Tag: White House
Warning of ‘dangerous chilling’ of Free Press, CNN sues Trump for...
Defenders of free expression and members of the media denounced the president's move as a "clear attack on the First Amendment."
Making America’s wars great again
The Pentagon portrays a powerful need to think of ourselves as a righteous, just, and successful country that fights only righteous, just, and successful wars.
When it comes to having leaders who murder, the US is...
What our presidents, with their “kill lists,” are doing is destroying what little democracy and moral standing we have left in this country.
Trump’s White House hiding Kavanaugh documents should be a much bigger...
This is a complete break from tradition and should be a national scandal. And yet, media coverage does not reflect that reality.
Just hours after ordering pay cut for millions of public workers,...
"Trump himself has pocketed millions over the years grifting off of taxpayers, but now he wants to make it harder for workers to get ahead."
Trump announces plan to cancel pay raises for civilian workers across...
"Congress can and must stand up to the President and reject this assault on our federal workers by passing the 1.9 percent pay raise that the Senate approved on August 1.”
White nationalism in the White House: Administration faces new revelations about...
Multiple people close to Donald Trump have direct ties to white supremacists.
Donald Trump’s white nationalist White House: Still in full effect
A Trump speechwriter quits after attending a conference known for promoting racism. It’s not like he was all alone.
Why White House counsel Don McGahn has Donald Trump extremely worried
McGahn talked to Robert Mueller’s team for 30 hours. That’s a huge blow for Trump, and the reasons why run deep.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018
Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.