On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress, summarizing the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation. The most telling section, quoted directly from Mueller’s report, read: “[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in …
Read More »
Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as the TARP bailout. The rescue forked over $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out giant Wall Street banks that were already too big, and were about to get bigger. On Wednesday, Sen. …
Read More »
We appear to have at least one liar on the Supreme Court. In 1991, Clarence Thomas repeatedly said “No, senator” when asked if he’d done any of the things that Anita Hill alleged: bragging about his penis, his sexual prowess, making specific references to pornographic films and so forth. He …
Read More »
It has been a year since Hurricane Maria wiped out Puerto Rico. If you drop onto the island for a visit, the recovery looks almost complete. The San Juan airport is crowded, the cruise ships are docking on schedule, and the piña coladas are flowing in Old San Juan. The …
Read More »
Over the weekend, Mark Weinberg, former assistant press secretary to Ronald Reagan, became the latest prominent figure to denounce President Trump’s treatment of the press. Ripping Trump’s description of the media as “the enemy of the people,” Weinberg wrote: We all know why Trump attacks the press as he does. …
Read More »
Donald Trump had barely taken his hand off the Bible when his press secretary, Sean Spicer, catapulted into the annals of American ignominy with his infamous defense of the president’s sparsely-attended inauguration. Spicer’s daily press briefings became appointment viewing in the administration’s early months – his gaffes were .GIF’ed and …
Read More »
Scott Pruitt will be on Capitol Hill today for what should be the latest in his series of verbal floggings. Weeks after testifying before two House committees, the EPA administrator will speak to the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. Amid questions about his misconduct in office, Pruitt …
Read More »
Forget Vegas – when it comes to federal marijuana policy, the real gamblers just went all-in at the Capitol. These suit-donning winners won’t walk away with the keys to someone’s moped, car or house. This winner-take-all match could change the trajectory of U.S. marijuana policy in the coming decades and …
Read More »
The day after an ex-student walked on to their campus with an AR-15 and murdered 17 people, a group of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high schoolers got together to plan a march against gun violence. Less than six weeks later, the idea has swelled in size and scope: as many 500,000 …
Read More »
At the Golden Globes Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey delivered an electrifying speech on behalf of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment that touched on the empowerment of women at all levels of society. For many, it was a moment of desperately needed catharsis in response to a lifetime of predation …
Read More »