WASHINGTON — House Republicans defended President Donald Trump on Wednesday by painting his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen as a dishonest felon who’s only interested in a post-prison book deal. One of their methods: putting up a sign with Cohen’s face on it that read “LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!” Cohen, whom Trump employed […]
When it comes to their knowledge of U.S. history, most Americans get a big fat ‘F.’ A new survey by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation found that a mere four in 10 were able to pass a citizenship exam. According to the study in which 41,000 adults participated, the majority of Americans in all […]
A juror from Paul Manafort’s trial who supports President Donald Trump is warning the president against pardoning his former campaign chairman. “Paul Manafort needs to pay the price for what he did,” juror Paula Duncan told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday, saying she would be “very disappointed” in Trump if he pardoned Manafort. Manafort was sentenced on […]
A record total of more than 7 million people in America are at least 90 days behind on their car payments as the country’s auto loan debt continues to climb, according to the New York Federal Reserve. The New York Fed released the numbers on Tuesday, which included data until the end of 2018. The […]
A dean at a New Jersey university resigned saying the school’s decision to not consider bringing Chick-fil-A to campus because of its opposition to the LGBTQ community made her feel “like I had been punched in the stomach.” Cynthia Newman, former dean of Rider University’s College of Business Administration, said her views as a “very […]
Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the Justice Department announced Monday evening. “Following General Barr’s confirmation, senior career ethics officials advised that General Barr should not recuse himself from the special counsel’s investigation,” Kerri Kupec, a spokeswoman […]
Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) said on Friday that he will introduce a bill in the coming days to place the blame for the 2017 death of American college student Otto Warmbier squarely on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The congressman broke the news in a tweet, revealing that the bipartisan resolution would emerge next […]
Click:JiangHai CD138 Capacitor Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) spoke out Thursday against President Donald Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency to access billions of dollars for his border wall, calling it unwarranted. “We have a crisis at our southern border, but no crisis justifies violating the Constitution,” Rubio said in a statement, arguing that Trump’s […]
Stephen Colbert predicts that another tell-all book from a former member of President Donald Trump’s administration will soon hit the bookshelves. The New York Times reported that Trump pushed to get security clearances for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, his daughter and son-in-law, both of whom serve as White House advisers. As the “Late Show” host […]
Stephen Colbert is sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump. “The Late Show” on Monday aired a spoof test national emergency broadcasting alert for television stations the next time that Trump tries to circumvent Congress ― as he did Friday to gain funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall. Check it out below: RELATED… Dan Rather […]