Donald Trump
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Live Blog: Michael Cohen Is Doing His Best Operatic Solo In Front of Congress Right Now
The day of reckoning has come. Michael Cohen, the president’s former fixer, former attorney, the Spliff Star to the president’s Busta Rhymes, the Ty-Ty to the president’s Jay Z, the Gayle to his Oprah is testifying before the House Oversight Committee and it’s about to be lit. The Root senior editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr.…
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Droppin' Jewels: Chief of Staff for Former Trump Counsel Gave Mueller Detailed Notes on President's Conduct
If the current trend keeps up, special counsel Robert Mueller may have to hire police detail to keep the line of Washington, D.C. lifers waiting to flip on Trump at bay. With Michael Cohen’s solo snitchin’ debut set for Tuesday, and notes from hours of interviews with the likes of Steve Bannon, Mueller and his…
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GOP Senator Will Support Resolution to Block Trump's Border Wall
Trump’s wall emergency is seeing pushback from Trump’s own party. GOP Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina wrote Monday that he will support a resolution to block Trump’s national emergency declaration that would see him procure funding to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. “I would vote in favor of the resolution…
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What It Means When White People Call You Racist
The angriest I’ve ever been was when my cousin failed to show up after promising to give me a haircut on the day of my senior prom. Coming in at a close second is the day I gave Gray Segal (not his real name, but close) a black eye. Gray and I had gym together…
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Do the White Thing: Racist-In-Chief Calls Spike Lee’s Oscar Speech 'Racist Hit'
I believe that that there is someone on President KKKlansman’s staff whose job it is to bring him clips of news in which people mention or even vaguely allude to his name. Because I don’t believe that there are enough hours in the day, even for a president who spends most of his time ordering…
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Black Campaign Staffer Files Lawsuit Alleging Trump Kissed Her Without Consent: Report
Former campaign staffer Alva Johnson claims that during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, as rumors were swirling of allegations that he’d sexually assaulted several women, the then-Republican nominee for the White House kissed her without her consent, a moment she calls “super-creepy and inappropriate.” Johnson told the Washington Post in an exclusive interview that during…
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Trump Administration Moves to Stop Family Planning Clinics From Issuing Abortions or Abortion Referrals
In a move that has Vice President Mike Pence’s name all over it, the Trump administration is making a push to prevent family planning clinics that receive federal funding from providing abortions or referring women for abortions, a move that would gut Planned Parenthood of some $60 million in funds. Before we all go marching…
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Hate Groups in the United States Have Grown as Trump Stokes the Flames, New Report Says
For the fourth straight year, hate groups in the United States have grown in number. Donald Trump used his campaign and continues to use his presidency to stoke the flames of white fear and resentment, and it shows, according to a new report. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center released its yearly report that…
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Michael Cohen to Testify in Public Before House Oversight Committee on February 27th
Did you forget about Michael Cohen? Don’t worry, Congress hasn’t. After citing “threats made against his family“ after President Donald Trump and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani made public remarks concerning Cohen’s father-in-law earlier this year, Cohen will testify publicly before Congress on February 27th. Cohen is expected to field questions on an array of topics…
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Roger Stone Can’t Stop Trolling and It Might Land Him in Jail
Roger Stone, the president’s longtime associate who dresses like Drake’s father, may end up in jail earlier than he thought after the judge presiding over his case called him back into court Thursday to discuss images targeting her that Stone posted on his Instagram profile. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson wants Stone to explain…