President Trump knew it was bad when he lost Fox & Friends. The morning after he fluffed up Vladimir Putin while teeing off on the U.S. intelligence community during a press conference in Helsinki, the president was roundly criticized by his favorite morning news program. At one point, host Brian …
Read More »Is Trump Getting Cold Feet About His North Korea Summit?
Update: The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Trump has said the summit with Kim Jong-un “may not work out for June 12th,” suggesting a potential delay. “If it doesn’t happen, maybe it will happen later,” the president added. ** Ever since the announcement of a sit-down with North Korean dictator …
Read More »A Brief History of Michael Cohen's Criminal Ties
Copyright © Seth Hettena. Based on an excerpt fromTrump / Russia: A Definitive History to be published by Melville House Publishing on May 8th. Michael Cohen, President Trump’s long-time lawyer and personal “pit bull,” was brought to heel yesterday when federal agents raided his office in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. The …
Read More »What the Kids Got Right, and Killer Mike Got Wrong
Toward the end of the Los Angeles edition of the March for Our Livesrally this past Saturday, a group of five black children from the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard took the stage in front of City Hall. The program was now in its third hour, and the sun was …
Read More »Trump Lawyer Threatens Stormy Daniels With $20 Million in Damages
Donald Trump‘s personal attorney Michael Cohen filed a claim Friday in federal court alleging that porn star Stormy Daniels violated the terms of her non-disclosure agreement with the president. In Cohen’s filing, the lawyer said he will seek $20 million from Daniels, or $1 million per breach of the “hush …
Read More »Trump Is a Dangerous Idiot. So Why Are We Pushing Him Toward War?
There’s a big conference going on at the moment in Brussels, where the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy – a group of journos, pols, and intelligence vets from around the West – is holding a conference to discuss how to rebuild the world order in a “time of distrust.” Speakers …
Read More »Stormy Daniels Sues Trump, Claims He Never Signed 'Hush Agreement'
Stephanie Clifford, the adult film star who performed under the name Stormy Daniels, is suing President Donald Trump, claiming he never signed a non-disclosure agreement regarding their alleged affair, NBC News reports. The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, argues that only Clifford and Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, signed …
Read More »Why Democrats Are Losing the Gun Debate
For the last couple of decades, the biggest impediment to passing sane gun laws in America hasn’t been the National Rifle Association. It hasn’t been the Republican Party. It hasn’t been public opinion, or some weird national firearm fetish. It’s been the Democratic Party. On Tuesday, HuffPost reported that last …
Read More »Why Trump Winning First Round in Legal Battle Over Emoluments Matters
To a certain segment of the American population – those who have spent the past 336 days (but who’s counting?) dreaming of the end of the Donald Trump presidency – the two words that have given them the most hope have been “Mueller” and “emoluments.” Almost everyone knows that the …
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