John Hickenlooper is used to being made fun of. He’s dyslexic, and is known to say words or phrases out of order. He’s face-blind, relying on cues from the person he’s speaking with to remember if they’ve previously met. He has a gangly last name, part of which rhymes with …
Read More »Will Michael Cohen Deliver the Goods on Trump?
Do you believe Michael Cohen? Several outlets reported on Tuesday that Trump’s former lawyer and fixer is prepared to offer damning testimony concerning his former boss, including that he engaged in criminal conduct while in office. The revelations will come Wednesday, when Cohen is scheduled to testify publicly before the …
Read More »Sen. Dianne Feinstein Condescends to Kid Activists Touting Green New Deal
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) met with a group of child climate activists from Youth vs. Apocalypse in her regional senate office on Friday. The children were there to hand Feinstein a letter they had written urging her to support the Green New Deal, an aggressive climate change bill spearheaded by …
Read More »It's Official: Trump Will Declare a National Emergency to Build the Stupid Wall
It was probably inevitable. After nearly two months of negotiations that were never not doomed, President Trump is set to declare a national emergency so that he can build a southern border wall without congressional approval. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) relayed the news Thursday afternoon, telling colleagues on …
Read More »Roger Stone's D.C. Arraignment Was an Online Comments Section Brought to Life
WASHINGTON —Inside the Washington, D.C., federal courthouse Tuesday morning, the scene was somber and official. Roger Stone, the onetime adviser to President Donald Trump and master of the dark arts of politics dating back to Watergate, sat at the defense’s table inside Courtroom 3. Stone had come to D.C. for …
Read More »Can Nancy Pelosi Really Stop Trump From Delivering the State of the Union?
President Trump isn’t ready to let Nancy Pelosi prevent from delivering the State of the Union address at the Capitol next week. On Wednesday morning, the president sent a letter to the House speaker clarifying his intention to address the nation as planned. “I look forward to seeing you on …
Read More »What Is Mike Pence Even Doing?
Way back in December, when the government was still functioning, President Trumpmet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and soon-to-be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in the Oval Office to discuss border security. The meeting was an unmitigated disaster, with the three party leaders sparring in front of cameras …
Read More »FBI Is Investigating Fake Texts Sent by Someone Impersonating Mike Pence Aide
Someone impersonating one of Vice President Mike Pence‘s top aides texted numerous Republican lawmakers, and the FBI is investigating, the Wall Street Journalreported on Friday. Pretending to be Alyssa Farah, press secretary for the vice president and a former House staffer, the hoaxer inquired about the whereabouts of members of …
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