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Donald Trump
Trump lashes out at former White House officials who are delivering damning impeachment testimony
rawstory.com - Tom Boggioni
Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," an editor from the Financial Times looked at new polling showing a majority of Americans want Donald Trump …
8 hours ago
Politics
Democrats Are About To Take Away Trump's Biggest Impeachment Talking Point
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Trump and the Republicans have been complaining that there has been no formal vote on the impeachment investigation, but House Democrats are moving …
3 hours ago
Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani Has Been Under Investigation by Federal Prosecutors for...
truthout.org - Lisa Needham
It turns out Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is under investigation by federal prosecutors. Giuliani has been skating dangerously close to the …
6 hours ago
Donald Trump
Fiona Hill delivers quid pro quo bombshell against EU Ambassador Sondland in House testimony: Senator
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
Former White House adviser Fiona Hill testified that EU ambassador Gordon Sondland made clear that President Donald Trump would meet with Ukrainian …
4 hours ago
Lorenzo
flipped into What's Up With The USA?
William Barr
William Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions
thenation.com - Joan Walsh
Joan WalshHis troubles don’t only involve his obeisance to Donald Trump. He’s a paranoid right-wing Catholic ideologue who won’t respect the …
6 hours ago
The New Yorker
Donald Trump
Public Servants Are Starting to Respond to Donald Trump’s False Attacks
The New Yorker - David Rohde
On Friday afternoon, James Baker, the former general counsel of the F.B.I., felt a tinge of optimism. Almost two years ago, he was ousted from his position as the Bureau’s top legal official, after President
23 hours ago
U.S. Politics
Cornered By Fiona Hill Testimony, Giuliani Flails At John Bolton
crooksandliars.com - John Amato
In a tit-for-tat confrontation with Trump's former NSA advisor and his personal bagman of an attorney, Giuliani responded to Fiona Hills' testimony …
5 hours ago
Donald Trump
Trump has lived the life of a crook and will die a crook
rawstory.com - John Stoehr, The Editorial Board
One is normal people have something better to do—kids, school, jobs, good health, etc.—than pay attention to politics. Another is that you can’t know …
3 hours ago
Donald Trump
It's About To Get Even Worse For Trump As Public Impeachment Hearings Are Coming Soon
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) says Democrats have five or six more witnesses to hear from in their investigation, and then public Trump impeachment …
6 hours ago
Donald Trump
Will Trump Go Down as a Worse President Than Bush?
truthdig.com - Staff
Recently a friend who follows the news a bit less obsessively than I do said, “I thought George W. Bush was bad, but it seems like Donald Trump is …
6 hours ago
Democrats
New York Times offers Democrats A+ advice from 'freelance writer' who once worked for Mike Pence
dailykos.com - Laura Clawson
Democrats are receiving a dire warning on the opinion page of The New York Times: If they’re not careful, they risk losing the votes of Republicans …
6 hours ago
Politics
‘Deep into stupid’: Morning Joe gleefully trashes Lindsey Graham after Fiona Hill destroys his Trump excuses
rawstory.com - Tom Boggioni
Following reports of multiple and very detailed accusations made by former Donald Trump Russia advisor Fiona Hill in closed-door testimony to a House …
10 hours ago
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney Can Go To Hell, Part Infinity
crooksandliars.com - Frances Langum
We don't use a lot of swear words here at Crooks and Liars, so I won't type what I'm thinking. Wearing a jacket the color of the Iraqi childrens' …
4 hours ago
Politics
Trump Is The First President In History That Americans Want To Impeach On Their Own
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Trump is the first president that a majority of Americans want to impeach before the House of Representatives has made a recommendation on …
8 hours ago
Syria
"This Is Total Chaos," Says a Trump Admin Official
smirkingchimp.com - www.smirkingchimp.com
Who can forget Trump's characteristically modest self-assessment of February 2017 — that his "administration is running like a fine-tuned machine." …
10 hours ago
Politics
The Tide Is Turning Against Trump
thenation.com - Sasha Abramsky
As last week ended, Donald Trump suffered a series of stunning legal setbacks. Three federal courts—in California, New York, and Washington …
10 hours ago
Charles Swisher
flipped into Truth Be Told
Russia
Russian forces move into abandoned U.S. bases in Syria, as Trump sells out allies and America
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
Forget Warren Buffet and Peter Lynch, when the world is writing the history of great investors, only one name really matters—Vladimir Putin. Despite …
4 hours ago
The Intercept
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U.S. Politics
Documents Reveal Hospital Industry Is Leading Fight Against Medicare for All
The Intercept - Andrew Perez
Investor-owned hospitals are leading the fight against the creation of a comprehensive, universal health care system, according to corporate filings …
11 hours ago
Mike Pompeo
‘Every word is a lie’: Pompeo gets shredded for extremely misleading claims about Trump’s policy in Syria
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced furious backlash for his defense of President Donald Trump’s policy toward Syria. The State Department tweeted …
4 hours ago
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade Wonders Aloud: How Did GOP 'Allow' Switch To Jim Crow?
