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Report: Russia Was in Contact With Trump Officials During Election
During the presidential debates, Hillary Clinton often accused Donald Trump of being a puppet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a claim Trump strongly denied. U.S. officials had been adamant during the election that Russia was responsible for hacking Democratic Party emails, accusations Moscow denied. Now Reuters is reporting that the Russian government was in contact…
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RIP, Obamacare, We Hardly Knew Ye
Obamacare has officially moved into hospice. I think the best thing we can all do now is try to make President Barack Obama’s life work, and arguably the most controversial and effective piece of legislation during his two-term presidency, as comfortable as possible, because the end is near. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,…
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President Obama Calls President-Elect Trump to Extend White House Invitation
After eight years of running the country, we’re willing to bet that Wednesday morning’s phone call to President-elect Donald Trump was the hardest call President Barack Obama has ever had to make. Obama congratulated Trump on his victory and invited the reality star to the White House Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,”…
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Welcome to the New Nadir
The impossible happened. Against all odds, against all prognostications, America elected a racist, xenophobic and misogynist man in Donald Trump as president of the United States. It’s not as if America hasn’t done this before, of course; we’ve elected plenty of racist, xenophobic and misogynistic white men. But this hurt more because we were all…