Tuesday, January 29, 2019

The perspiration is killing.


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he would be open to a bipartisan proposal that would put an end to government shutdowns


The horseshoe, dear friends, is officially now a really ugly bracelet.


oh god


RUNDOWN: A new poll shows that more than half of Americans say they will "definitely not" vote for President Trump's reelection


SCOOP: Russia has made a secret offer to North Korea for a nuclear power plant, inserting itself into the high-states nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang.


This is unconscionable. Not one Republican Senator has backed legislation to backpay contractors


A stunning moment today before congress... the nation's intel chiefs -- one after another -- publicly contradicting President Trump on global threats from North Korea to ISIS to Iran.


Palestinian prime minister, government resign


I oppose William Barr's nomination because the American people need an Attorney General who hasn't auditioned for the job by signaling loyalty to Donald Trump. We can't trust this nominee to keep the Mueller investigation safe and its results transparent.


“It’s cheaper to open an internet troll farm than to build tanks and invest in sustainable economic growth. And if the Russians can cause so much damage with so little, others who see the United States as an enemy are sure to follow suit.”


Roger Stone arrives at the courthouse in D.C. for his arraignment on charges of witness tampering and lying to Congress


I was meant to break this news. A GOP congressman is about to introduce a bill called the BLAKE Act and it's about preventing more Blake Farentholds in Congress.


BREAKING: Justice Department's inspector general wants authority to investigate a decade-old plea deal in which Acosta allegedly helped an accused sex offender skirt harsh punishment for crimes against teens


Went downstairs to get a snack


Public schools are for education, not religious indoctrination.


OUCH! 56% of Americans will "definitely not" vote to re-elect Trump.


"It's one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted...and I was the U.S. attorney in New Jersey." @ChrisChristie talks about prosecuting Charles Kushner for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering.


Mariah Carey urged to cancel Saudi performance. Fans are telling ⁦@MariahCarey⁩ not to take their blood money.


Winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening.


We heard the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates talk a lot about many threats, such as Russia and China and North Korea and Iran. Guess what we didn't hear about: our Southern border. There is no national emergency at our borders


Your NDAs mean nothing. A Court order can nullify them which they regularly do. Further, you can’t use them as cover for criminal activity. You’re going to prison, traitor.


Why would a “gofer” need to sign a non-disclosure agreement? Also, because people who work in the White House are supposed to be public servants, any non-disclosure agreements they sign are meaningless.


The Trump Administration Is Making a Mockery of the Supreme Court


Happy Roger Stone arraignment day, patriots.


Roger Stone wanted WikiLeaks dump to distract from "Access Hollywood" tape, says Mueller witness


Did you catch this one? Looks about right


NEW: Nevada regulators confirm WSJ's bombshell reports that ex RNC finance chair Steve Wynn was accused of raping, assaulting & harassing Wynn Resorts employees for years while company execs turned a blind eye


The lowest-paid shutdown workers aren’t getting back pay


Lisa Murkowski Revives Bill Targeting Missing And Murdered Native Women


RUSAL shareholder SUAL's Blavatnik gave $1 million to Trump inauguration and millions to other GOP members


The #AlwaysTrump MAGA-heads and the Build-the-Wall nativists have gone to war. And it is glorious.


Exclusive: Trump EPA won't limit 2 toxic chemicals in drinking water


BREAKING: a Congressional report Just predicted That the budget deficit Will spike to $897 billion this year and economic growth will slow to 2.3 percent. WHAT Was The point of the GOP TAX CUTS FOR Corporations and The Rich?


Americans’ low opinion of their inept and mendacious president, in numbers


Children are STILL being separated from their families because of @realDonaldTrump’s cruel, racist, and heartless policies. Keep fighting, take action, and DEMAND that the government stops this policy once and for all.


Sen. Chuck Schumer: "The CBO today released a report about the lasting damage the Trump shutdown has done to the American economy."


Your cabal of unprincipled, unethical, dishonest, and sycophantic cronies is being methodically brought to justice. We all know where this trail leads. If your utter incompetence is not enough to run you out of office, your increasingly obvious political corruption surely will

ICYMI

Trump is a fraud


Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu endorses Kamala Harris' 2020 bid


The Trump administration sanctions Venezuela's state-owned oil company, blocking $7 billion in assets and costing the country $11 billion of oil revenues, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces, in a move meant to pressure President Nicolás Maduro


The Treasury’s sweetheart deal w/ #Deripaska “may have been less punitive than advertised,” contains provisions that free him “from hundreds of millions of dollars in debt while leaving him & his allies w/ majority ownership of his most important company.”


Dear Acting AG @MattWhitaker46: See you on February 8 in the @HouseJudiciary Committee. In front of the American people. Under oath.


A second heckler chanted: "Healthcare is a human right!...


Extended footage: Watch a heckler go after Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO who is weighing a potential bid for president, at his book launch event in NYC: "Don't help elect Trump! You egotistical, billionaire asshole. Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter."


President Trump tweets nonsensical figures on illegal immigration


Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a leading critic of lifting sanctions on Deripaska's companies, called it "just one more step in undermining the sanctions law, which President Trump has obstructed at every opportunity, while Russian aggression remains unabated."


The current President of the United States can't even spell global warming, let alone comprehend it


The Latest: China urges U.S. to withdraw Huawei extradition request.


You should probably turn of FaceTime even though Apple just fixed a massive privacy bug


Sen. Blumenthal: "...behind closed doors, there arose in my mind, very clearly, questions, serious issues, concerning their truthfulness. And that issue pertained particularly to Donald Trump Jr. in a number of his contentions before our committee..."


Sen. Chuck Schumer: "I am supporting legislation that will make sure we never have another shutdown again."


Pattern in Mueller indictments suggests testimony a focus


Undocumented Trump employees abruptly fired amid wall hype: WaPo


Blumenthal questions truthfulness of Trump Jr.'s Senate testimony


Huawei: US charges Chinese telecoms giant with stealing trade secrets


Money laundering transactions are still as high as $2 trillion a year


Per pool, Trump has arrived at Trump International Hotel in D.C. This is Trump's 167th day at a Trump property as president.


The US war against Huawei escalates further. And Huawei isn’t any company - it’s the crown jewel of the success of high-tech China.


Roger Stone is due in federal court in DC tomorrow morning for an arraignment. His lawyers, who don't belong to the court's bar, have been having some issues today following the process for getting permission to appear in court


Democrats aim for insights on national security in new hearings


JUST PUBLISHED: Mueller team signals to Roger Stone associate another indictment may be in the works (and this comes after Whitaker comments today). via @SaraMurray and me


Deals in Moscow and running for president? Where have I heard this before?


Wow. Maybe that’s why Stone’s lawyer’s aren’t doing their jobs...they expect a pardon will sideline the whole thing?


Traitor, Paul Ryan, discussing Wikileaks dissemination and how to hide Russian money using Citizens United


Whitaker wilts addressing special counsel question to press