Saturday, April 27, 2019

The @NRA ousts its president, Oliver North, in a sign of its internal conflicts.


"This is not the behavior of a regime that thinks it has much to fear from the American president. It’s the behavior of a regime that has his number."


So let me get this straight. Bill Clinton meeting on a plane with Loretta Lynch is corrupt because she was overseeing the investigation into his wife, but Donald Trump meeting on Air Force One with Rod Rosenstein, who was overseeing the investigation into him, is perfectly fine.


Mueller Report - Page 88


NEW: We have reporting inside Twitter that explains why Jack hasn't "banned the Nazis:" Treating white supremacy like ISIS would mean autobanning some Republican politicians


“If [Trump] loses the election, he is going to call upon his supporters to violence [...] He will be clinging to the doors of the White House.” Lt. Col. Ralph Peters


Paul Rosenzweig, who served as a senior counsel to Ken Starr: "My view is that there's ample reason right now for the House Judiciary Committee to begin an impeachment inquiry … and if it were up to me, I would recommend them to impeach."


FBI director says Russia remains a threat to #2020: “They use social media... to undermine Americans' faith in democracy. That’s not just in an election cycle threat. It is pretty much a 365 day a year threat"


I am reminded of what Margaret Thatcher said “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.” If you have to tell people you are a young vibrant, man, you aren’t.


L'enfant orange is TERRIFIED of Uncle Joe and he knows Biden will kick his sorry behind to the curb. Remember what happened to Paul Ryan? (Man that VP debate was SO good). Trump knows that's what will happen to him if he ever goes face to face with Biden.


Trump brags about eliminating the Obamacare individual mandate. "Now we're going for the rest," he tells the NRA convention.


Dems @housejudiciary, please do not ask Barr any questions that begin with "Why." Basic rule of cross-examination: Never ask "why."


Rubio says hackers penetrated Florida elections systems


This interview with Sam Donaldson is pretty great, especially the way he's calling out the obvious and explaining the extent of the lies from everyone in this Administration.


Sam Donaldson has never seen a White House press secretary lie quite like Sarah Huckabee Sanders.


Trump’s GOP doesn’t consider making use of help from a foreign enemy to be collusion; to them it’s just good politics.


The president has a new legal plan to attack everything the Democrats try to do. So "get ready for a knockout, drag-out fight over everything"


The chickens are coming home to roost, Asia doesn't want our trash anymore. And we generate a LOT of trash. We need to ban single use plastics and open industrial composting facilities with a 4 to 6 month composting cycle to break down plastics like PLA.


Over 1,000 people impacted by measles quarantines at Los Angeles universities


There’s a bigger Russian threat than meddling. Vladimir Putin is acting like he wants war


"special counsel made more than twenty references in his report to Congress’s impeachment power"


"More than half of respondents in the Post-ABC poll indicated that they believed the investigation didn’t clear the president of all wrongdoing. That includes 87 percent of Democrats and, interestingly, a quarter of Republicans."


CNN’s Acosta rips Trump after he refuses to defend his repeated ‘coup’ claims: ‘I don’t think he understands what he’s saying’


Tony Bennett has announced that Virginia's national championship men’s basketball team has declined an invitation to visit The White House.


This photo just screams “birthday!” So full of life, love, laughter, friends and family.


It seems like the White House wants Carl Kline's testimony to be overshadowed by William Barr's testimony. Why?


At a memorial event for David Hamburg, Speaker Pelosi and I had a chance to discuss impeachment. She has it right!


At NRA's annual meeting on Friday, President Trump trained his fire on Democrats and the Mueller investigation: “They tried for a coup, didn’t work out so well. And I didn’t need a gun for that one, did I?”


Prove it. You’re a pathological liar. You offer no proof except billowing adderall scented nonsense. All of Twitter hears your chunky thumbs hammering your defenseless Samsung keyboard in the subconscious hope of gaining your fathers acceptance. You’re going to prison, traitor.


How’s the wall doing?


That the WH aide under investigation for giving out security clearances to crooks also uses a Russian spy's lawyer tells you something


Lindsey Graham explains that a president stonewalling Congressional oversight is an impeachable offense.


I wanted to go straight to what this President has considered his bread-and-butter issue. This is how he stokes division. This is how he stokes fear and paranoia. So I released a People First immigration plan that represents a completely different vision.


CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin: ‘I regret my role’ in Hillary Clinton false equivalence


A white terrorist fond of Robert E. Lee's battle flag and slavery murdered 9 black churchgoers. That's what accelerated the removal of Lee's statute in Charlottesville.


FBI Director Wray is warning again about Russia's continued meddling in U.S. elections, calling it a "significant counterintelligence threat." The warning comes just days after Jared Kushner called 2016's election interference 'a couple of Facebook ads.'


"While American officials have promised to continue to try to counter, block & weaken Russian intelligence operations, they have complained of a lack of high-level coordination. Pres. Trump has little interest or patience for hearing about such warnings"


Between Robert E Lee and Mike Flynn, Trump sure does have a warm spot for generals who betray the United States of America.


ICE is holding on to more than $200 million in bond money that belongs to immigrants who have been in the agency's custody, cash that has yet to be returned to thousands of immigrant families or the U.S. citizens who bailed them out


Make an example of one of these MAGA critters and the others will fall into line.


A "horrifying, horrible crime": Driver crashed into people because he thought they were Muslim, police say


reasury Secretary Mnuchin just got hit with a massive lawsuit in bankruptcy court over a $2 billion fraud. If it wasn't for the #MuellerReport this is all we would be talking about this


Attendee At NRA Rally Throws Phone At Donald Trump


Longtime conservative Peggy Noonan stomps all over Trump -- and calls for a Democrat to replace him in 2020


New WaPo/ABC News poll: 58% believe Trump lied to the American public about matters under investigation by Mueller 31% believe he told the truth.


Chech out this brain trust. Property values be damned.


House Oversight's Rep. Robin Kelly says that she agrees with remarks from a fellow Dem lawmaker that the House should be putting Trump admin officials in jail if they defy subpoenas. Rep. Kelly also advocates for fining members.


Perspective: Trump wants to copy the worst thing Turkey does with its economy


Controversial Trump pick gets World Bank top job


Trump’s traveling to Wisconsin to gaslight voters into thinking the economy is better than ever. We're launching digital ads today to remind Wisconsinites of the reality: the economy is working for corporate CEOs and the ultra wealthy--not working families


FBI chief Wray: Russia works '365 days a year' to undermine American democracy


The light at the end of the Trump tunnel


Venezuelans flee their country at the rate of 200 every hour


Climate change, a timeline


JUST IN: Only 39% of Americans approve of Donald Trump in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. His career average approval rating remains the lowest on record for a president at this point in office in polls dating to the Truman administration.


MUST WATCH: @ChuckGrassley gets in the face of an Iowan who says he’s “threatening her life” bc of his 7 votes to repeal the ACA


Iowa's Longest-Serving Republican Is Leaving The GOP Because Of Trump


Donald Trump is expected to take a pass on handing out this year's National Teacher of the Year award honors — forgoing a tradition that dates to President Harry Truman


Kremlin Wants to Know Details of Trump's Arms-Control Initiative


This is an attack on California. We should be protecting our public lands, not delivering them to the oil and gas industry. That's why I introduced three bills to expand protections on more than 1 million acres of California’s public lands. Congress should pass them immediately.


President Trump defends Charlottesville comments: "I have answered that question, and if you look at what I said, you will see that question was answered perfectly."


This is a language of direct threats coming from #Russia, based on a totally bogus presentation of an Allied missile defence system. Misleading, provocative and simply illogical


Biden raises $6.3 million


Indivisible: The 2020 candidate pledge


Mueller report shows Trump’s repeated efforts to obstruct


Figliuzzi: Maria Butina case a microcosm of Mueller report


Federal judge sentences Maria Butina to 18 months in prison


BREAKING: White House agrees to make Carl Kline available on May 1 (same day Barr is set to testify to the Senate), but unclear if Dems will accept.


Stung by Trump’s Trade Wars, Wisconsin’s Milk Farmers Face Extinction The flagship industry in a pivotal swing state faces an economic crisis.


Russian Roulette

Jim Jordan to WH counsel: “To avoid unnecessary conflict between Congress and the Executive Branch and to de-escalate Chairman Cummings' orchestrated interbranch confrontation, I write to ask” Carl Kline to appear voluntarily in security clearance probe.


"I can land the plane." How Rod Rosenstein tried to mollify Trump, protect Mueller and save his job


Trump Pulls Out of Treaty Designed to Stop Arms Sales to Terrorists