- Conservatives eyeing midterm elections stand by Kavanaugh“I think he’s the right choice," one attendee at the Value Voters Summit said.... Read more »
- Kavanaugh accuser's lawyers, senators negotiate terms for possible testimonySCOTUS justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, is willing to testify before lawmakers as early as next week with conditions, her lawyers say.... Read more »
- WATCH: The Briefing Room: Sources: Deputy attorney general suggested recording TrumpRod Rosenstein suggested that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe wear a wire when speaking with the president, according to sources familiar with the situation.... Read more »
- Dam breach raises concerns about coal ash flowing into North Carolina riverDuke Energy says a dam at a power plant is Wilmington, NC has been breached, raising concerns that water possibly contaminated with coal ash could flow into the river.... Read more »
- WATCH: President Trump challenges Kavanaugh accuser's storyThe president questioned the woman's story, saying he has "no doubt" charges would have been filed immediately if they were "as bad as she says."... Read more »
- WATCH: Deputy AG once suggested recording Trump: SourcesDeputy AG Rod Rosenstein told FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe he could recruit members of the president's cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, sources tell ABC News.... Read more »
- WATCH: Trump challenges woman who accused Kavanaugh of sexual assaultChristine Blasey Ford alleges that Kavanaugh assaulted her in high school.... Read more »
- Another Roger Stone associate meets with Mueller grand juryAn associate of political operative Roger Stone met Friday with a federal grand jury convened to hear testimony in Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling.... Read more »
- The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Oh My RodWritten by Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal)Today in 5 Lines Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested secretly recording President Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, according to a report in The New York Times. Rosenstein denied... Read more »
- Gaming Out The New York Times’ Rod Rosenstein ScoopThis month, it’s hard to be shocked by any report about Trump-administration officials doubting the president’s fitness for office. After Bob Woodward’s Fear and the anonymous op-ed by a self-identified administration saboteur, what else could surprise?The New York... Read more »
- A Conservative Judge Takes Aim at Roe v. Wade in Face of a Shifting Supreme CourtThree years ago, Judge Bobby Shepherd of the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a North Dakota law banning abortions after six weeks. But he made clear that he was not happy about it.“We have no... Read more »
- The Kavanaugh Confirmation Process Is Getting Even UglierOn Thursday afternoon, CNN reported that White House aides were “stunned” by how restrained President Donald Trump had been in responding to the sexual-assault allegations lodged against Brett Kavanaugh. Another official told Axios, “Hopefully he can keep it... Read more »
- Big Spenders Come Out in Anticipation of the 2018 MidtermsWith fewer than 50 days remaining before the 2018 midterms, political-action committees and super PACs are raising and spending huge amounts of money with Democrats surging in their quest to seize control of the House, which would put... Read more »
- Radio Atlantic: The Reputations and Reckonings of #MeTooSubscribe to Radio Atlantic: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google PlayAs Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces assault allegations, the #MeToo movement reaches its first anniversary. Beyond a potential hearing reminiscent of the Anita Hill testimony... Read more »
- The Bail-Reform Tool That Activists Want AbolishedWhen Tyler Hubbard was arrested last year in Ocean Township, New Jersey, he was 22 years old. He, in his own words, “got into a big fight” with his stepfather, “and it went somewhere it shouldn’t have.” He... Read more »
- The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Terms and ConditionsWritten by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal)Today in 5 Lines Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Ford is “prepared to testify next... Read more »
- The Situation in Puerto Rico Is UntenableSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Puerto Rico se levanta. It’s become something of an official motto among officials on the island, draped across buildings and making its way into press releases and speeches. It captures an optimistic and hopeful feeling,... Read more »
- Rod Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and Discussed 25th AmendmentIn the turbulent days after the firing of James B. Comey, the deputy attorney general appeared conflicted about his role and wanted to expose administration dysfunction, people around him said.... Read more »
- Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Set for First Debate Friday NightThe Texas political rivals have spent weeks preparing for the debate, the first of three in their Senate race, which is one of the tightest and most heated this year.... Read more »
- Michelle Obama’s Big Book Rollout: ‘It’s Like You’re Looking at a Madonna Tour’In advance of the publication of Mrs. Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Hearst are helping with the former first lady’s rock-star-style return to the public sphere.... Read more »
- On Politics With Lisa Lerer: ‘I Found My Voice’Readers respond to the wave of women in politics, Kansas City barbecue, and insights into the most competitive House races.... Read more »
- The 25th Amendment: The Difficult Process to Remove a PresidentThe author of an anonymous essay in The New York Times writes that some advisers around President Trump discussed invoking the amendment, but the talk did not move forward because “no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis.”... Read more »
- In Reversal, Trump No Longer Demands Declassification of Russia DocumentsIn a tweet on Friday morning, Mr. Trump said that instead of an immediate release, Justice Department officials would review the documents.... Read more »
- Fact Check of the Day: Trump Claims to Protect Pre-Existing Health Conditions. That’s Not What the Government Says.At a campaign rally in Las Vegas, President Trump said that he and Republicans “will protect patients with pre-existing conditions.” But his Justice Department has said that those provisions under the Affordable Care Act should be overturned.... Read more »
- The Conservative Lawyer Behind a Bizarre Kavanaugh Defense TheoryEdward Whelan, a prominent conservative lawyer, is facing a backlash after he suggested that Christine Blasey Ford, the university professor who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, may have confused him with someone else.... Read more »
- U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: media reportsThe U.S. official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election suggested last year secretly recording President Donald Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke a constitutional amendment to remove him from the... Read more »
- PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's InfowarsPayments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site. ... Read more »
- Head of U.S. immigration judges' union denounces Trump quota planThe Trump administration's plan to impose a quota system on U.S. immigration judges represents a "new and dark era," the head of the judges' union said on Friday. ... Read more »
- Conservatives warn of Republican complacency ahead of U.S. electionConservative candidates sounded alarms to their evangelical supporters on Friday about voter complacency that could allow a Democratic takeover of Congress and an undermining of President Donald Trump's agenda. ... Read more »
