Photo Of Bomb Suspect’s Van Shows Pro-Trump Bumperstickers
(Image: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons) Law enforcement sources have told various news outlets that an arrest has been made in connection to the recent attempted bomb attacks on liberal politicians and activists. Sources have named Cesar Sayoc Jr. as the…
Wolff: Trump is “Helping Me Prove the Point of the Book”
Michael Wolff – author of the explosive book about Trump “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” – appeared on NBC’s Today on Friday, defending his book against Trump’s attacks and providing more scathing criticism of the deeply unpopular,…
Carter Page: A Fool For the Ages
Former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page has politicians and pundits scratching their heads after a positively bizarre hearing during which he seemed to confirm that Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury. Appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Page ranted about…
James Comey Announces Book Title Alluding To Trump
Ever since his ouster as FBI director and subsequent testimony before congress, James Comey has receded from public view as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian authorities has accelerated. Perhaps the biggest…
Common Decency Is Dead Within The Republican Party
In another of his infantile tweet storms Sunday morning, Donald Trump retweeted a meme in which he strikes Hilary Clinton with a golf ball. The gif originated on an account that frequently posts antisemitic messages, which makes the incident part…
Top Security Analyst Says Steele Dossier Should Be Taken Seriously
Shortly before his inauguration, Trump was hit by a scandalous report published by Buzzfeed. The document – the so-called “Steele Dossier,” named after its principal author Christopher Steele – describes evidence extracted from a variety of unnamed sources regarding the…
White House In Disarray: Tillerson Mulling “Rexit” As Trump Scorches Sessions
Among the more interesting White House-related developments over the past couple weeks is Trump’s escalating, one-sided war of words with his very own attorney general. Ever since Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia probe, Trump has been livid….
Seth Abramson Makes The Case For Suspending Trump’s Twitter Account
Everybody the world over knows: Twitter is Trump’s life force. He uses it to speak directly to his base, peddling a variety of baseless accusations, statistics, and claims. When he feels threatened, he lashes out through tweets, fighting “fire with…
Child Tyrant: Trump Tried To Blackmail Morning Joe Hosts
Donald Trump may have even more legal troubles in store. This week has had no shortage of bad news for the flailing president. A bombshell report from the Wall Street Journal has – for the first time – drawn a…
Royal Snub: Queen’s Speech Makes No Mention Of Trump Visit
It’s not exactly a secret: Donald Trump is not very popular overseas. He’s alienated the United States’ oldest allies, physically shoved a NATO leader, and failed to reaffirm treaty commitments. European citizens view Trump as a buffoon. Trump’s poor job…
Russia Probe: Is Michael Flynn Talking To Investigators?
There are signs that Michael Flynn is talking to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team. While this has not been explicitly confirmed, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Richard Blumenthal have hinted that Flynn is cooperating. There is some speculation that Flynn…
Trump Picks Corrupt Cindy McCain As Human Rights Ambassador
Donald Trump has made a number of awful selections to fill his government. From bringing in Steve Bannon – the former CEO of the alt-right propaganda blog Breitbart – to political neophytes from his own family such as Jared Kushner,…
Georgia’s 6th: Vote Could Impact GOP’s Agenda And Its Cooperation with Trump
In today’s special election, young Democratic upstart Jon Ossoff faces off against Republican Karen Handel, bringing to a close what has been the most expensive House race in US history. Georgia’s 6th District – which was once represented by former…
Self-Defeating: Trump Confirms Being Under Investigation, Throws Deputy AG Under Bus
In a baffling display of self-defeating ignorance, Trump launched a series of tweets Friday morning that – like so many that have come before – will probably only make his life more difficult. The most damning of these, in no…
Trump Disapproval Rating Hits New High
Trump continues to flail as president. With his lawyer’s bizarre response to James Comey’s testimony last week, Trump seems to be out of his element, with virtually no damage control capacity to cope with the swirling scandals plaguing his ineffectual…
Trump Forgets Details Of Conversation With Romanian President Right After Meeting
What planet is he on? In his first public questioning since the bombshell testimony of James Comey before the Senate Intel Committee, Trump had quite an embarrassing gaffe. Appearing aside Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, a reporter asked the two if they…
Comey Confirms It: Trump Demanded ‘Loyalty’
Less than 24 hours before former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before Congress, the public is getting a fist glance at what he is likely to tell legislators. According to confidants of Comey, he will not draw any legal conclusions…
Eric Trump Says Democrats ‘Not Even People’ Amidst Reports He Scammed Kids With Cancer
Eric Trump – son of the embattled president – had harsh words for the opposition party this week. Sean Hannity, who remains maniacally devoted to the imploding Trump Administration, had the younger Trump on his program Tuesday evening. Democrats supporting…
Leaked NSA Document Shows Russia Hacked Voting Systems
A report from the Intercept alleges that Russian intelligence successfully hacked a manufacturer of US voting software mere days before the 2016 president election. Citing a classified NSA document that the online news magazine obtained from an anonymous source, the…
Travel Ban: Trump Sabotages Himself Through Tweets
Much to the chagrin of Trump’s legal team, the embattled (and deeply unpopular) president took to Twitter early Monday morning to double down on his unconstitutional travel ban, arguing that the Justice Department should have remained committed to the original…
Palace Intrigue: Did Steve Bannon Leak Russia-Kushner Stories?
Among the numerous eye-opening stories that dropped over the last few weeks relating to Trump’s embattled White House, the revelation of Kushner’s status as a person of interest in the ongoing FBI investigation was quite astonishing. Further leaks from the…
Trump Downfall? Support For Impeachment Spreads
A new poll shows that US citizens are increasingly inclined toward impeaching the unpopular president, Donald Trump. An astonishing 43 percent hope to see congress initiate the impeachment process. This is a full five points higher than polling just a…
This Week in Trump Scandals: FBI Investigates Manafort in Ukraine
A day doesn’t go by without some fascinating news popping up relating to the scandal-ridden White House. Let’s take a look at what’s happening this week: The FBI has begun interviewing politicians and officials in Ukraine regarding former Trump campaign…
Trump Calls Murderous Duterte A “Good Man,” Then Divulges State Secrets
Rodrigo Duterte – the current president of the Philippines – could stand charged of crimes against humanity. His ongoing “drug war” has received heaps of condemnation from human rights organizations and world governments. Under his direction, government police have extrajudicially…
A Ridiculed Trump Unwillingly Begins First International Trip As President
Mired in scandal at home, Trump is looking for any good press he can get. There was some hope among his staff that his first international trip as president – which includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium, and Italy…
Loose-Lips Sink Ships: Trump Threatens US Security While Alienating Allies
In a bizarre display of either willful contempt for US national security or a hallmark example of his extraordinary incompetence, Trump allegedly informed Russian officials – including the Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov –…
Trump Admits Russia Probe Influenced Comey Firing, Threatens Former Director on Twitter
This week, the Trump Administration appears to have entered a death spiral. Each day seemed to bring a fresh batch of chaos, captured by unflattering headlines and a growing sense that – just over a hundred days into the presidency…
Watergate Moment? Trump Fires FBI Director Comey As Russia Scandal Heats Up
Things are not looking great for the Trump Administration. Yesterday, news broke that the flailing president fired FBI Director James Comey, ostensibly over his handling over the Clinton email probe. Admittedly, Comey severely bungled that investigation, and other mishaps over…