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Russia's FSB state security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow and had opened a criminal case against him.

House of Representatives Democrats will introduce legislation this week intended to end a partial U.S. government shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8, including $1.3 billion for border security but not the $5 billion President Donald Trump has demanded for a border wall, a senior Democratic aide said on Monday.

Hillary Clinton has lost her top spot among the women most admired by people in the United States after 17 years to Michelle Obama, according to a new poll by Gallup.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) announcement that she is running for president has set off the first chain reaction of 2020 Democratic candidate winners and losers.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent out a video message and email to supporters yesterday saying that she is forming an “exploratory committee” and will run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. In the video, which was also posted on YouTube, Warren said: “America’s middle class is under attack. How did we get here? … Continue reading "Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running For President"

New videos have surfaced showing abuse of migrant children in a Southwest Key shelter. The case will be referred to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to determine if criminal charges will be filed, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The Arizona Republic obtained surveillance videos through an open records request which show shelter staff … Continue reading "New Videos Show Abuse of Migrant Children in Shelters"

One of America’s most accomplished and highly-respected former generals said yesterday that President Donald Trump is “immoral” and he wouldn’t take a job in the Trump administration. Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal gave a rare interview to ABC News on Sunday and told anchor Martha Raddatz that he considers the current president not only immoral but … Continue reading "Retired Four Star General Says Trump is ‘Dishonest’ and ‘Immoral’"

POLITICO has reported that a group of alumni of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign are demanding a meeting with the senator to discuss what they called “sexual violence” on his 2016 presidential campaign. More than two dozen women and men who worked on the 2016 campaign wrote a letter addressed to the senator and … Continue reading "Bernie Sanders Alumni Want to Meet to Discuss ‘Sexual Violence’ on Campaign"

The Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is causing panic among a group of Washington D.C. lobbyists who may now find themselves vulnerable to criminal charges. According to The Hill: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has given federal prosecutors momentum to litigate alleged violations of what until last year was … Continue reading "Lobbyists Are Panicking Over Mueller Prosecutions"

It’s that time to commit to a new year’s resolution. Rather than resort to the go-to pledges of years past, such as dieting and working out, here are 58 fresh ideas.

New Year’s resolutions are a polite conversation piece while at a party with friends and family. It is a bunch of worthless empty talk, and the worst sort of virtue signaling possible.

Kellyanne Conway criticized incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for being in Hawaii during the government shutdown, while Conway was in Florida apparently for Trump's New Year's Eve party.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday it will resume issuing new flood insurance policies during the partial U.S. government shutdown, reversing a decision announced two days ago.

Outgoing White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has told people around him that Trump isn't up to the job of being president.

Kellyanne Conway admitted during an interview that there isn't going to be a wall across the Southern border, and the whole thing is a scam.

House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that Democrats refuse to waste billions of dollars on Donald Trump's wall.

Kellyanne Conway had no answer when she was challenged on CNN about Trump's statements expressing no concern for the deaths of immigrant children.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told The Los Angeles Times that the Trump administration no longer wants to build a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. “To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly told the Times, and then added: “The president still says ‘wall’ — oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ … Continue reading "John Kelly Admits Trump Doesn’t Really Want to Build a ‘Wall’"

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday released a 48-second video lambasting President Donald Trump and his ridiculous demands for a border wall with Mexico. In posting the video the outgoing Congressman showed the political world two things: He is not afraid to stand up to Trump and attack his misguided policies, and He knows how … Continue reading "O’Rourke Rips Trump, Shows Democrats How To Go Viral"

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Saturday responded to outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill after the Missouri Democrat referred to the incoming freshman congresswoman as “a bright shiny new object” earlier this week. Ocasio-Cortez said she was disappointed in McCaskill for making disparaging comments about her. The outspoken New Yorker also mentioned that before her … Continue reading "After Attack From McCaskill, Ocasio-Cortez Fights Back"

Special counsel Robert Mueller has referred an immigration-related case involving one of President Donald Trump‘s businesses to the the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And now multiple law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation of illegal hiring practices at one of the president’s golf clubs. According to the New York Daily News, the New … Continue reading "Mueller Has Referred Another Trump Criminal Case to the FBI"

Reporters will be the guests of honor at the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square on Monday, in what organizers said was a celebration of press freedom after an unusually deadly year for journalists at U.S. news outlets.

As Donald Trump whines about being alone with his government shutdown, Barack Obama had the top Reuters video of 2018.

With the government shutdown not working, Trump threw a tantrum and claimed that he was getting his money "the hard way" with a shutdown.

Bre Payton lived life as if she was always ready to leave it. And she did, too early for all of the rest of us, at the age of 26.

