Elizabeth Warren continued her targetting of former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg following her outstanding debate performance this week. During a CNN Town Hall on Thursday, Warren said she drafted a contract that would release anyone who signed non-disclosure agreement with the former mayor or his company, …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Ro Khanna on Military Spending and the 2020 Primary
In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Congressman Ro Khanna of California, who also serves as a national co-chair of Bernie Sanders‘2020 presidential campaign. They discuss the DNC’s role in Iowa caucus debacle, and the prospects for New Hampshire …
Read More »After Pompeo's Bullying, Trump Signals a Renewed Push to Defund NPR
After a conservative radio host questioned the mere existence of NPR, President Trump confirmed that notion, writing, “A very good question!” Mark Levin, a bomb-throwing Trump sycophant, who is both a conservative radio and Fox News host, tweeted out an anti-NPR statement in the aftermath of Secretary of State Mike …
Read More »The Return of Greta: 'Our House Is Still on Fire'
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The World Economic Forum is set in the picturesque Swiss town of Davos, nestled in the Alps. But the first thing you smell is not the crisp cool mountain air but the noxious fumes of an endless stream of belching black Mercedes driving the plutocrats to their …
Read More »A Front-Row Seat to History: Inside Trump's Impeachment Day
WASHINGTON — “This is going to be a shitshow,” said the congressional reporter. “Yes, it is,” said another. It was Wednesday morning, and members of the Capitol Hill press corps were assessing what to expect over the next 10 hours leading up to the vote to impeach President Trump. Not …
Read More »There's One Less Con Man in Congress, as Rep. Duncan Hunter Resigns
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) called it quits on Friday. Hunter pled to a conspiracy count as part of a plea bargain in a criminal campaign finance case against him on Tuesday. Then on Thursday the embattled representative was stripped of his congressional voting privileges by the House Ethics Committee. Announcing …
Read More »'I'm Done Being Quiet,' Says Trump Target and Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page broke her silence over the weekend, speaking to The Daily Beast to defend herself from the constant attacks she has received from President Donald Trump after anti-Trump text messages surfaced between her and FBI agent Peter Strzok. Trump has used the texts as proof the …
Read More »53 Percent of Republicans Say Trump Is a Better President Than Lincoln
According to a new weekly tracking poll from the Economist/YouGov, a majority of Republicans prefer President Donald Trump over former President Abraham Lincoln. Yep, you read that right. The poll, which surveyed 1,500 Americans, showed Republicans favoring Trump over Lincoln by 6 percentage points, 53 to 47. But the same …
Read More »Judge Rules Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Must Testify Before Congress
On Monday, a federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify before Congress in the impeachment probe. The decision strikes down President Donald Trump’s order to McGahn not to cooperate. The House wants to hear from the Trump’s former top lawyer in regards …
Read More »Daddy's Party Had to Buy Don Jr.'s Book. Sad!
Donald Trump Jr.’s new book, Triggered, is a Number One New York Times bestseller, thanks in no small part to the Republican National Committee, which spent $94,800 buying copies of the book in its first week of publication, according to the New York Times. A dagger printed next to the …
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