Politics
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Trump Claims He Is Not a Russian Spy, Which is Exactly What a Russian Spy Would Say
Commissar Donald Trump is having quite the month. Not only has he single-handily driven the federal government to a standstill over funding for a wall that no one wants, explosive reports now claim that during meetings he held with his play cousin and godbrother, Vladimir Putin, the talks weren’t recorded and now the president of…
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According to Survey (OK, Several Surveys), Americans Blame Trump for Shutdown
Much has been made of the great political polarization gripping the country (an assessment that is not at all unfair), but if there’s one thing a majority of Americans seem to agree on, it’s this: Donald Trump and his Republican allies are to blame for the government shutdown. Now entering its 24th day, the partial…
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CBS News Just Announced Their Team of Journalists Covering the 2020 Presidential Election. Guess How Many of Them Aren't Black?
It’s not exactly a secret that our country is in turmoil. As our sociopathic Liar-in-Chief descends further into lunacy with each passing day, there are hundreds of thousands of federal workers who remain unpaid (for a record-breaking 23 days and counting) until his temper tantrum over building a $5.7 billion border wall reaches its infantile…
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Stacey Abrams Meets With Top Democrats to Talk Possible 2020 Senate Run
Senator Stacey Abrams certainly has a ring to it. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Abrams, who gained interest nationwide after conceding a hotly contested election for the Georgia governor’s seat last year, met with Democratic leadership in Washington, D.C., to discuss a possible 2020 run—for the U.S. Senate. An aide told AJC that Abrams…
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Rudy Giuliani, Who Was Once Married to His Cousin, Believes Trump's Legal Team Should be Allowed to 'Correct' Mueller Report
President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who was once married to his second cousin, believes that Trump’s legal team should be able to see special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on whether Russia colluded to hand Russian Vice-President Donald Trump America’s presidential election before it goes to Congress or the American people so they can correct it.…
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Rep. Steve King Is Not a White Nationalist or a White Supremacist, He’s Just a White Man
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is a horrible congressman but he’s a white man. Even better, he’s a white man who holds white nationalist and white supremacist beliefs and he wants to know when those terms became offensive … because only a white nationalist or a white supremacist would. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization—how did…
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Black Federal Employees Disproportionately Affected as Government Shutdown Ties for Longest Ever
The partial government shutdown over Donald Trump’s border wall has now tied for the longest ever, with substantial portions of the federal government nonoperational for the third straight week. And with the stalemate between Trump, Republicans and the Democratically controlled House of Representatives holding strong, that record will likely be broken by Saturday. Across the…
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Michael 'Eddie King Jr' Cohen Is Ready to Prove He's Still Got It; Will Testify Before Congress
Trump’s former lawyer Michael “nights like this I wish that raindrops would fall” Cohen is ready to go full Eddie King Jr. (the church Eddie King, not the kicked-out-the-group Eddie King) in front of the House Oversight Committee in a major move by House Democrats. According to a schedule published by the committee, Trump’s former…
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Trump Sends Temper Tantrum Tweet Denying He Threw a Temper Tantrum
The president of people who ride recumbent bikes issued a series of whiny, fussy, I-didn’t-have-a good-nap-laced tweets aimed at his brief meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the White House Wednesday afternoon. You know, the meeting that Trump held and then stormed out of as soon as he…