- Democrats' enthusiasm to blunt Trump soars for congressional election: Reuters/Ipsos pollCarol Donovan became convinced 2018 could be a good year for Democrats in Dallas County, Texas, when so many enthusiasts jammed into the party's annual fish fry fundraiser last October that they ran out of catfish. ... Read more »
- Trump questions Kavanaugh's accuser, says opponents want to 'destroy' nomineeU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sought to cast doubt on the woman who has accused his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying if the attack was "as bad as she says" it would have... Read more »
- Senate panel wants Kavanaugh hearing terms worked out FridayThe Senate Judiciary Committee has given Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers until the end of Friday to agree on terms for her to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Politico reported, citing a... Read more »
- Factbox: Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid hinges on handful of senatorsPresident Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is before a Senate committee that is struggling to advance it after a woman alleged Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in... Read more »
- No charges against son of Afghan diplomat, lawyer saysA sexual assault investigation related to allegations against the teenage son of a high-ranking Afghan diplomat in Ottawa has ended without charges,... Read more »
- Canada to boost support for riskier forms of renewable energy: ministerMillions of dollars in subsidies for a Nova Scotia tidal project is just one of the coming announcements as Ottawa boosts riskier... Read more »
- Gananoque, Ont., 'ecstatic' but unprepared to receive Canada 150 rink, mayor saysIt will be at least a year before the outdoor Canada 150 rink will be up and running in Gananoque, Ont., the... Read more »
- Maxime Bernier explains what he means by 'extreme multiculturalism'The Quebec MP sat down in studio this week with As It Happens host Carol Off to discuss his plans to create... Read more »
- Ottawa gives pipeline regulator 22 weeks to review Trans Mountain expansion projectThe Liberal government is instructing the federal pipeline regulator to review the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to consider the project's impact on... Read more »
- 'They're nothing but financial terrorists': 60,000 Canadians have complained about the CRA phone scamYou've probably got the call: An automated message threatens you with arrest over unpaid taxes owed to Canada Revenue Agency. They may... Read more »
- Wynne's Liberals left $15B deficit, $8B more than reported in last budget, Fedeli saysOntario’s new finance minister says the previous Liberal government has saddled the province with a $15 billion deficit this year, more than... Read more »
- In last-chance debate, François Legault doubles down on immigration, identityWith his political career on the line, François Legault, leader of the free-falling Coalition Avenir Québec, delivered his most convincing debate performance... Read more »
- Trump Has Wanted to Fire Rosenstein for Months. Has He Just Been Given a Reason?Cool-headed lawyers and advisors around President Donald Trump have advised him for months that firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Russia investigation and hired Robert Mueller to lead it, would unnecessarily provoke the special counsel... Read more »
- President Trump’s Tweets Show Why Most Sex Assault Victims Never File Police Reports, Advocates SayPresident Trump tweeted Friday that Christine Blasey Ford should have “immediately filed” a police report some 36 years ago if her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “was as bad as she says.” But advocates... Read more »
- Trump Attacked Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser. Now People Are Revealing #WhyIDidntReportAbout one year after the #MeToo movement became a rallying cry for survivors of sexual harassment and assault to speak out, some victims are using another hashtag to explain why they stayed silent about their experiences. Twitter was aflame... Read more »
- More than 500 Sexual Assaults Happen in a Single Year at Some Military Installations: ReportA newly released Pentagon study revealed that many sexual assaults in the U.S. military occur across the globe at a relatively small number of bases and naval ships, including some installations where more than 500 incidents occurred in... Read more »
- Senate Candidates Must Now File Campaign Finance Reports OnlineFor the first time, U.S. Senate candidates must file campaign finance reports electronically, giving the public more immediate access to information about the candidates’ campaign donors and spending. President Donald Trump signed the measure into law today during a... Read more »
- Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Denies That He Suggested Secretly Recording President TrumpWASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is denying a report in The New York Times that he suggested last year he secretly record President Donald Trump in the White House to expose chaos in the administration. Rosenstein says... Read more »
- Joe Biden Says Christine Blasey Ford ‘Should Not Have to Go Through What Anita Hill Went Through’Former Vice President Joe Biden says Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford should be treated better than Anita Hill was if she chooses to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Biden, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee in... Read more »
- White House Had ‘No Knowledge’ of Prominent Conservative Lawyer’s Controversial Kavanaugh TheoryThe White House distanced itself from a prominent conservative lawyer’s controversial theory about the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, telling TIME that the White House team did not know about it before it was tweeted last night. “White... Read more »
- New York Times Reports Deputy General Rod Rosenstein Suggests Secretly Recording TrumpThe New York Times reports that the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, suggested secretly recording Trump and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly Speaks with New York Times reporter, Michael Schmidt.... Read more »
- Data Shows A Third Of Applicants For Student Loan Forgiveness Were DeniedThe U.S. Department of Education released new data that show the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is out of reach for most who apply for it. ... Read more »
- Week In Politics: The Allegations Facing Supreme Court Nominee KavanaughNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and Margaret Hoover, host of PBS's Firing Line about the ongoing battle over Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. ... Read more »
- Trump Challenges Woman Accusing Kavanaugh Amid Negotiations For Her TestimonyPresident Trump attacked Christine Ford Blasey, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, as the Senate Judiciary Committee negotiates the circumstances of her testimony. ... Read more »
- Friend Of Christine Blasey Ford Says She Struggled Months Before She Came ForwardNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kirsten Leimroth, a longtime friend of Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.... Read more »
- Rosenstein Denies That He Discussed Recording Trump, Invoking 25th AmendmentThe deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing about secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)... Read more »
- Trump Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser By Name Amid Negotiations For HearingThe president had been restrained in responding to the accusation by Christine Blasey Ford that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.(Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)... Read more »
