news & politicstrumpthe right wingelection '20mediabeliefculturebooksdocumentarieseconomylaborimmigrationrightswaterfoodhealthFormer President Donald Trump in July 2023 (Gage Skidmore)Critics of former President Donald Trump have been warning that his violent rhetoric — for example, suggesting that former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley deserves to be executed and joking about a violent attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi — could have real-life consequences. Liberal Philadelphia Inquirer opinion columnist Will Bunch cites a recent incident in New...…news & politicstrumpthe right wingelection '20mediabeliefculturebooksdocumentarieseconomylaborimmigrationrightswaterfoodhealthFormer President Donald Trump in July 2023 (Gage Skidmore)Critics of former President Donald Trump have been warning that his violent rhetoric — for example, suggesting that former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley deserves to be executed and joking about a violent attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi — could have real-life consequences. Liberal Philadelphia Inquirer opinion columnist Will Bunch cites a recent incident in New...WW…

--White House photo by Andrea Hanks.The U.S. Supreme Court has decided against hearing a case involving former President Donald Trump and the U.S. Constitution's , which prohibits a U.S. president from profiting from a foreign government. CNN's Ariane de Vogue reports that the High Court, on January 25, "instructed the lower courts to wipe away a previous lower court opinion that went against Trump because he is no longer in office."BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses as moot lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency… https://t.co/jeJtQm1bef — The Associated...…--White House photo by Andrea Hanks.The U.S. Supreme Court has decided against hearing a case involving former President Donald Trump and the U.S. Constitution's , which prohibits a U.S. president from profiting from a foreign government. CNN's Ariane de Vogue reports that the High Court, on January 25, "instructed the lower courts to wipe away a previous lower court opinion that went against Trump because he is no longer in office."BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses as moot lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency… https://t.co/jeJtQm1bef — The Associated...WW…

Report typos and corrections to:So do we. The past year has been the most arduous of our lives. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be catastrophic not only to our health - mental and physical - but also to the stability of millions of people. For all of us independent news organizations, it’s no exception. We’ve covered everything thrown at us this past year and will continue to do so with your support. We’ve always understood the importance of calling out corruption, regardless of political affiliation.We need your support in this difficult time. Every reader contribution, no matter the...…Report typos and corrections to:So do we. The past year has been the most arduous of our lives. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be catastrophic not only to our health - mental and physical - but also to the stability of millions of people. For all of us independent news organizations, it’s no exception. We’ve covered everything thrown at us this past year and will continue to do so with your support. We’ve always understood the importance of calling out corruption, regardless of political affiliation.We need your support in this difficult time. Every reader contribution, no matter the...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...…--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...WW…

RED BARBLUE BARWhen President Donald Trump was voted out of office in the 2020 election, one of the top reasons why millions of U.S. residents voted to replace him with former Vice President Joe Biden was his woefully inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, so-called “coronavirus truthers” on the far right continue to insist that the pandemic is merely a hoax that President-elect Biden and other Democrats used to harm Trump’s presidency. And at a Utah hospital that is being overrun with COVID-19 patients, the  reports, health care workers are having to cope...…RED BARBLUE BARWhen President Donald Trump was voted out of office in the 2020 election, one of the top reasons why millions of U.S. residents voted to replace him with former Vice President Joe Biden was his woefully inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, so-called “coronavirus truthers” on the far right continue to insist that the pandemic is merely a hoax that President-elect Biden and other Democrats used to harm Trump’s presidency. And at a Utah hospital that is being overrun with COVID-19 patients, the  reports, health care workers are having to cope...WW…

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomasview in app--October 30, 2020 2:26AM (UTC)When President George H.W. Bush, with the help of the U.S. Senate, replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall with Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court in 1991, a common talking point among Republicans was that Bush showed his social conscience by picking another African-American. But Bush 41 replaced a liberal justice with one of the most far-right social conservatives the High Court has had in the last 30 years — and Justice Thomas' wife, Republican activist Ginni Thomas, is equally far to the...…U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomasview in app--October 30, 2020 2:26AM (UTC)When President George H.W. Bush, with the help of the U.S. Senate, replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall with Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court in 1991, a common talking point among Republicans was that Bush showed his social conscience by picking another African-American. But Bush 41 replaced a liberal justice with one of the most far-right social conservatives the High Court has had in the last 30 years — and Justice Thomas' wife, Republican activist Ginni Thomas, is equally far to the...WW…

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop outside Johnstown Train Station September 30, 2020 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.--This article originally appeared on .If former Vice President Joe Biden wins every state that 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won four years ago and flips Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — all of which Trump won four years ago — that would get him over the 270 electoral votes he needs in order to win the election. But what if Trump wins Pennsylvania a second time? Polling expert Nate Silver examines that...…Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop outside Johnstown Train Station September 30, 2020 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.--This article originally appeared on .If former Vice President Joe Biden wins every state that 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won four years ago and flips Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — all of which Trump won four years ago — that would get him over the 270 electoral votes he needs in order to win the election. But what if Trump wins Pennsylvania a second time? Polling expert Nate Silver examines that...WW…

Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Deutsche Bank--This article originally appeared on .During Justice Anthony Kennedy's 31 years on the U.S. Supreme Court, liberals and progressives had a love-hate relationship with the Reagan appointee — praising him for his rulings on gay rights and abortion rights while slamming his economic rulings as beneficial to unchecked corporate power. And those who viewed Kennedy as being too quick to side with big business are likely to have similar views on his son, Justin Kennedy, who according to the New York Times, has been very close to Trumpworld and helped...…Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Deutsche Bank--This article originally appeared on .During Justice Anthony Kennedy's 31 years on the U.S. Supreme Court, liberals and progressives had a love-hate relationship with the Reagan appointee — praising him for his rulings on gay rights and abortion rights while slamming his economic rulings as beneficial to unchecked corporate power. And those who viewed Kennedy as being too quick to side with big business are likely to have similar views on his son, Justin Kennedy, who according to the New York Times, has been very close to Trumpworld and helped...WW…

--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...…--Report typos and corrections to: .It shouldn't be a surprise that corruption was running rampant throughout the government of Donald Trump. The last six years have been filled with stories about ethics problems by Cabinet officials, political retaliation, self-protection, political promotion and more. Washington Post reporter with Trump's scandals, saying, "this is a person that has crossed so many lines: legal, ethical, moral, every line you can imagine, presidential norms be damned. Every single things we can think of."Another scandal was revealed with the publication of Geoffrey...WW…

RED BARBLUE BARIt was , on September 11, 2001, that the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. Almost 3000 people were killed when members of the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes, flying two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City and one of them into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; the fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Although the 9/11 terrorist attacks underscored the dangerous fanaticism of far-right Islamist groups, countless Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have ignored or downplayed...…RED BARBLUE BARIt was , on September 11, 2001, that the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. Almost 3000 people were killed when members of the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes, flying two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City and one of them into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; the fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Although the 9/11 terrorist attacks underscored the dangerous fanaticism of far-right Islamist groups, countless Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have ignored or downplayed...WW…