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'Keep Fighting' — Twitter Critics Celebrate Victory After Trump Dumps Doral For G-7
Anger turned to glee Saturday among critics of President Donald Trump after his decision to drop his controversial plan to host next year’s G-7 summit at his own Doral golf resort in Miami. The lesson, they crowed on Twitter, is never give up, keep fighting — and the battle is worth it.
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Irish Media Dumps On Mike Pence: He Came As A Guest And 'S**t On The New Carpet'
The vice president was called out for "humiliating" Ireland with his comments during his visit.
People Can’t Believe How Easily Kim Jong Un ‘Played’ Donald Trump
Trump has repeatedly downplayed North Korea’s missile test launches in recent weeks. But The New York Times reported Monday that U.S. intelligence officials now think Trump’s stance has actually allowed Kim to “test missiles with greater range and maneuverability that could overwhelm American de…
Trump’s New Economic Message: Reelect Him Or It All Goes ‘Down The Tubes’
“If we don’t win in 2020, everything that we have done – seriously, though ― everything that we have done, your 401(k)s, they are going to crash. The whole thing, it’s going to come down like a stack of cards,” Trump told a North Carolina rally audience last month.
While presidents have …
Louvre Removes Name Of OxyContin’s Sackler Family From Museum Walls
The art philanthropist family’s name was quietly removed from a major wing devoted to eastern antiquities over the past couple of weeks, The New York Times reported Wednesday. This Paris museum’s wing had been known as the Sackler Wing of Oriental Antiquities since 1997.
“The Theresa and…
Vets To Give Out Thousands Of USS John McCain Shirts At Trump's July 4 Event
WASHINGTON ― Irked by President Donald Trump’s plan to hold his own July Fourth event on the National Mall, veterans plan to give out thousands of USS John S. McCain T-shirts to make the president face a crowd of people honoring the McCain family’s legacy and the idea of putting one’s country be…
Judge: Trump Administration Must Let Doctors Into Centers Housing Migrant Children
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee of California’s Central District asked on Friday for an independent monitor to ensure that the government quickly deals with the allegedly filthy conditions in Border Patrol facilities and that doctors assess the detained children’s medical needs, according to The N…
Trump Admits He 'Gets Along' Better With Dictators Than With U.S. Journalists
The president made the confession in a testy confrontation with CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who challenged him at a press conference at the end of the G-20 summit in Japan. The journalist asked: “What is it with your coziness with some of the dictators and autocrats at these summits?”
Sunday Morning Talk Shows Largely Ignore Trump Rape Allegation
Two days later, the hosts of the most popular Sunday morning talk shows in the U.S. had opportunity to ask their guests ― often a mix of high-profile Republicans and Democrats ― about Carroll’s horrifying claim and whether to hold the president accountable.
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC ― t…
18 Years Later, The House Finally Repeals The President's 9/11 War Authority
WASHINGTON ― House Democrats passed a nearly $1 trillion appropriations bill on Wednesday, complete with funding for the military, health programs and the Energy Department. But 11 lines in the 667-page bill could literally be the difference between war and peace, life and death: a repeal of the…
Chris Wallace Owns Lindsey Graham With Clip Of Him Lashing Clinton On Ignored Subpoenas
Wallace told Graham on Sunday: “You call all of what’s going on here in Washington a political circus, but you took a different view back when you were leading the impeachment effort against Bill Clinton back in the late ’90s. At that time you said that any president — and you talk specifically …
WHOOPS: Giuliani Busted With Doctored Pelosi Video As He Tweets About Integrity
The former New York mayor shared a video that was altered to make the House speaker appear to be slurring her words.
Joe Biden Holding Kickoff Fundraiser At Comcast Exec's Home
Biden is set to attend a fundraiser Thursday night at the Philadelphia home of Comcast executive David Cohen, according to an invite first published by Politico and later obtained by HuffPost. While Cohen is not a registered lobbyist, he does oversee the cable giant’s massive Washington lobbying…
Progressive Group Blasts ‘Out-Of-Touch’ Joe Biden's 2020 Presidential Run
“The old guard of the Democratic Party failed to stop Trump, and they can’t be counted on to lead the fight against his divide-and-conquer politics today,” the group tweeted. “We can’t let a so-called ‘centrist’ like Joe Biden divide the Democratic Party and turn it into the party of ‘No, we can…
CBD May Possibly Interfere With Your Daily Medication
The interest in cannabidiol (aka CBD) ― a nonpsychoactive chemical found in marijuana and hemp plants ― is only growing. It has made its way into our shampoos and lotions. There are CBD-infused smoothies, bath bombs and beer. There are even holiday treats (looking at you, CBD jelly beans).
…Steve King Promotes White Nationalist On Twitter … For The Third Time
He then linked to a tweet by Goldy in which she lashes out at Matt Schlapp, head of the American Conservative Union, for not challenging commentator Van Jones during a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference over Jones’ accurate claim that “undocumented immigrants right now have a …
Don't Forget Mark Meadows Made A Racist Birther Joke In 2012
During Wednesday’s scuffle with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) in the middle of Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House oversight committee, Meadows lashed out at Tlaib for saying it was racist to hold up a black Trump administration official as a prop to show that the president isn’t racist.…
Former Bush Ethics Chief: Rep. Matt Gaetz 'Should Be Arrested Tonight' For Tampering
"Conversely, actions that have not been viewed as “integral” to the legislative process and, therefore, have not been interpreted to be protected legislative acts include:- speaking outside of Congress;- writing newsletters and issuing press releases...https://t.co/an5i4KkpOm
Gaetz also …
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Explains Tweet About Restaurant: It Was 'News Of The Day'
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