Politics
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House Democrats Introduce 5 Articles of Impeachment Against Donald Trump
Although they don’t believe their efforts stand much of a chance, with Republicans controlling both the House and the Senate, House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Wednesday. CNN reports that the five articles of impeachment introduced by Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen cover obstruction of justice for the firing of former FBI…
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Rep. Karen Bass Ate Jeff Sessions for Lunch and It Was Delicious
On Monday, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) completely dismantled U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Bass questioned why the FBI would be investigating and writing reports on “black identity extremists,” labeling them as a threat against the police, but not writing those same reports and conducting those same investigations…
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Issa Coup but Not Really: How Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Happened to Find Himself Under ‘House Arrest’
In a surprise military takeover that is being described as not a coup, Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, has been confined to his home since the country’s military declared that it had taken over the country to target the “criminals” inside the Mugabe regime. Because this ongoing drama hasn’t been at the forefront of regular, white-people…
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A Guide to Donald Trump’s Love for Strongmen
President Donald Trump’s penchant for praising strongmen around the world can be alarming until you consider that he, too, wishes he could be one. Should Americans truly be perplexed by Trump’s praise of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has used his national police force to target drug dealers and users in a campaign that has…
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Every Argument Against Commonsense Gun Control Broken Down to Its Idiotic Nonsense
Baby killing is bad. It is difficult for Americans to come to a consensus on almost anything. Some people think Kevin Hart is funny. There are people out there who believe Beyoncé is fair to middling in the looks department. The Root employs a full-blown Nazi. (She isn’t a white supremacist or anything, but she…
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Maxine Waters Leads an ‘Impeach 45’ Chant at the Glamour Women of the Year Ceremony
Your Auntie Maxine Waters showed up and showed out Monday night at the Glamour Women of the Year ceremony in New York City. As the California congresswoman was wrapping up her remarks and receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, she began shouting, “Impeach 45!” and encouraged the gathered crowd to join her. And join…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks Race, Trump and What’s Really Scary About America
Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of those people who always have something smart to say, because he’s actually really, really smart. Whether he’s reminding Americans that they elected the first white president or providing the cheat code for white liberals to explain to their kinfolk why they can’t say “nigger,” Coates is both quotable and relatable,…
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WikiLeaks, Donald Trump Jr., Drama, Lies and Deception
Previously on White House Apprentice, Congress continued its many different investigations into just how the Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As part of those investigations, attorneys for Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, were required to turn over to congressional investigators secret direct messages that were passed back and forth on…
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Keith Ellison, the Man Who Saw Trump’s Presidency Coming, Has Some Bold Predictions for Democrats in 2018
In 2015, when Donald Trump’s presidency was punchline and not reality, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) warned a panel on ABC’s This Week that Trump could very well be president. “All I want to say is that anybody … who’s terrified of the possibility of President Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because…
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GOP Ala. Senate Candidate Roy Moore Faces Pressure to Drop Out After Being Accused of Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old
A banner week for Democrats just got better, now that a Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama has been accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, and national Republican leadership is asking him to drop out of a special election to replace Jeff Sessions. Sorry to…