One of the odder bits of the public controversy surrounding President Trump and the Russia investigation is how Robert Mueller, James Comey and Andrew McCabe have become lumped together, as if all three G-men were the same. The president made that accusation explicit on Friday, tweeting“McCabe is Comey!!” But actually, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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“This is one of the major reasons I’m in therapy right now,” says Dylan Petrohilos, an activist and graphic designer. Following a police raid on his home last spring, he hasn’t been able to shake a feeling of discomfort. “I can’t feel safe in my own home,” he says. “Which …
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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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New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard joined a number of athletes and celebrities over the weekend in trolling Donald Trump after he said he was “probably”going to be named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Syndergaard tweeted that Sports Illustrated told him he was probably going to be Sportsman of …
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To President Trump, science is fake news. Worse, it can’t be intimidated, bullied, or bought off. You can’t grab physics by the pussy or sic your lawyers on it. On climate and public health issues, Trump and his cronies have proven their hostility to science over and over again: They’ve …
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As someone who served five years in the United States Army, 14 months of that in combat, I’ve struggled over the past few years to understand Donald Trump‘s relationship to the military. Does this man love us, or does he hate us? There’s the side of Trump that was reared …
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