Last week, the Daily Beast ran this headline: “Tulsi Gabbard’s Campaign Is Being Boosted by Putin Apologists” That was followed by the sub headline: “The Hawaii congresswoman is quickly becoming the top candidate for Democrats who think the Russian leader is misunderstood.” The Gabbard campaign has received 75,000 individual donations. …
Read More »NRA's Wayne LaPierre Warns of Plot to Oust Him
Wayne LaPierre, the Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, has written an extraordinary letter to the board of the NRA, accusing the organization’s ceremonial president, Col. Oliver North, of both seeking his ouster and threatening to share a “damaging letter” with the NRA board if LaPierre refused to …
Read More »17 Takeaways from Maria Butina's Sentencing Memo
[UPDATE: A federal judge has sentenced Butina to a term of 18 months.] Maria Butina is ready to tell her side of the story. Last Friday, the U.S. government filed a sentencing memo calling the Russian national an “access agent,” claiming she was part of a sophisticated intelligence operation that …
Read More »Momentum for Impeachment Is Picking Up
Are impeachment hearings inevitable? Since a redacted version of the Mueller report was released late last week, talk of impeaching President Donald Trump has picked up steam. And if you watched the Sunday morning news programs, the momentum for impeachment is palpable. Outright calls to start proceedings that could lead …
Read More »Democrats Are Furious Over the Justice Department's 'Dog and Pony Show'
Attorney General William Barr will release a redacted version of the Mueller report on Thursday. He’s doing all he can to protect the president from whatever damaging revelations it may contain. The New York Times reported Wednesday night that the Justice Department had “numerous conversations” with the White House about …
Read More »The Right's Obsession With AOC Has Them Hearing Things
Conservatives have found a new, and seemingly made-up, criticism of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). According to the right-wing publication the Washington Examiner, which used the accusation in a headline, Ocasio-Cortez spoke with a “Southern drawl” during a speech on Friday at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York. …
Read More »Trump Mocks Asylum Seekers, Adam Schiff and [Checks Notes] the Wind in Michigan
President Trump has been riding high since Attorney General William Barr submitted his four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report to Congress. Though Barr’s conclusion raises more questions than it provides answers about the investigation’s findings, the president and his allies are falsely claiming “total exoneration” while also …
Read More »Asian Spa Founder Has Been Selling Access to Trump and Family
Li Yang, the 45-year-old founder of the “happy endings” massage parlor frequented by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, has not only been cozying up to President Donald Trump for selfies at his Mar-a-Lago property, she has been selling access to the president and his family to her Chinese clients, …
Read More »No, Democrats Don't Want to 'Murder' or 'Execute' Babies
Vice President Mike Pence took a break from railing against socialism Friday morning to accuse Democrats of supporting baby murder.“With Democrats standing for late-term abortion and infanticide and a culture of death, I promise you this president, this party and this movement will always stand for the unborn,” he said …
Read More »5 Ways the GOP Is Trying to Discredit Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors in both the Southern District of New York and the Special Counsel’s Office investigation. In his opening statement, Cohen revealed stunning new details suggesting President Trump had prior knowledge of …
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