Senate Republicans tried to pass legislation on Monday that would have threatened doctors with up to five years in jail for providing vital medical care to their patients. Led by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) and authorized by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the vote to consider the so-called “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to...
itch McConnell blames Democrats for election fraud carried out by GOP
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally spoken out about the massive election fraud Republicans carried out in a North Carolina House race in the 2018 midterm elections. But instead of condemning the Republican campaign for breaking the law and irreparably tainting the election, McConnell decided to bend the facts and blame the fraud on Democrats because they don’t back needless...
Former Fed chair: ‘No, I do not’ think Trump understands the economy
In a stunning interview on Monday with “Marketplace,” former Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen slammed Trump on trade and the economy, and said the GOP tax bill “really wasn’t needed.” Host Kai Ryssdal asked Yellen if she thought Trump “has a grasp of macroeconomic policy,” and she didn’t hold back her response. “No, I do not,”...
GOP tries to blame Democrats for GOP election fraud in North Carolina
You’d think that when there was finally an instance of large-scale election fraud, Republicans would be the first to react. They’ve been banging the drum on this issue forever, most recently with Trump’s laughably ineffective — and dearly departed — voter suppression commission. But when faced with the Mark Harris race in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, where...
ICE refuses to count detained woman’s stillbirth as a death in its custody
A Honduran migrant woman suffered a stillbirth last week while she was detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She was only detained in the first place because the Trump administration changed the rules about locking up pregnant women — and now, ICE is refusing to count the infant as a death in its custody. It’s the latest example of how the Trump administration humiliates...
GOP congressman complains he had ‘no time to review’ 54-word resolution
On Monday, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) threw a fit because he is unable to find 15 seconds to read and review a House resolution terminating Trump’s fake national emergency declaration. The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the resolution. “I do not understand the haste with which the majority is pushing this disapproval resolution through,” Cole, ranking member of the House Rules...
Cohen to confirm Trump is a racist criminal who lies about his wealth
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and ‘fixer,’ won’t hold back on Wednesday during his testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Cohen is set to say, under oath and penalty of perjury, that Trump uses “racist language,” lies about his net worth, and has engaged in “possible criminal conduct,” according to the New York Times...
Rich heiress Ivanka says Americans don’t ‘want to be given something’
Leave it to Ivanka Trump to be stunningly tone deaf. The heiress — who is only relevant because of her father’s famous name and perceived wealth — said Americans won’t support the jobs guarantee in the Green New Deal because they don’t, “want to be given something.” “People want to work for what they get,” Ivanka Trump, who has been handed her wealth and...
Secretary of state accidentally admits Trump lied about North Korea
In a surreal exchange with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accidentally admitted that he thinks Trump lied to the entire world by proclaiming victory after his last disastrous summit with North Korea. And when Tapper confronted Pompeo on the contradiction, Pompeo told a blatant lie himself by claiming Trump really meant the opposite of what he said. “Do you...
Trump keeps picking ambassadors with no experience but lots of cash
Trump insisted that because he was rich and could finance his own presidential campaign he couldn’t be swayed by wealthy donors seeking influence in the “swamp” of Washington, D.C. But a new report found the exact opposite to be true, at least when it comes to the Foreign Service. According to the report, published by Axios and based on data from Marquette University Law...