Tuesday, October 16, 2018

For wife of sentenced former Trump adviser, a doctored passport photo stokes new questions.


"If misogyny is your thing, it's on the ballot this November in the form of every Republican candidate who associates himself or herself with Donald Trump's name calling. Which seems to focus most intensely and frequently on women who challenge him..."


This is a very big deal. Politicizing the oversight function is dangerous, especially in the absence of any Congressional oversight. Changing IGs in the midst of multiple serious investigations of the agency's head should raise alarm bells everywhere.


BREAKING: The Des Moines Register Which Leans Conservative Republican Party-- just endorsed ALL DEMOCRATS, Said GOP “needs to be voted out of power and spend a few years becoming again the party of Lincoln, not the party of Trump.”


Mitch McConnell, who last year assured voters that sweeping tax cuts would not add to the country’s growing deficit, expressed concern today…about the federal budget deficit.


It's clear what's going on here. Trump and McConnell are going to justify cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security by pointing to the budget deficit they've fueled with tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Cut taxes, explode the deficit, slash programs, repeat.


Pompeo's satisfied smirk during photo op with Saudi Crown Prince, says: "Look at the body language. Look at the demeanor. They are talking about the apparent murder and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist!


“Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees.” @FoxNews Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas. She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!


California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's ties to Russia are front and center as his tight House race goes down to the wire


FBI raids San Juan city offices after Trump accused officials of corruption


More than 200 children from separated undocumented immigrant families remain in US custody, officials have said in a court filing


BOMBSHELL: A Middle East monarchy hired American former special ops soldiers as mercenaries to assassinate its political rivals in Yemen. “There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it. We did it.


If You’re Not Scared About Fascism in the U.S., You Should Be


NEW: Ahead of the midterms, a newly re-registered Democrat Michael Cohen has spent upwards of 50 hours with investigators cooperating without an agreement.


The federal budget deficit swelled 17% to $779 billion in fiscal year 2018, the Treasury Department said on Monday, driven in large part by a sharp decline in corporate tax revenues after the Trump tax cuts took effect.


What North Dakota Republicans did was fire a heat-seeking missile to nuke the Native American vote in their state.


Sears has “been obviously improperly run for many years and it’s a shame,” Trump said this morning. Mnuchin, his treasury sec, was a member of Sears’s board from 2005 until December 2016


When asked directly if Russia meddled in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump said, "They — they meddled. But I think China meddled too"


Mary Mayhew, who helped Paul LePage shrink Maine’s Medicaid program, is now in charge of the national Medicaid program