered held without bond for the deadliest attack ever on America’s Jewish…
A new lawsuit connects the dots and exposes the Trump family as a racketeering enterprise that bilked thousands of hard-working Americans out of their money.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state’s top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans.
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders immediately lost it when a reporter called her out on blaming the press for violence.
In a multi-front House inquiry of Trump, his business interests and his presidency, Nadler would link arms with Elijah Cummings, who would become head of the House Oversight Committee, and Adam Schiff, who would chair the House Intelligence Committee.
The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh offered to stand guard outside of the synagogue to protect Jewish people as they worship.
As Florida slips away from Republicans, Trump launched a racist attack on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.
On Fox News, Kellyanne Conway blamed the press for insulting Trump and the White House and claimed that she and Trump are the real victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting.
Another suspicious package addressed to U.S. media outlet CNN was intercepted at an Atlanta post office on Monday, but there is no danger to the channel’s headquarters, CNN President Jeff Zucker said in a statement posted on Twitter.
The United Mine Workers of America has donated nearly 84 percent of its money to Democratic candidates and committees in national races, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance data. That is a roughly 20-point jump from 2016, when Trump courted coal miners with promises of an industry comeback.
President Donald Trump on Monday blamed unfair media coverage for causing “great anger” in the United States. He also said in a series of tweets that the “Fake News Media” is “the true Enemy of the People.†“Trump calls media “the true Enemy of the People” two days after mass shooting at synagogue†https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1056897455130841088HillTWEET “There…
Trump is desperate to change the subject after a week of right-wing violence, so he is sending 5,000 troops to the Southern border to scare voters about an imaginary immigration threat.
An investigation by POLITICO has found that President Donald Trump’s time spent watching cable news is many times greater than the amount of time he spends doing official work as president. In an article published early this morning POLITICO  reported that on Tuesday, “the president was slated for more than nine hours of ‘Executive Time,’…
Gab.com, the social media platform that was used by Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Gregory Bowers to post anti-Semitic comments went offline early this morning. Gab is a popular gathering place for alt-right activists and white nationalists whose views are unwelcome or banned on other social media platforms. Gab posted a message on its website that…
After being mailed a pipe bomb by the infamous “MAGABomber†last week former First Lady and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is not running for cover. On the country, she is leaving open the possibility of another run for the presidency. Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run: "I'd like to be president" https://t.co/JeyyVHekV5…
Jewish leaders of the Pittsburgh area have told President Donald Trump that he is not welcome in Pittsburgh at this time. They said that until the president denounces white nationalism they cannot willingly accept his presence in their community. The Jewish leaders are members of the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership…
