The House votes to impeach Donald J. Trump

(h/t The Hill for graphic) For the first time in his life, grifter, con man, sexual predator, liar, thief and cheater Donald J. Trump has been held accountable for his misconduct. The House of Representatives has approved two Articles of Impeachment against Donald J. Trump, only the third president impeached in our history, and the only … Read more

On eve of impeachment, Donald Trump comes undone

On the eve of his impeachment, Donald Trump sent a list of grievances in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi complaining about how unfair it all is that he is being impeached for his corrupt and criminal misconduct in office. “No one has ever held me accountable for anything in my life before!” Let’s be … Read more

NY Times joins other newspapers call to impeach Donald Trump

The New York Times today joins The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, the Tampa Bay Times, the Orlando Sentinel, the Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Francisco Chronicle in calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump. UPDATE: add the Salt Lake Tribune. What about … Read more

GOP embrace of Putin has Pentagon concerned Russia is cultivating sympathy among US troops

Ronald Brownstein writes at The Atlantic about The Russification of the Republican Party: Just how far will Republicans go in following President Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia? An answer may be crystallizing as the GOP mobilizes its defense of the president against impeachment. Both congressional Republicans and conservative commentators are defending Trump from impeachment partly … Read more