crooksandliars.com - Frances Langum
Wow. Brian Kilmeade went beyond even Dinesh d'Souza in ahistorical stupidity on Tuesday's Fox and Friends. In a discussion of how wonderful Donald …
5 hours ago
Donald Trump
A Staggering Number of Lobbyists Have Worked in the Trump Administration
truthdig.com - Staff
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one …
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Social Media
No matter what Mark Zuckerberg does, conservatives will never stop claiming they’re the victims of bias
mediamatters.org - Written by Parker Molloy
BuzzFeed’s Craig Silverman also conducted a post-election analysis and found that “top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on …
1 hour ago
Elizabeth Warren
Biden falls to third and Warren takes the lead in new national Democratic primary poll
dailykos.com - Laura Clawson
Former Vice President Joe Biden, long the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, fell to third place in a new national poll from George …
7 hours ago
Mike Pompeo
US State Dept. Under Fire for Using Official Website to Promote
commondreams.org - www.commondreams.org
The State Department on Monday was accused of blatantly violating the constitutional principle of separation of religion and government by plastering …
22 hours ago
Donald Trump
White House letter inadvertently revealed Trump has no impeachment defense: Conservative scholar
rawstory.com - Matthew Chapman
On Tuesday, conservative think tank scholar Greg Weiner urged Democrats in The Bulwark to continue the impeachment investigation into President …
7 hours ago
Disability
10 Disability Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer - Center for American Progress
americanprogress.org - By Rebecca Cokley
The 2020 election has already seen an unprecedented level of engagement of the disability community by candidates. Differing approaches—from …
7 hours ago
Politics
Waaahmbulance Call: Trump Lashes Out At Chris Wallace For Not Kowtowing To Him
crooksandliars.com - NewsHound Ellen
WALLACE: House Democrats have subpoenaed you, personally, that you, as the secretary of defense, turn over all documents related to decisions being …
10 hours ago
Charles Swisher
flipped into Truth Be Told
Middle East
Trump and Erdogan have Much in Common – and the Kurds will be the Tragic Victims of Their Idiocy -
counterpunch.org
What perfidy. Is there any more solemn a word that can be developed in the English language for such treachery? The west’s Kurdish allies are being …
13 hours ago
Donald Trump
Trump’s Ex-Russia Aide Said Donald Trump Used a ‘Shadow Foreign Policy’ to ‘Personally Benefit’ Himself: Report
smirkingchimp.com - www.smirkingchimp.com
Fiona Hill, a former top White House adviser on Russia, revealed to congressional investigators on Monday that President Donald Trump conducted …
10 hours ago
Education
Chicago Teachers Won Public Support for Their Strike. Here’s How.
inthesetimes.com - BY Jeff Schuhrke
The Chicago public is more likely to side with teachers than the mayor when it comes to a CTU strike. (Photo by Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty …
1 hour ago