The Hill, which does very good reporting (but pairs with the right-wing propaganda site Newsmax, and redirects to Fox News) has an unfortunate but very telling headline today: Emergency declaration to test GOP loyalty to Trump. Sorry, but no. This is actually a litmus test of their oath of office “to preserve, to protect, and … Read more
It is a time honored practice of government that when it wants to kick the can down the road until after public interest has waned in order not to do anything, form a committee to study an issue. Hence President Donald Trump, a long-time climate change denier, Every Insane Thing Donald Trump Has Said About … Read more
On Wednesday, the New York Times published a massive compendium of all the known incidents — and new reporting adding context to earlier reporting — of Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere, to impede and to obstruct the investigations of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and the U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York. Intimidation, … Read more
As was expected from the first time the idea was first floated, 16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall: A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars … Read more
Donald Trump is the oldest elected president in U.S. history. He was 70 years old at his inauguration. Previously, the oldest elected president was Ronald Reagan, who took the oath of office at the age of 69 in 1981. (Technically, Reagan is still the oldest president, when he was elected to a second term at the age … Read more