- VA Will Try Again To Make Its Health Records Compatible With Pentagon'sThe VA is now set to spend $10 billion over the next 10 years adopting the Pentagon's system for electronic health records, but it's not clear who is in charge of the effort.... Read more »
- Senate Panel Considers Options For Brett Kavanaugh Accuser's TestimonyA lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford offered conditions for her to against Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley insists he's committed to a "fair forum."... Read more »
- GOP tweaking terms of potential testimony by Kavanaugh accuser in counterofferSenate Republicans are giving the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until the end of the day to tweak the terms of her potential testimony, according to reports Friday. GOP lawmakers... Read more »
- President Trump walks back order to declassify DOJ docs related to Russia probe — says inspector general will review request on 'expedited basis'President Trump reversed course Friday on his request to declassify and release reams of unredacted Justice Department documents related to the federal Russia probe. Trump backpedaled less than four days after he demanded the DOJ downgrade the classification... Read more »
- Trump calls out Kavanaugh accuser by name and questions why she didn't go to cops if attack was 'as bad as she says'He just couldn’t help himself. President Trump shrugged off nearly a weeks worth of restraint and directly questioned Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, saying she should have gone to... Read more »
- Queens Assemblyman calls for end of indefinite detention of asylum seekers in New York jailsSome are afraid, some just want to go home and others are ready to leave the U.S. for good. But none of them know what their future holds. Among the immigrant detainees being held in an upstate jail... Read more »
- Mayor de Blasio, NYPD Commissioner O'Neill skeptical of charity's plan to bail out Rikers Island inmatesPolice Commissioner James O’Neill and Mayor de Blasio have reservations about a Kennedy family charity’s plan to bail out hundreds of teenagers and women awaiting trial on Rikers Island, they said Thursday. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights... Read more »
- On the day his ex-top aide is sentenced to prison, Cuomo hits GOP foe on pay-to-playALBANY — On a day his former top aide and confidante was sentenced to prison, Gov. Cuomo sought to change the subject by hitting his Republican challenger on pay-to-play issues. Cuomo released what his campaign said is a... Read more »
- Sentencing for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn set for DecemberDisgraced national security adviser Michael Flynn is set to be sentenced on Dec.18 for lying to FBI investigators about his contacts with Russian officials, a federal judge said Wednesday. The former Trump administration official and retired Army general... Read more »
- NYC Council asks Trump to launch commission to investigate federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto RicoThe City Council is asking President Trump to support a bipartisan commission to investigate the federal response to Hurricane Maria — which council members argued was an “utter disappointment,” particularly compared to hurricane responses on the mainland. Council... Read more »
- Dan Savage calls BS on the bad fantasies that make relationships even harderThe venerable sex and love columnist points out the unhealthy “fictions” that keep us from being happier in love... Read more »
- Donald Trump’s self-preserving War on JusticeFearing what the Russia conspiracy probe has uncovered, he’s ordered the Department to release secret documents... Read more »
- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is more popular than President Donald Trump, RNC poll findsThe results are remarkable given that the GOP has spent so much time and effort vilifying the former House speaker... Read more »
- Maddow on Kavanaugh claims: “There is no statute of limitations for a felony like this in Maryland”Even if confirmed, Maddow claims “there would remain the possibility—indefinitely” that Kavanaugh could be charged... Read more »
- Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein “discussed recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment”: reportRosenstein also reportedly suggested that he secretly tape Trump “to expose the chaos” from inside the White House... Read more »
- Former CIA Director John Brennan warns “October surprise” document dump could do irreparable damage“I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be other efforts to undermine the Mueller investigation,” Brennan told MSNBC... Read more »
- Conservative writer Max Boot claims “Trump is acting as rattled as Butch and Sundance”“Minus, of course, the charm, wit and good looks of Redford and Newman”... Read more »
- Trump slams Democrats over Kavanaugh: “They just want to destroy and delay. Facts don’t matter.”“I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed”... Read more »
- Highlights of the Kim-Moon Summit in North KoreaA hike on a mystic volcano, a lively welcome party and an agreement to allow foreign inspectors to witness the dismantling of a North Korean rocket-launch site. Here are the highlights of a historic summit in and around... Read more »
- President Trump Visits Region Hit by Hurricane FlorencePresident Donald Trump met with leaders in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Florence and got a tour of the damage. Photo: AP... Read more »
- How Manafort’s Cooperation Could Help Advance Mueller’s ProbeNow that President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort is cooperating with prosecutors, he may help advance special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains three key events he could share information about. Photo: Getty Images.... Read more »
- Trump or Obama: Who Deserves More Credit for the Strong Economy?Under the Trump presidency, economic growth has continued and strengthened. But does he deserve all the credit for the improved economy? The WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: Getty... Read more »
- Powerful Political Messages Sent in Kavanaugh HearingsThe dramatic confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court may not have changed the outcome, but both parties used them to achieve important political goals. Photo: Getty... Read more »
- Why Warren Buffett Said No to Lehman and AIG in 2008Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is famous on Wall Street for having the cash to make deals happen, even during a crisis. But in 2008, he turned down both Lehman Brothers and AIG when they asked for help. In... Read more »
- Harris Grills Kavanaugh About Russia Investigation ConversationsAt his confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced pointed questions from Sen. Kamala Harris about whether he had conversations regarding special counsel Robert Mueller or the Russian investigation. Photo: Getty Images.... Read more »
- President Obama to Join Midterm BattleFormer President Obama will soon be hitting the campaign trail. The WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains how the former president might help and hinder the Democrats in their quest to take back the House. Photo: Getty... Read more »
- Yale Study: There are probably twice as many illegal immigrants living in America as commonly believedHow many illegal immigrants are currently living in the U.S.? The number often used when discussing the topic is around 11 million. For instance, last year Pew Research published “5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S.” which... Read more »
- Ed Whelan: I didn’t communicate with Kavanaugh or the White House about my “mistaken identity” theory; Update: PR firm helpedI can’t believe he spent two days boasting that evidence was coming that would prove so compelling that Dianne Feinstein would apologize to Kavanaugh only to produce evidence so dubious that he felt obliged to apologize himself on... Read more »
