Legendary reporter Bob Woodward spoke about cultivating sources within President Donald Trump‘s administration for his new book,Fear,during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday. Over the course of his career, Woodward has covered multiple presidents and written 19 books that often contain explosive information about the inner-workings …
Read More »Kanye West Wasn't Kidding About His Trump Support
On Thursday night, Kanye West returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live for his first public interview since his disorienting run-up to Ye, in which he endorsed President Trump, called slavery a choice and announced that he was bipolar. Over the course of his interview, West doubled down on many of the …
Read More »Watch Colbert Dissect Trump's 'Contentious' Start to NATO Trip
Stephen Colbert dissected President Donald Trump‘s contentious first day at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump accused Germany of being “totally controlled by Russia” because 35 percent of the country’s natural gas comes from Russia. https://youtu.be/gQQwOQLErDU%20 “It’s true, we’re all controlled …
Read More »Roe v. Wade Is Hanging by a Thread
At a JW Marriott hotel a few blocks from the White House last January, Denise Burke, a cheerful-looking 52-year old woman with wispy blond hair and a lopsided smile, explained to attendees of the 2018 Evangelicals For Life conference exactly how she and her colleagues intended to make abortion illegal …
Read More »We Already Know Why Trump Fired Comey, and Any Excuse Is a Lie
You may remember that little over a week after Attorney General Sessions recused himself from the Russia invesitgation, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Though this all has long reeked of obstruction of justice on the part of the president, Trump on Thursday insisted he didn’t fire Comey because …
Read More »Trump's Separation of Children and Families Is What You Voted For
Ms. L, as the American Civil Liberties Union identified her, is a Congolese woman who sought asylum in the United States last November. She feared imminent death amid the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence that has displaced millions of residents. I learned about her circumstance reading …
Read More »At This Point, How Likely Is It That Trump Will Sit Down With Mueller?
Struggling to speak over the whir of nearby aircraft, President Trump on Friday gave impromptu news conferences outside the White House and, later, at Andrews Air Force Base, in which he defended embattled legal adviser Rudy Giuliani, teased that he might be willing to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, …
Read More »'The Fourth Estate': New Doc Details President Trump's War on Free Press
President Trump‘s attacks on the press escalate with nerve-wracking speed in the trailer for The Fourth Estate, Liz Garbus’ upcoming documentary. Garbus follows reporters from The New York Times attempting to cover an administration that is openly hostile toward journalists. “We’ve been given unprecedented access to capture the challenges, triumphs …
Read More »Government Shutdown Looms Amid Confusion in Congress
There are a few high stakes games of chicken being played simultaneously on Capitol Hill, and, as of now, neither side is signaling a willingness to back down. On Wednesday, Democratic leaders said the vast majority of their party would oppose another short term spending bill unless Republicans agree to …
Read More »At Trump's Urging, Republicans Are Trying to Ram Through Their Tax Plan
With 2018 just around the corner, President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress are desperate to deliver their first major legislative victory to their base and donors: an overhaul of the U.S. tax code that they’re pushing through the Senate this week. While the party’s top brass is trying to …
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