Trump falsely blamed the Democrats for his policies that are killing migrant children along the southern border.

With the public on their side, Democrats will take power in just a few days with a mandate to hold this corrupt, out-of-control president accountable. 

Hundreds of thousands of American workers aren't going to give a damn about his tantrums over a border wall when they can't pay their own bills.

The administration concluded that the cost businesses have to pay for the environmental protections are too high to justify the clear health benefits.

Even today Donald Trump is still fighting for his border wall. But an icicle has a better chance of surviving a summer in the Sahara Desert than Trump has of getting his wall. To dispel any doubts about this, let us review some of our key reporting from the past two weeks: On December 20 … Continue reading "Mulvaney Comments Prove Trump Has Already Lost His Border Wall Battle"

The incoming head of the House Armed Services Committee has vowed to expose all of Donald Trump’s lies. Even before he takes over this important committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), has given the president a taste of what difficulties he will face with a new Democratic majority starting January 3rd. According to Smith, “Constant misinformation … Continue reading "New Chair Of House Armed Services Committee Will Fight Trump’s Lies"

There was a time, not that many years ago, when Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin symbolized the bright future of the Republican Party. When he was chosen to be the vice presidential running mate of Mitt Romney in 2012 he was seen as a brilliant young Congressman who understand the details of the federal budget … Continue reading "Paul Ryan’s ‘Embarrassing’ Career Ends With A Whimper"

A new poll shows that 60 percent of U.S. voters want Donald Trump impeached and removed from office or formally censured. The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll that came out yesterday says that a large majority of American voters polled think there needs to be “some kind of action” taken against Trump at this time. Given the … Continue reading "60 Percent of Americans Want Trump Impeached or Censured"

Ever since the Steele Dossier was published Michael Cohen has denied that he has ever been in or near Prague in the Czech Republic. But most people thought he was lying. This week McClatchey reported that there is convincing evidence that his cell phone was used near Prague in 2016, so we thought this was … Continue reading "Don Jr. May Have Gone to Prague, Not Michael Cohen"

The U.S.-China trade war resulted in billions of dollars of losses for both sides in 2018, hitting industries including autos, technology - and above all, agriculture.

As Bre Payton's family and friends prepare for a funeral in her home state of California and a memorial service in Washington D.C., friends and colleagues sent prayers, love, and memories across Twitter. 

- North Carolina Republicans on Friday demanded that their party's candidate be declared winner of a disputed U.S. congressional race following legal developments that threatened to derail an ongoing state probe into possible election fraud.

Trump has weakened himself and made soon to be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stronger as his government shutdown has badly backfired.

The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were not necessary as their costs outweighed the benefits, sparking an outcry among environmentalists who say the move favors the coal industry at the expense of public health.

Bre Payton, our beloved staff writer for The Federalist, passed away on Friday in San Diego, California following a sudden illness.

Trump shutdown the government, and now farmers who were expecting government aid to deal with the president's trade war aren't going to get it.

Incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will have Democrats pass a bill to end the government shutdown with no wall money to turn up the heat on Trump.

White House officials are hoping that Trump’s government shutdown has created a situation that will benefit him politically as we move into the new year. According to a new report in The Daily Beast,Trump and his aides believe that the fight over a government funding bill will distract the Nancy Pelosi and the new Democratic … Continue reading "Trump Thinks Shutdown Fight Will Distract Democrats From Investigations"

Conservative New York Times writer Bret Stephens believes that Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria will destabilize the Middle East and hurt U.S. interests there. In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Stephens said that Trump’s Syria move “will reconstitute the Middle East that we fear, which is to say an exporter of … Continue reading "Conservative: Syria Pullout Means Mid-East Will Be ‘Exporter of Terrorism’"

In 2013 Donald Trump said that if there is a government shutdown the president should be fired. And this is one of the few times he has ever told the truth. Tens of millions of Americans no doubt agree with this thought also, as the week-long  “Trump Shutdown” of the U.S. government is still continuing. … Continue reading "CNN Plays Clip of Trump Saying Obama Should Be Fired Over Shutdown"

Donald Trump’s former personal attorney/fixer Michael Cohen has denied a report that he took a trip to Prague in the summer 2016 to meet with Russian officials. The alleged trip by Cohen was outlined in the infamous Steele Dossier and has been offered as proof that Cohen was helping to facilitate an illegal conspiracy between … Continue reading "In Face of New Evidence, Cohen Still Denies Traveling to Prague in 2016"

In just six days Democrats will control the U.S. House of Representatives, at which time they will probably make Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House, arguably the second most powerful position in Washington. And according to POLITICO, Pelosi and the Democrats have a plan in place to totally demolish Donald Trump in their ongoing battle … Continue reading "Nancy Pelosi Plans Power Play to Stick It to Trump"

While the media fawns over Russia’s failing authoritarianism, they ignore China’s much more successful brand of authoritarian nationalism.