- No big deal: Rod Rosenstein accused of wanting to wear a wire to record Trump, discussing 25th Amendment with deputies; Update: Sarcasm?It’s a good thing that stories based on anonymous sources in the failing New York Times can’t possibly be trusted or else the president would be pretty pissed about this deep-state insurrection, I would think. As it is, I’m... Read more »
- Google employees discussed altering search results to counter Trump’s travel banA group of Google employees discussed how to “leverage” their search function to oppose President Trump’s travel ban shortly after the ban was signed in January 2017. The email chain containing the idea came to light last night... Read more »
- Hmmm: Only 5% of MN Democrats “believe the woman” when it comes to Ellison; Update: “Hard to see how Ellison can continue to say nothing,” says CNNThe media has strangely been silent regarding DNC deputy chair Keith Ellison and the domestic violence allegations leveled at him by ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan, even as they obsess over the allegation roiling Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. Local media... Read more »
- Likely GOP counteroffer to Ford: Hearing Wednesday, you testify before Kavanaugh does, questioned by lawyerThey want her to be questioned by an attorney? With the accused allowed to actually answer the specific claims against him? Of course these old men would insist on an archaic patriarchal notion like due process. BREAKING ON CNN: the... Read more »
- Chris Cillizza: Cory Booker’s groping incident is totally different, you guysCNN’s Chris Cillizza is worth reading because he often presents, albeit sometimes unintentionally, the unspoken assumptions of the mainstream left, including most journalists. Today’s Cillizza column is like a master’s class in unacknowledged bias. Before we get to Chris,... Read more »
- “Humiliation”: May’s Brexit proposal bombs in SalzburgThe risk of a no-deal crash-out Brexit soared yesterday after the UK proposal for an end to its EU membership got laughed out of Salzburg. Theresa May brought her Chequers proposal to the EU conference as the UK’s... Read more »
- Death toll from boat capsizing in Tanzania reaches 136, expected to climbAt least 136 people have been declared dead after a boat capsized in Tanzania. That number is expected to rise. How many people were on the boat? The MV Nyerere ferry was built to hold 100 people. More than 300 were... Read more »
- Band speaks out after photo with Jordan Peterson sparks outrage. They’re not afraid to lose fans.One of Britain’s most successful contemporary rock bands, Mumford & Sons, has been under fire since May for taking a photo with best-selling author and psychology professor Jordan Peterson, and now they’re finally addressing it. Instead of backing off... Read more »
- ‘Transphobic’ student editor fired for insisting ‘women don’t have penises.’ He’s not backing down.A student from the United Kingdom has been called “transphobic” and fired from his editor position at a student publication after supporting on social media the notion that “women don’t have penises,” Metro reported. Angelos Sofocleous was assistant editor... Read more »
- New Jersey leaders call on sheriff to step down over ‘appalling’ remarks caught on tapeNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) called on Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino (D) to resign his post on Thursday, after leaked audio purportedly showed the chief making racially charged and homophobic remarks about other elected officials. What’s on... Read more »
- Cornell hands out cards to incoming students categorizing them as ‘privileged’ or ‘oppressed’A controversial card containing a list that categorizes whether a person is privileged or “marginalized and oppressed” was given to a group of student ambassadors at Cornell University prior to the arrival of incoming freshmen, Campus Reform reported. The... Read more »
- Pentagon identifies remains of two soldiers killed in Korean War and returned from N. Korea in JulyPresident Donald Trump announced the identities of two U.S. soldiers whose remains were recovered from North Korea earlier this summer. “Army Master Sgt. Charles H. McDaniel, 32, of Vernon, Indiana, and Army Pfc. William H. Jones, 19, of Nash... Read more »
- Man sentenced to 10 years after daughter finds child porn on his phone, turns him inA Colorado man was sentenced Sept. 14 to more than 10 years in prison, after his daughter discovered child pornography on the repeat sex offender’s cellphone and turned it over to police. What are the details? Frank Steven Wietecha Jr.,... Read more »
- NV-Gov: Trump stumps for Laxalt, other Republicans, at rally. Laxalt slams ‘far left’ as ‘unhinged.’President Donald Trump held a Thursday rally in Las Vegas for Nevada Republicans running in the upcoming midterm elections, including U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, 4th Congressional District candidate Cresent Hardy, and 3rd Congressional District candidate Danny Tarkanian, the Las Vegas... Read more »
- Texas couple indicted on five counts of forced labor of African girl for more than 16 yearsA Texas couple has been indicted for allegedly enslaving an African girl for more than 16 years. Mohamed Toure, 57, and his wife Denise Cros-Toure, 57, of Fort Worth, were charged Wednesday on five counts, including forced labor, alien... Read more »
- Obama tells voters in Philly the "stakes really are higher" this electionThe former commander-in-chief is stumping ahead of what Democrats hope is a "blue wave" election... Read more »
- "Please respond by 5 p.m.," says Senate counteroffer to Kavanaugh accuserSenate Judiciary Committee gives Ford counteroffer on hearing terms and asks for reply by 5 p.m. Friday... Read more »
- Trump rallies in Missouri amid concerns over SCOTUS pickThe president is at a rally for Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley, the Republican challenging Sen. Claire McCaskill... Read more »
- GOP thought it was winning Kavanaugh argument -- then Trump tweeted"Why didn't someone call the FBI 36 years ago?" the president tweeted Friday... Read more »
- PayPal bans Alex Jones, InfoWars websiteOnline payment service is the latest tech company to prohibit conspiracy theorist barred by Twitter just weeks ago... Read more »
- Trump targets Kavanaugh accuser on Twitter, questions why charges weren't filed 36 years agoPresident Trump tweeted Friday about the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. He questioned why Christine Blasey Ford hadn't come forward 36 years ago, when the alleged incident occurred. Julia Manchester, a reporter with... Read more »
- Norah O'Donnell sits down with FBI Director Christopher Wray: Extended interview"CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell sits down with FBI Director Christopher Wray at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Wray's first extensive multi-part interview since he took the helm of the nation's top law enforcement agency.... Read more »
- Rod Rosenstein denies report saying he discussed invoking 25th Amendment to remove TrumpThe deputy attorney general has been sharply criticized by Trump for appointing Special Counsel Robert Mueller... Read more »
- Trump appears to stall pledge to declassify Russia probe documentsThe president tweeted Friday that "key allies" called and asked him not to release the unredacted documents... Read more »
- "Outraged" China and Russia warn U.S. of "consequences" for sanctionsBeijing demands Trump admin. "immediately correct its mistakes and revoke the so-called sanctions," as Moscow warns of the dangers of "playing with fire"... Read more »
- Kavanaugh accuser lays out conditions for Senate testimonyChristine Blasey Ford's lawyer says it would be a "deal breaker" to demand she testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday... Read more »
