ArchiveJune 2019

Republicans have now had several days to comment on the 16th sexual assault allegation against Trump. Instead, they’re pretending it isn’t even worth paying attention to — and some are outright defending Trump. Writer E. Jean Carroll came forward Friday with a horrific story of being raped by Trump in the mid-1990s. Trump, predictably, had a disgusting response to the allegations...

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is set to testify before two House committees on July 17, and at least one top Trump defender is scared. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said on Fox News on Tuesday night that he’s scared Mueller’s public testimony will lead to Trump’s impeachment. “I hope we are not in store for ‘impeachment-by-surprise,’ as this seems to feed into...

It’s not surprising, but it is disappointing. On Tuesday, Republicans in the House almost uniformly voted against giving low-wage federal contractors they back pay they lost during Trump’s 35-day government shutdown stunt. A full 194 of the chamber’s 198 Republicans refused to vote for an appropriations bill that would help make federal contractors whole. Those low-wage...

Hours after news broke that he sent a naked photo of himself to a woman, Val DiGiorgio resigned from his position as chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. During late 2018 and early 2019, DiGiorgio exchanged sexually charged messages through Facebook Messenger with Irina Goldstein, who was at the time a candidate for city council in Philadelphia...

Sonny Perdue, Trump’s agriculture secretary, falsely described climate change as merely a change in “weather patterns” — minimizing the serious threat of the climate crisis, and continuing the Trump administration’s war on science and evidence. In an interview released Tuesday, Perdue told CNN that “we don’t know” the cause of climate change, a statement...

File this under the GOP’s latest attempts to suppress voters. Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is days away from signing a bill that would all but end early voting on college campuses in the Sunshine State — a move that would make it harder for college students, who largely back Democratic candidates, to vote. The law includes a provision that would require a...

Trump blamed Democrats for the abuse of migrant children that has happened during his presidency. Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump tried to avoid responsibility for the tragic results of his administration’s draconian immigration policies. “It’s all about humanity, it’s about helping children,” Trump said. “What’s happened is just so sad...

In a Tuesday call with reporters, a Trump official said 100 children have been sent back to a border detention facility so horrendous one doctor compared the conditions to “torture facilities.” According to the New York Times, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official also told reporters on the call, “I personally don’t believe these allegations.” But those...

Trump is a little picky about which inhumane regime he is comfortable with obtaining nuclear weapons.  The White House announced on Monday new international banking and financial sanctions on Iran after the country shot down a U.S. military drone last week. The Trump administration also claims Iran was behind the attacks on two oil tankers earlier this month.  The true motivation for the...

Stephanie Grisham, known for breaking federal law and defending Trump’s sexist attacks, was announced as his new White House press secretary on Tuesday. “I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 will be the next @PressSec & Comms Director,” Melania Trump wrote. “potus & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country.” Last year...