Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed he had forgotten about a March 2016 meeting with Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos when he previously insisted under oath that he was “not aware” that anyone involved with Trump’s presidential run had any connections with the Russian government. “This is a …
In an explosive and “deeply disturbing” piece for Politico Magazine on Thursday, former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Donna Brazile drew upon her brief experience at the organization’s helm to reveal the extent to which the 2016 nomination process was “rigged” in favor of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In her account, …
In a decision denounced as “dangerous” and “appalling,” President Donald Trump has enraged members of the public health and LGBTQ communities by reportedly firing the remaining 16 members of his HIV/AIDS council in letters delivered to them by FedEx on Thursday. Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) had resigned in protest earlier …
A Democratic super PAC released an ad on Friday defending Sen. Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyEx-Sen. Joe Donnelly endorses Biden Lobbying world 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents MORE’s vote against the new tax law, after a group backed by GOP mega-donors Charles and David Koch rolled out an ad criticizing the Indiana …
President Obama is by all appearances enjoying his post-White House life. In the 14 months since he stepped out of the Oval Office, Obama’s moments in the spotlight have been few and far between. But when he has popped up, he has appeared more zen and carefree while sporting a seemingly ever-present smile in Donald …
A new report finds that threats to global journalistic freedoms are at an all-time high, with attacks on the press being increasingly reported in democratic countries as well as under authoritarian regimes. The freedom of expression advocacy group Article 19 and online database V-Dem compiled data from 172 countries between 2006 and 2016, rating each …
Advocates of peace and diplomacy were expressing relief Wednesday after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the Trump administration is willing to hold direct talks, without preconditions, with North Korea. “At long last, the administration has dropped the unattainable precondition that North Korea agree to denuclearize prior to negotiations,” said Peace Action’s executive director, Jon …
As the gap between the world’s richest and poorest people has widened to an extreme not seen since the Gilded Age, the 500 wealthiest people have gotten $1 trillion richer in 2017, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index. The richest people in the world have been able to amass huge wealth this year thanks to a …
During comments to the press at the opening of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that among his administration’s top priorities in the coming year would be taking a closer look at the nation’s libel laws, a suggestion that drew immediate howls from critics and legal experts who say the president has …
Stirring enough concern for U.S. officials to shutter the American Embassy in Port-au-Prince, thousands of Haitians marched in their nation’s capital on Monday as they denounced President Donald Trump over his recent remarks in which reportedly referred to their country as a “shithole.” “Trump is a vulgar racist, and a racist is a very poor-minded …
