Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump has loudly and repeatedly spelled out his astonishing desire to “let Obamacare fail,” never quite seeming to understand the profound impact that would likely have on insurance markets, the exact people who voted for him, and—despite his repeated insistence that Democrats…
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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are on a tour of talking shit about Donald Trump, and they made a stop at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night.
You may have seen Donald Trump Jr.’s name in the news lately. Here are some photos of him.
According to numerous reporters, women have been barred from the Speaker’s lobby for wearing sleeveless dresses and blouses. CBS reports that recently, “a young, female reporter” tried to enter the Speaker’s lobby—a room outside of the House chamber where reporters generally ask legislators questions—but was turned…
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On Thursday morning, dozens of disabled rights protesters gained national attention when they staged a sit-in at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office, chanting, “No cuts to Medicaid—save our liberty!” Shocking images and video of Capitol Hill Police removing men and women from wheelchairs and dragging them…
While the Trump Administration Hydra grows a new venomous head nearly every hour, a handful of Senate Republicans are quietly trying to push through an Obamacare replacement bill before the July 4th recess.
On Monday, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case that challenges partisan gerrymandering, and whether the districting that generally aids Republican candidates is unconstitutional.
Donald Trump called the mayor of Tangier Island, a tiny Chesapeake Bay community of just 450 residents, to thank the mayor and his community for their electoral support and to reassure him that the island isn’t going anywhere, the Washington Post reports. Tangier is losing approximately 15 feet of coastline per year…
Kim Weaver, an Iowa Democrat competing with Republican incumbent Steve King for the state’s 4th Congressional District seat, is withdrawing due to threats against her safety.
Chris Cillizza, a hackneyed Arrested Development reaction gif with a high-paying journalism job, had one of his trademark run-ins with the “outrage police” this week, when he tweeted something dumb and was told by many people that it was dumb. Here was the thing:
Dust off your protest signs, my pals, because our addled buffoon of a president is reportedly poised to shoot us all in the proverbial foot by pulling the world’s second-largest polluter out of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement.
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As revelations of the Comey memo smacked the GOP like a moldy wet towel to the butt, Politico reporter Rachael Bade tweeted that Rep. Darrell Issa—not exactly known for his upstanding professional conduct—had flipped her the bird when she asked for comment.
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Before you ask yourself, “Why is the president feeding us so much bullshit?” ask, “How much bullshit am I willing to eat?”
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On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House Legislative Administration Committee conducted a review of comments made by Republican Rep. Robert Fisher, who was recently revealed in a Daily Beast investigation to be the creator of Reddit’s rabidly misogynist “Red Pill” forum, a men’s rights hellhole frequented by the likes…
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired by the Trump administration in January after refusing to defend the first travel ban, appeared in a hotly anticipated Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Russian interference Monday afternoon along with former CIA director James Clapper. During the…