- From Coast to Coast, Republicans Are Drafting And Drifting From TrumpA congressional election in Ohio will dominate this week's political news. But three gubernatorial contests in Georgia, Massachusetts and Oregon speak to how Republican candidates are navigating the Age of Trump. The candidates' approaches? As different as the... Read more »
- Majority Wants Government Involved in Healthcare CoverageA new poll by John Zogby Strategies shows that 57% of likely voters in the United States prefer some form of direct government involvement in providing health insurance to Americans.... Read more »
- Brett Kavanaugh And Public Opinion On Supreme Court ConfirmationsWhat do Americans want their senators to consider when voting on President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to the Supreme Court? Have their views changed over time about the importance of the nominee’s resume or his views?... Read more »
- Can We Turn The Page On Candidates Writing Books?Once the November election is over, look for a flood of books by 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls -- some personal, some policy-oriented, all self-promotional. Not that it means a candidate is "bookish". Nor, as 2016 proved, is it... Read more »
- California Takes A Break From Breaking Up"Cal 3", venture capitalist Tim Draper's ballot measure to reconfigure California into three smaller states, has been removed from the November ballot by the state's Supreme Court. Will Draper continue his crusade? If not, who'll explain how California's... Read more »
- 2020 Can Be Joe Biden's MomentDemocrats have often chewed up and spit out their frontrunners. But this time, maybe the situation will call for a familiar face who has survived a lot of battles.... Read more »
- Why Does President Trump Balk At Attending Baseball Games?Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will be played in the nation's capital on Tuesday night, with President Trump likely not attending. Trump also twice passed on doing the Opening Day donors at an MLB ballpark. It begs the... Read more »
- Pollsters And Supreme Court Nominees: A Little HistorySince Franklin Roosevelt proposed enlarging the Supreme Court, pollsters have asked the public about the Court, but poll scrutiny of individual nominees is more recent.... Read more »
- Trump Once Again Takes His Talents -- And Another Supreme Court Pick -- To PrimetimeEight years ago, LeBron James gave America "the decision" -- a weeklong tease leading up to a big reveal on national tv. For the second time in two years, it's President Trump's turn to roll out his Supreme... Read more »
- ‘I should have fired him before I got here’: Trump says he regrets not firing Comey soonerThe president teed off on his former FBI director in an interview with Hill.TV.... Read more »
- Anita Hill urges senators to ‘push the pause button’ on Kavanaugh hearing, says FBI should investigateThe law professor who testified in 1991 about alleged sexual harassment warns the Senate Judiciary Committee against a “sham” process.... Read more »
- No women served on the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991. The ugly Anita Hill hearings changed that.One of the women elected to the Senate in 1992: Dianne Feinstein, now the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee as another Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, faces a sexual assault allegation.... Read more »
- Senate reaches agreement on opioids packageSenate reaches agreement on opioids bill... Read more »
- Sen. Klobuchar: Democrats shouldn’t have gone ‘nuclear’ on judicial nomineesThe Judiciary Committee member said she would support bringing back the filibuster if the Democrats regain the majority next year.... Read more »
- ‘We did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico’: Trump defends response despite spike in deaths after Hurricane MariaThe president said responding to damage in Puerto Rico was “by far the most difficult” compared with storms in Texas and Florida last year.... Read more »
- ‘These things matter’: Sen. Flake cautions Trump on South Africa claimsFlake, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Africa, challenged Trump’s grasp of the facts.... Read more »
- Mega-donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson pour $25 million into fight to keep GOP control of SenateThe billionaire couple shelled out $25 million in July to the main super PAC supporting Senate Republicans, bringing their support for holding the GOP majority in both chambers of Congress to $55 million this cycle.... Read more »
- Scientists discover how to 'upload knowledge to your brain'...Scientists discover how to 'upload knowledge to your brain'... (Third column, 1st story, link) ... Read more »
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- CDC: Puppies spread antibiotic-resistant infections to 118 people...CDC: Puppies spread antibiotic-resistant infections to 118 people... (Third column, 17th story, link) Advertise... Read more »
- Straight up? DIY colonoscopy among weird science at Tokyo show...Straight up? DIY colonoscopy among weird science at Tokyo show... (Second column, 27th story, link) ... Read more »
- Donald Trump Has A Very, Very Long History Of Not Believing WomenUnless the men they accuse of sexual misconduct and abuse are not on his side.... Read more »
- Rod Rosenstein Suggested Recording Trump And Invoking 25th Amendment: ReportsHowever, a source tells HuffPost that the deputy attorney general’s comments about recording Trump were “sarcastic.”... Read more »
- 3D-Printed Gun Creator Cody Wilson Arrested In Taiwan After Sexual Assault ChargeHe'll likely be deported to the U.S., where he'll face a charge of sexually assaulting a minor.... Read more »
- DOJ Convinces Trump To Back Off Declassifying Secret Russia Probe Documents, For NowThe president walked back his previous declaration that the Justice Department should immediately declassify portions of the FISA application for Carter Page.... Read more »
- Mitch McConnell Says Republicans Will 'Plow Right Through' Confirming Brett Kavanaugh"In the very near future, judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court,” the Senate majority leader said.... Read more »
- Kavanaugh Friend Stirs Outrage With Twitter Conspiracy Theory On Christine Blasey FordAfter Blasey rejected the conspiracy theory from conservative lawyer Ed Whelan, he apologized and deleted his tweets.... Read more »
- Joe Biden Endorses Staten Island Democrat Max Rose’s Bid For Congress“Staten Islanders and South Brooklynites deserve a representative who works as hard as them and that is Max Rose,” the former vice president said.... Read more »
- Joe Biden: Christine Blasey Ford 'Shouldn't Have To Go Through What Anita Hill Went Through'He keeps defending his handling of Clarence Thomas' 1991 confirmation, saying he was “sorry I couldn’t have stopped the kind of attacks” Hill faced.... Read more »
- Donald Trump Goes After Kavanaugh Accuser, Asks Why She Didn't Call Cops After Alleged AssaultThe president's tweet about Christine Blasey Ford is exactly the kind of reaction she feared... Read more »
- Melania Trump's Spokeswoman Broke Law With Gushing #MAGA TweetStephanie Grisham got a warning for using her government role for partisan politics.... Read more »
- For Democrats To Flip The Senate, The N.J. Race Shouldn’t Be In Doubt. But It Is.Tainted by corruption charges that he eventually fended off, Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is fighting for re-election.... Read more »
- Labour vows to 'put equality centre' stage at conferenceBut debates on a Brexit referendum and the future of the party will also dominate Labour's conference.... Read more »
- Brexit: What happens next?With Brexit talks in deadlock, what might happen between now and the official departure day next March?... Read more »
