Ben Carson Is an Absolute Disaster for Public Housing
From black mold to basic safety violations, a of Section 8 housing tenants have complained that response times from…
War Mustache Goes to Washington
Love to wake up to an early morning performance of (deeply unconvincing) masculinity.
What Is It With Trump Cabinet Members and Needlessly Expensive Stupid Stuff?
Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt spent a total of $43,000 on a custom soundproof phone booth in his…
Ben Carson Takes Job at Housing Department Quite Literally, Purchases $31,000 Dining Set
HUD Secretary Ben Carson, who enjoys brain surgery, taking the Bible literally, not doing his job and very slowly…
If I Have to Read About This Freaking 'Memo' One More Time I'm Going To Lose My Freaking Mind
Every single picture of Devin Nunes looks like that?
Trump 'Upscale' Event Planner Appointed to Oversee Low-Income Housing
Eric Trump’s wedding planner and former Vice President of the Eric Trump Foundation Lynne Patton has been appointed to…
Ben Carson Clarifies, Then Doubles Down on Comments About Poverty Being a 'State of Mind'
In late May, Ben Carson, our Secretary of Housing and Urban Development who thinks the Egyptian pyramids were giant…
Trump Praised Philippine President For Murdering Civilians in Phone Call
- The Intercept published a full transcript of the “very friendly” April phone between Donald Trump and his strongman…
Ben Carson Referred to Slaves as 'Immigrants' While Addressing His Department
If anyone has home remedies for rapidly worsening TMJ symptoms resulting from a frequently clenched jaw, please let me…
Happy Anniversary to the Only Good Thing That Happened This Election
Remember when things were fun? I sort of can if I push all my anxieties way down and try to pretend like reality is a…
Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown Attempt to Explain Why They Backed Ben Carson for HUD
Ben Carson—a man who, like most of Trump’s cabinet nominees, appears to know nothing about the department he has been…
Watch Elizabeth Warren Beautifully Grill Ben Carson on Trump's Ethics Conflicts
In the never-ending wave of a great time that are Trump’s cabinet confirmation hearings (which we’re liveblogging right…
Both Dumb and Terrifying: We're Liveblogging Another Round of Senate Confirmation Hearings
As we strap into another morning on the I Can’t Believe This Is Happening Express (a rickety bobsled careening into an…
Ben Carson Changes His Mind, Is Now Qualified Enough to Accept a Cabinet Nomination
Dr. Ben Carson, who once referred to anti-housing discrimination laws as “communism,” has accepted Donald Trump’s…
Trump Taps Betsy DeVos and Ben Carson for Cabinet Positions, Sends Rest of Us to Hell
President-Elect Donald Trump has appointed Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary and, reportedly, Ben Carson as Secretary…
Ben Carson Melts Down on Air and Demands Woman Journalist's Mic Be Turned Off
On Friday morning, Ben Carson, your one-time endearing uncle who is rapidly descending into a pit of hostile…