On the big and small screens, new storytelling is losing its ability to saturate our culture and promote shared values.

A new biography by Philip Norman, 'Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton,' dwells on the salacious details of one of our most beloved rock stars but doesn't adequately celebrate his talent.

There seems to be a blooming holiday tradition in certain circles to attack “It’s a Wonderful Life.” This year we have Michael Graham in the Boston Read More

‘Watership Down’ is both a deeply, fantastically imagined mythology, and an epic adventure story full of thrills and hair-breadth escapes whose appeal to all ages will never stale.

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth communicates that she considers serious arguments not worth addressing and her opponents wicked people.

‘Reckless Love’ has quickly become a favorite worship song in non-denominational and evangelical churches. Every time we sing it in service, I omit one word: ‘reckless.’

A health rationing organization’s opinion about so-called quality of life value will soon determine whether CVS customers can receive new prescription drugs and treatments.

Ballots are too easily misplaced or forgotten, especially ballots sent by mail. There’s a solution that can ensure every vote is counted: blockchain technology.

‘You say it’s your birthday? It’s my birthday, too.’

Chris Hayes destroyed a Republican congressman on Thursday for asking the American people to pay for Donald Trump's border wall.

The biggest political story of 2018 was the major revolt against the Trump presidency by American voters – and the media largely brushed it under the rug.

Donald Trump can lash out all he wants, but the American people recognize that it is he who is responsible for the third government shutdown of 2018.

Both chambers of the U.S. Congress convened for only a few minutes late on Thursday, but took no steps to end a partial federal government shutdown before adjourning until next week.

More Americans blame President Donald Trump than congressional Democrats for the partial U.S. government shutdown, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday found, as lawmakers returned to Washington with no quick end to the shutdown in sight.

Michael Cohen's cell phone signal being traced to Prague during the presidential election is the smoking gun that leads to Trump/Russia conspiracy.

Gen. Barry McCaffrey said that Trump's boasting to special ops forces about the danger that he faced in coming to Iraq was embarrassing.

Trump continued to try to justify his government shutdown by claiming that Democrats are most of the people who aren't getting paid.

Donald Trump is already losing his shutdown battle with Democrats. After his return from Iraq today he immediately began tweeting desperately, threatening to hold Democratic voters hostage until he gets funding for his border wall with Mexico. But two new polls show that his position is very unpopular. Writing on Twitter, Trump told Democrats that … Continue reading "Trump Losing Shutdown Battle, Says He’ll Hold Democrats Hostage"

Beleaguered investors can expect their roller coaster ride to continue into 2019, as the new year promises to bring even more risk to the stock markets. Stock market professionals, as well as amateur investors, don’t like the wild market swings such as we have seen over the past few weeks because volatility is the measure … Continue reading "Expert Says Trump’s Likely Impeachment in 2019 Will Roil Stock Markets"

Donald Trump made his first visit to a war zone on Wednesday, accompanied by his wife Melania, when he made a surprise after-Christmas trip to Iraq. The president was enthusiastically greeted by US troops there, but it appears that in their enthusiasm they violated military rules. The report of Trump’s visit with U.S. service personnel … Continue reading "Trump Violated Military Rules By Signing Campaign Hats in Iraq"

President Donald Trump should be very worried about the investigation into his sham charity turning into an investigation of his business empire, according to a new report from NBC News. The news service said legal experts believe that the New York state investigations into the charitable Trump Foundation will likely expand to the president’s namesake … Continue reading "Probe of Trump’s Foundation May Bring Down His Business Empire Also"

Jamal Khashoggi’s op-eds published in the very influential Washington Post certainly qualify as attempts to change U.S. policy against Saudi Arabia and in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Where should one intervene? What constitutes a win? Do we have what it takes to finish it permanently?

Trump's decision nipped further mission creep in the bud and refocuses the national security bureaucracy on right priorities.

Alabama Democrats imitated Russia’s 2016 social media tactics, proving that both parties will cheat but not that such tactics actually work.

Start with the classics, don't be afraid to skip around, and know the book's intended audience to figure out if it's right for you.

He believes the marijuana's current classification inhibits research for medical advancements that include cannabis and cannabinoids.

Mark Hamill's Joker gets his first memorable line: 'You killed Captain Clown!'

Like so much of his business and political career, Donald Trump's excuse for dodging military service was just another massive con job.

Donald Trump's disastrous photo-op in Iraq on Wednesday demonstrated why he hasn't visited any combat zone over the past two years.