- Theresa May: EU must respect UK in Brexit talksTheresa May says it is "not acceptable" for EU leaders to reject her plan without an alternative.... Read more »
- Jeremy Corbyn defends Labour racism inquiryJim Dempster is said to have told officials that no-one would have seen Scottish government minister Humza Yousaf "under his burka".... Read more »
- Pound falls after May's Brexit statementSterling's slide deepens after the Prime Minister's comments renew fears of a no-deal Brexit.... Read more »
- In full: May statement on Salzburg summitTheresa May says EU plans to "effectively" keep Northern Ireland in the customs union are unacceptable, adding "we will never agree to it"... Read more »
- 'EU have just yanked up the handbrake'The Brexit secretary says the UK has "revved up the motor of these negotiations" with the EU.... Read more »
- UKIP leader Gerard Batten at 2018 party conferenceUKIP leader Gerard Batten tells his party conference its achievements have been "truly historic", but its job was far from done.... Read more »
- Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaignsThe social network will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns.... Read more »
- European Court to rule on whether UK can halt BrexitAnti-Brexit campaigners win permission to ask Europe's highest court whether the process can be halted.... Read more »
- Brexit: Electoral Commission seeks to appeal against rulingThe Electoral Commission considers challenge to High Court ruling that it got law wrong over Vote Leave spending.... Read more »
- May's calm anger is a bid to balance humiliationIf there was any doubt how shaken the prime minister was by the very public snub of her Chequers plan meted out by EU leaders in Salzburg, there is none any more.... Read more »
- EU stresses its 'respect' for May over Brexit planTheresa May has demanded "respect" from the EU after the bloc's leaders rejected her Brexit strategy - prompting claims from Brussels she is being "uncompromising".... Read more »
- Backstop? Cliff edge? Brexit jargon explainedBrexit Day is only six months away and politicians and the media are happily spouting jargon and technical terms - here's an explainer on some of the most common.... Read more »
- UKIP leader links sexual grooming of girls to IslamUKIP leader Gerard Batten has linked Islam to the "industrialised sexual exploitation" of girls across the country.... Read more »
- EU tells Theresa May her Chequers plan 'will not work'Theresa May is defiantly sticking by her Chequers strategy for Brexit, despite the EU insisting a key element of her plan "will not work" and issuing a four-week deadline to agree a deal.... Read more »
- Labour plans overhaul of online gambling lawsLabour is calling for an overhaul of gambling laws after finishing a year-long study into problem gambling, which it says must be treated as a "public health emergency".... Read more »
- Ian Paisley keeps seat after recall petition failsIan Paisley has held onto his North Antrim seat after a petition to recall the MP failed to reach the necessary threshold.... Read more »
- Railways 'bursting at the seams', Grayling admitsThe transport secretary has admitted that Britain's railways are "bursting at the seams" but said renationalisation is not the answer.... Read more »
- PM loyalist: Brexit proposal 'dead as a dodo'A senior Tory MP previously regarded as a Theresa May loyalist has broken ranks and dismissed her Chequers plan as "dead as a dodo".... Read more »
- Leak reveals airport safety risks of 'no-deal' BrexitEuropean airports have privately warned that a "no-deal" Brexit would cause "major disruption and heightened safety risks", Sky News has learned.... Read more »
- New York Times Just Handed Trump Rod Rosenstein's Head On A Stick, So It Can Fuck Right Out Of HereIf it's a day, the New York Times is fucking shit up, but today, it fucked up BIGLY. Fresh-faced access journalists Adam Goldman and Michael Schmidt have just published what we can only describe as a drive-by shooting against... Read more »
- Wrongly Convicted Man Set Free After 27 Years By Super Sleuths At ... Golf Digest!It's not every day Golf Digest gets noticed as a source of hard-hitting investigative journalism, at least outside of reviews of titanium carbon fiber nanotech infinite improbability drivers or some such. But Wednesday, some journamalisming that started with... Read more »
- Franklin Graham Pretty Sure There's Nothing Wrong With A Little Rape Between High School KidsThe Reverend Franklin Graham is an evangelical leader, inheritor of Billy Graham's spiritual legacy, and like his daddy, an adviser to an increasingly unhinged president. Graham has some very deep thoughts on the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh by... Read more »
- Michael Cohen Reportedly Being Robert Mueller's VERY GOOD BOY!WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WHO'S A GOOD BOY? It's Michael Cohen! We regret to inform you that Donald Trump's very shitty week continues to get shittier, as late Thursday news broke that a certain guy who used to... Read more »
- ICE Arresting Sponsors Of Migrant Kids, Because Deport Everyone Is WhyImmigration and Customs Enforcement has advanced to a new stage of Donald Trump's Deport Everyone agenda: arresting undocumented members of families that apply to sponsor children who crossed the border by themselves. It's all part of the Trump... Read more »
- Ben Carson's HUD Full Of Unqualified Suck-Ups Like Ben CarsonGosh, who ever would have guessed that the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Ben Carson has been transformed into a dumping ground for Carson and Trump campaign workers who aren't qualified for their very well-paid jobs?... Read more »
- Why Did Dianne Feinstein Force Republicans To Make Fun Of Rape Victims?It's serious business when a Supreme Court justice nominee is accused of attempted rape, and serious business should be treated seriously. Or not. You could just make light of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's accusations like a common sociopath.... Read more »
- Trump: Why Didn't The FBI Tell Me The Thing It Told Me, IMPEACH!Look, we know it's not actually NEWS when Ol' Yeti Pubes tells a lie. It's kind of his thing, like bankruptcy and barebacking pornstars. But since we look to be headed into a Category 5 Mueller Storm, let's... Read more »
- 'Why I Didn't Report' tweets floods Twitter after Trump's attack on Dr. Christine Blasey FordDonald Trump thinks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford couldn’t have been sexually assaulted because she didn’t report Brett Kavanaugh for allegedly assaulting her when it happened. xI have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as... Read more »
- Cartoon: Brett Kavanaugh's character witnessesThis cartoon almost has fewer men in it than the “Women for Kavanaugh” bus. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or Patreon. ... Read more »
- The presumption behind Republican plots to protect Kavanaugh: He’s lying because he did itCampaign Action There's an inescapable conclusion behind all of the efforts by Republicans to exonerate Brett Kavanaugh from the charge that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when they were both in high school: he did it. The crackpot doppelganger... Read more »
- Keeping Kavanaugh off court more important to Maine, Alaska than re-electing Collins and MurkowskiCampaign Action The nation as a whole really doesn't want Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. In three national polls released this week, he was underwater, the most unpopular nominee since nominee popularity has been polled. NBC finds 38... Read more »
- Republicans suddenly worried about the optics of their all-male Judiciary Committee membersSenate Republicans reportedly want an outside counsel (read: Republican lawyer) or possibly Senate aides to question Christine Blasey Ford about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh because they’re worried about optics. The optics in question... Read more »
