Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has become the latest prominent Republican to join in on Trump’s racist attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Trump has been fixated on the congresswoman, putting her front and center in his latest wave of bigoted attacks by saying she should “go back” to where she’s from. Trump’s supporters chanted “send her back” at his rally as Trump...
Trump is quietly planning to take free lunch away from 500,000 school kids
The Trump administration failed to follow proper guidelines with a new proposed rule that would deny free lunch to half a million schoolchildren, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) said on Friday. In the official proposed rule to take away food stamps from millions of Americans, the Trump administration failed to mention that the rule would also deny free lunch to 500,000 school children, Scott, chair of...
Trump’s new pick for national intelligence director is good at one thing: defending Trump
Dan Coats, Trump’s besieged director of national intelligence since March of 2017, resigned on Sunday. While Coats was plenty conservative, his replacement, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX), is likely to be much, much worse. The resignation wasn’t a surprise, as Coats had clashed with Trump over Russia and North Korea, among other things. As the New York Times put it, Coats’ departure...
Trump spends his whole weekend smearing an American city — and the GOP is fine with it
Trump kicked off his summer vacation by tweeting an astonishing number of racist things — even by Trump standards — about Baltimore, Maryland. But the GOP doesn’t care. Trump told the nation that he would be working hard while spending time at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf resort. Instead, he spent much of Saturday and Sunday ranting about the West Baltimore congressional district of Rep...
Sheriff slams Pence for stiffing cops with huge bill while holding $700,000 fundraiser
The sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, is slamming Mike Pence for not paying the $24,000 bill to provide security for him when he came to town for a high-dollar fundraiser. Pence was the star attraction at a fundraiser at the Caribou Club in Aspen, where couples paid $35,000 each to attend. Pence also spoke to the Republican Governors Association at the St. Regis Aspen Resort. Pitkin County...
Number of lawmakers demanding impeachment inquiry hits 100 after Mueller’s testimony
The drumbeat for Congress to open an impeachment inquiry continues to grow louder, with 100 members of the House of Representatives now publicly supporting the idea, according to Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). “There will be more to come,” he added. Beyer is one of the 100 who support such an inquiry. In May, Shareblue Media counted 50 members of Congress who said they supported impeachment...
DOJ approves $26 billion T-Mobile merger after company spent $200,000 at Trump hotel
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has approved T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, valued at over $26 billion. “The combination would reshape the wireless industry and create a formidable rival to AT&T (No. 1 in the United States) and Verizon (No. 2),” the New York Times reported. Approval of the deal comes after T-Mobile executives spent nearly $200,000 at...
Trump said GOP tax bill would be ‘rocket fuel,’ but US economy slowed instead
Trump promised the GOP tax bill would spur massive economic growth, but new data released Friday from his own Commerce Department show the economy slowed down in 2018, the first year the tax law went into effect, compared to 2017. According to the Associated Press, the Commerce Department revised economic growth numbers from 2014-2018 based on more comprehensive data, and the results paint a bad...
House passed nearly 400 bills this year — and McConnell is blocking as many as he can
House leaders held a press conference Thursday morning to tout 200 days of progress, even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to obstruct legislation from moving through the Senate. “Today we mark 200 days in the majority,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) said. “We’ve passed nearly 400 pieces of legislation, [including] 50 major bills.” “This is the...
Susan Collins is trying to blame ‘dark money groups’ for her unpopularity
Maine voters have begun to sour on Republican Sen. Susan Colllins, and as a result her approval ratings are down by double-digits over the last two years. On Sunday, Collins blamed the precipitous drop on unnamed “dark money” groups, instead of her support for the Trump administration and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “The divisiveness of our country and the unceasing...