On Saturday, Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) became the first Republican lawmaker to publicly express a belief that President Trump deserves to be impeached. In a string of tweets, Amash wrote that the president “engaged in impeachable conduct,” and that Attorney General William Barr deliberately misrepresented the contents of the report …
Read More »Trump's Most Blatant Lie Is His Lie About Tariffs
President Donald Trump has galaxy brained himself into a something of a quagmire with China. For the better part of the past year, he’s been imposing and subsequently escalating tariffs on goods imported from the nation in an effort to force them to renegotiate what he considers unfair trade practices. …
Read More »Jesus Comparisons Are the Hot New Trend in Republican Crisis Management
Rep. Steve King is back in the news and, somewhat surprisingly, it’s not for his overt racism. Not directly, anyway. This time, the Iowa Republican is drawing headlines for comparing himself to Jesus, telling an audience that the criticism he faced earlier this year for said racism reminded him of …
Read More »Billions in Profits, No Taxes: How the Trump Tax Code Let 26 Companies Off the Hook
We knew President Trump’s 2017 tax bill favored corporate America, but this is ridiculous. According to a new study, a group of 60 companies in the Fortune 500 booked nearly $80 billion in total profits in 2018, but each owed $0 in taxes. Worse: Many of these companies actually got …
Read More »Oklahoma Is One Step Closer to Arming Teachers With No Weapons Training
A bill currently making its way through the Oklahoma legislature known as the “Teacher Carry Bill” would allow educators to carry weapons in the classroom even if they have not received additional weapons training. Currently in Oklahoma, only teachers who have valid armed security guard license or a valid reserve …
Read More »AOC Claps Back at Heckler: 'That's the Difference Between Me and Trump'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attended a town hall on MSNBC Friday to discuss climate change and her Green New Deal proposal. When an audience member grew frustrated with panelist and former Republican congressman from South Carolina Bob Inglis’ more patient approach to the topic, he yelled, “Make the changes now, …
Read More »Should Republicans Renominate President Trump in 2020?
It’s been a rough few years for Republicans who aren’t fans of President Trump. Their party has been almost totally subsumed by the former reality TV star, with 90 percent of Republicans now approving of the president, according to a recent Gallup poll. Though former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld appears …
Read More »New Zealand Bans Semiautomatic Weapons 5 Days After Christchurch Massacre. What's Taking Us So Long?
Last Friday, semiautomatic assault weapons were used to kill 50 people people worshipping in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. On Wednesday, Jacinda Ardern, the nation’s prime minister, announced plans to ban all military-style weapons in the country. “Today I am announcing that New Zealand will ban all military-style semiautomatic …
Read More »Warren Buffett Joins the Tax-the-Rich Chorus
Noted McDonald’s breakfast enthusiast Warren Buffett is no stranger to the American tax debate. He’s famous for endorsing the “Buffett Rule” that proposes no millionaire should pay a lower effective tax rate than a working person. In a new interview that aired on CNBC on Monday, Buffett again injected himself …
Read More »Democrats Will Subpoena Robert Mueller If Justice Department Doesn't Release His Report
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation is reportedly coming to a close, everyone is wondering what information in the report will be made public by President Donald Trump‘s Attorney General William Barr. House Intelligence Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) went on This Weekto discuss how Democrats plan to find …
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