- Republicans are freaked Kavanaugh is tanking: Here's all the signsAfter a couple days of showing uncharacteristic restraint about the sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump did on Friday morning what we all knew he would eventually do: Start acting gross. He issued... Read more »
- Rod Rosenstein reportedly proposed recording Trump, with an eye to invoking the 25th AmendmentThe New York Times is reporting that in the weeks following the firing of James Comey, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein became so concerned about Donald Trump’s erratic behavior that he proposed an investigation that could lead to Trump... Read more »
- Midday open thread: Kavanaugh foes arrested in DC; NYT sues over access to net neutrality infoToday’s comic by Matt Fiore is Bart O'Kavanaugh reads: 'Justice is blind drunk': • What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … Women are angry, by Susan Grigsby The ‘unthinkable’ may soon be inevitable: impeachment, removal, indictment and conviction, by Frank Vyan Walton Let's... Read more »
- PR firm helped Whelan stoke half-baked Kavanaugh alibiIt turns out that the Keystone Cops detective work by conservative legal activist Ed Whelan — which set Washington abuzz with the promise of exonerating Brett Kavanaugh, only to be met by mockery and then partially retracted —... Read more »
- Hill leaders consider $1.5 billion in aid to CarolinasCapitol Hill leaders are in talks to send more than $1.5 billion in immediate disaster aid to North and South Carolina as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the talks. Lawmakers from both states,... Read more »
- DOJ's Rosenstein, allies deny he considered secretly recording TrumpRod Rosenstein and his allies furiously pushed back Friday against a bombshell New York Times report that the deputy attorney general considered wearing a wire to record President Donald Trump during a tumultuous period last year after Trump... Read more »
- POLITICO Race Ratings: GOP grip on House continues to slipVoting in the 2018 midterm election is now underway.Yes, it’s still September, but voters began casting ballots Friday in Minnesota. It’s the first state to begin in-person early voting — and one reason the Democratic Party’s position in... Read more »
- Collins 'appalled' by Trump's attack on Kavanaugh accuserSen. Susan Collins is "appalled" by President Donald Trump's tweet attacking the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, she told reporters in her home state Maine on Friday.The moderate Republican senator, who is... Read more »
- O'Rourke raised over $9M online in AugustRep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) raised nearly $9.1 million online for his Senate bid in August, according to a recent campaign-finance filing, increasing the pressure on GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in an unexpectedly close race.The online haul puts O'Rourke... Read more »
- Court grapples with case that could impact release of Mueller reportA federal appeals court wrestled Friday with a case that could limit special counsel Robert Mueller's options to release a report on the findings of his probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia.The case — heard by... Read more »
- Scoop: Ben and Jerry jump into battle for the HouseBen and Jerry want a new flavor in Congress — and they’ll be fighting for it by the pint. The famous co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, joined by MoveOn.org, announced a contest on Friday to raise... Read more »
- 'The president had to step in': White House shifts strategy on Kavanaugh defensePresident Donald Trump for the first time directly challenged the woman who made a sexual assault allegation against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, part of a strategic shift designed to reframe the scandal as a partisan attack... Read more »
- POLITICO Playbook PM: Georgetown Prep respondsFALLOUT AT GEORGETOWN PREP … The Rev. James Van Dyke, president of Georgetown Prep, where Brett Kavanaugh went to high school, has written a letter to the school’s community calling it a “challenging time” for the school. He... Read more »
- Trump ditches plans to quickly release Russia probe documentsPresident Donald Trump on Friday abandoned plans to quickly declassify and release sensitive documents connected to the FBI's Russia investigation, citing a "perceived negative impact" on the probe and concerns raised by "key allies" about dumping the materials.Trump... Read more »
- Kellyanne Conway: Don't conflate the #MeToo movement and Kavanaugh allegationsCounselor to the president Kellyanne Conway cautioned on Friday against conflating the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with the broader #MeToo movement, suggesting that the details of the former are too thin to be... Read more »
- New Emails Show Confusion At The Pentagon After Trump’s Transgender Ban Tweets“Sirs – POTUS just tweeted the below on Transgenders not being able to serve in the military in any capacity." View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- Trump Spent This Week Slowly Dropping His Caution On The Brett Kavanaugh Allegations. He Explicitly Broke It Today.From saying that a process needs to play out to tweeting that his Supreme Court nominee is “under assault” from the “radical left.” View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- Mitch McConnell Told Supporters Senate Republicans Will "Plow Right Through" To Confirm KavanaughThe nomination process is far from over, but McConnell promised that Judge Kavanaugh will be on the Supreme Court soon. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- The White House Said Trump "Directed" The Declassification Of Key Russia Documents. He Acknowledged Today That He Didn't.Instead of the "immediate declassification" of the documents referenced in a Monday statement from the White House, Trump tweeted on Friday that an "expedited" review was being sought. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- The Future Of Publishing Is Just Books About Donald Trump Forever Until You Are DeadPhilip Rucker and Carol Leonnig from the Washington Post are working on a book. So is NBC’s Chuck Todd. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- Eric Holder Says That Comey Press Conference "Would Not Have Happened" Had He Been Attorney General"I would have told Jim Comey, 'You can go up there as the FBI director and try to hold this press conference, but you will leave that podium as the ex–FBI director,'" Holder said on BuzzFeed News' AM... Read more »
- Joe Biden Is Defending How He Handled The Last Big Senate Sexual Harassment HearingAsked how he would apologize to Anita Hill now, the former vice president said, “I’m sorry I couldn’t have stopped the kind of attacks that came to you.” View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- Congress Still Hasn’t Figured Out How To Deal With Its Own Sexual Harassment IssuesWith the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh dominating talk on Capitol Hill, former staffers remind Congress they still haven’t passed their own legislation on sexual harassment. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- The Trump Administration Intends To Cut Cancer Research Funding To Pay For The Care Of Immigrant ChildrenThe number of immigrant children in government custody has skyrocketed from 2,400 in May 2017 to 12,800 as of September this year. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- The Woman Who Accused Brett Kavanaugh Of Assault Still Wants To Testify, Her Lawyers SayLawyers for Christine Blasey Ford told Senate Judiciary Committee staff that it's "not possible" for Ford to testify Monday, but wanted to set up a call to talk about possible "conditions" for Ford's testimony at a later date. View... Read more »
- Three Boston Hospitals Will Pay $1 Million For Medical Privacy Violations In A TV ShowThe feds said the show was Boston Med but it seems to have been a different show, Save My Life: Boston Trauma. View Entire Post ›... Read more »
- When is a tax not a tax?When it is called a tariff. Republicans claim to be against tax increases. They attack anyone who they believe wants to raise taxes. And yet, they have ignored Trump’s tax increases. What increases? Donald Trump has, by executive fiat,... Read more »
- FEMA FumblesYou can’t make this kind of stuff up. Can FEMA look any more incompetent? With Hurricane Florence causing historically massive flooding on the east coast FEMA decided it was a good time to introduce a “Presidential alert” system, which... Read more »
- Justice?What will happen to Brett Kavanaugh? If the Republicans ram the Supreme Court nomination of Kavanaugh down America’s throat, they are going to rile up Democrats (especially women) and probably lose additional seats during the midterms. But if... Read more »
- Obamacare Sabotage Backfires!The Republicans have never tried to hide the fact that they are doing everything they can to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Their hysterical campaign has included a barrage of frivolous lawsuits, purposely driving insurance firms out... Read more »
- Rumor ControlSometimes the news just writes itself. On Friday, FEMA tweeted this message: We have created a rumor control page for Hurricane #Florence that will be updated regularly. During disasters, it’s critical to avoid spreading false information. Always check with... Read more »
- History of Anonymous Op-Eds© Ruben Bolling Does anyone feel better, knowing that there are members of the Trump administration who are actively working to keep us safe from the worst impulses of Donald Trump? Of course, we can’t thank them if they... Read more »
- All The President’s Men (Tal Defects)© Mike Keefe And right now, Trump’s major mental defect is that he is simply making shit up about Puerto Rico. Trump claims that only between 6 and 18 people died because of Hurricane Maria, which officially killed 2975... Read more »
- Another disasterHurricane Florence is bearing down on the eastern coast of the US. According to the National Weather Service, “This will likely be the storm of a lifetime for portions of the Carolina coast, and that’s saying a lot... Read more »
- BREAKING At TPMTop GOP senate candidate says Blasey Ford accusation no big deal since it didn’t lead to intercourse. “Again, it was supposedly an attempt or something that never went anywhere.” Story here from Cam Joseph. ... Read more »
- Top GOP Senate Nominee: Kavanaugh Accusations ‘Absurd’ Because ‘They Were Teenagers,’ Assault ‘Never Went Anywhere’Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), the GOP Senate nominee, said Friday that giving credence to allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a young woman when they were teenagers is “absurd.” Cramer sounded off on professor Christine Blasey... Read more »
- Ex-InfoWars Chief And Stone Associate Jerome Corsi Met With Mueller Grand JuryJerome Corsi, a hard-right conspiracy theory author and associate of Roger Stone’s, was in front of special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury Friday, ABC News reported based on a source with direct knowledge of the appearance. Corsi is the... Read more »
- Swift Boat PR Firm Helped Tease Ed Whelan’s Bogus Kavanaugh DefenseAs Ed Whelan previewed his flop of a bombshell about the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over the last week, he was working with a well-known public relations firm to promote his theory, according... Read more »
- Judicary Dems Push Grassley To Bring In More Witnesses For Blasey Ford HearingDemocrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Friday afternoon criticizing the way in which Republicans have handled Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations. The Democrats asked Grassley to invite FBI officials... Read more »
- National GOP Cancels TV Buy For Vulnerable Rep. Rothfus, Begins TriagingThe National Republican Congressional Committee has canceled its remaining TV ad reservations for vulnerable Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA), TPM has confirmed, making him the first GOP incumbent the party has officially abandoned as it looks to save its... Read more »
- Feinstein Blasts Republicans For Pushing Wednesday Kavanaugh HearingSen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday afternoon tore into her Republican colleagues for proposing a hearing with Christine Blasey Ford on Wednesday after Blasey Ford asked to testify on Thursday... Read more »
- Trump Admin Proposes Weakening Rules Governing Organ Transplant CentersThe revised rules, proposed this week as part of the agency’s efforts to reduce “burdensome” federal regulations, would no longer penalize hospitals if too many of their patients die following transplants. St. Luke’s in Houston recently lost its... Read more »
- Graham Tells Trump To Beware Of NYT Reporting After Rosenstein StoryShortly after the New York Times published its bombshell report that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein floated secretly recording and ousting President Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Trump to be wary of the Times’ reporting. Graham often allies... Read more »
- U.S. official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: media reportsThe U.S. official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election suggested last year secretly recording President Donald Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke a constitutional amendment to remove him from the... Read more »
- PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's InfowarsPayments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site. ... Read more »
- Head of U.S. immigration judges' union denounces Trump quota planThe Trump administration's plan to impose a quota system on U.S. immigration judges represents a "new and dark era," the head of the judges' union said on Friday. ... Read more »
- Conservatives warn of Republican complacency ahead of U.S. electionConservative candidates sounded alarms to their evangelical supporters on Friday about voter complacency that could allow a Democratic takeover of Congress and an undermining of President Donald Trump's agenda. ... Read more »
- Democrats' enthusiasm to blunt Trump soars for congressional election: Reuters/Ipsos pollCarol Donovan became convinced 2018 could be a good year for Democrats in Dallas County, Texas, when so many enthusiasts jammed into the party's annual fish fry fundraiser last October that they ran out of catfish. ... Read more »
- Trump questions Kavanaugh's accuser, says opponents want to 'destroy' nomineeU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sought to cast doubt on the woman who has accused his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying if the attack was "as bad as she says" it would have... Read more »
- Senate panel wants Kavanaugh hearing terms worked out FridayThe Senate Judiciary Committee has given Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers until the end of Friday to agree on terms for her to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Politico reported, citing a... Read more »
- Factbox: Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid hinges on handful of senatorsPresident Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is before a Senate committee that is struggling to advance it after a woman alleged Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in... Read more »
- Still work to do before second Trump-Kim summit: PompeoThe United States is working to set up a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but there is still work to do "to make sure conditions are right," U.S. Secretary of... Read more »