Trump may have campaigned on the promise of being a tough commander-in-chief, but the military is increasingly seeing that this president is weak and unfit.

For the first time in 17 years, Rachel Maddow and MSNBC beat Fox News over the week before Christmas to finish number one.

Trump's acting attorney general Matt Whitaker was found to have lied about his academic honors and credentials.

General Wesley Clark, the former commander of all NATO forces, has suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blackmailed President Donald Trump in order to get him to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Trump dropped a huge political bombshell last week when he announced that he had unilaterally decided to pull out of Syria because … Continue reading "Trump May Have Been Blackmailed Into Pulling Troops From Syria"

The daughters of the late Dr. Larry Braunstein, a New York podiatrist in the 1960’s, have told the New York Times that their father helped President Donald Trump avoid the draft. One daughter, 56-year-old Dr. Elysa Braunstein, said that her late father told her that Trump did not suffer from a debilitating foot ailment. But … Continue reading "Daughters of NY Podiatrist: Trump’s Bone Spurs Were a Lie To Avoid Draft"

Donald Trump yesterday said that the partial shutdown of the federal government will last until Congress gives in to his demand for money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Speaking to reporters the president said that the government is “not going to reopen until we have a wall.” The U.S. government partially shut … Continue reading "Trump: Government Won’t Open ‘Until We Have a Wall’"

Another migrant child from Guatemala has died while being held by U.S border patrol officials. An eight year old boy was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Christmas Eve and died shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, in a hospital in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The news was first reported in a tweet posted … Continue reading "Another Migrant Child Dies in Border Patrol Custody"

As this constitutes an unusual historical name in the Levant, it thus has been attributed to Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea from AD 26-36 who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth.

This is a loss not only of the Bible or Christian faith but a severing of his connection to all the other aspects of a culture that ought to have been ours.

The story of Jesus's birth and persecution, plus the feasts devoted to Christian martyrs on the 28th and 29th, deserve a closer look.

The Republican Party is being held hostage by a madman. GOP voters (especially those who vote in primaries) love Donald Trump. Yet GOP members of Congress know the truth: he is “nuts.” Republican elected officials who know the truth about our unhinged president can’t speak that truth in public. If they do, the Trump-loving party … Continue reading "McCaskill Says GOP Senators Believe Trump Is ‘Nuts’"

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made a bad stock market situation worse over the weekend, and now he may be the next Trump cabinet member to receive a tweet from the president saying “you’re fired.” As the stock markets have dropped precipitously in recent weeks, Trump has been looking for scapegoats. He would like to fire … Continue reading "More Chaos: Treasury Secretary May Be Next in Cabinet Fired By Trump"

Democratic leaders of Congress blasted President Donald Trump yesterday for “plunging the country into chaos.” Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) issued a statement expressing their concerns about Trump’s behavior that have caused a drop in the stock markets and a government shutdown. “It’s Christmas Eve and President … Continue reading "Trump Plunges Nation Into Chaos as Markets Tank"

‘Les Mis’ shows us a world resembling our own: a society filled with wealth, but rife with injustice. The play offers us hope for change in the form of two young revolutionaries.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary called top U.S. bankers on Sunday amid an ongoing rout on Wall Street and made plans to convene a group of officials known as the "Plunge Protection Team."

I'm Jewish but should you see me and wish me a merry Christmas, I’ll wish you one right back.

Since he shut down the government and can't golf, Trump is holding a rager on Twitter where his spinning out of control as his policies crumble.

It was inevitable that as soon as Beto O’Rourke’s name started rising in the polls of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders that he would also start being attacked by his competitors. By some estimates there could be as many as 20 Democrats vying for the 2020 nomination, so competition will definitely be very fierce and intense. … Continue reading "Sanders Supporters Deny Attacking O’Rourke’s Liberal Credentials"

Yesterday Bloomberg News revealed the real reason that Donald Trump wants to fire Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve. It’s not that the Fed’s interest rate increases are hurting the U.S. economy or causing stock market declines. It’s that they are costing Donald Trump money in his personal business. In other words, this … Continue reading "Bloomberg: The Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes Cost Trump $5 Million a Year"

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary is seeking to calm stock market investors.  They are nervous due to the chaos in Washington that has been caused by his boss. The president shut down key parts of the government, fired the Defense Secretary, and withdrew U.S. troops from Syria without consulting anyone. And then he threatened to fire … Continue reading "As Trump Creates Chaos, Mnuchin Takes Steps to Calm the Markets"

When Apollo 8 broadcast the first live television coverage from space, they humbly read Genesis to the world. What happens when God is instead ignored?

The film's worshipful portrayal of Ginsburg as a pioneering champion of equal rights for women provides no indication of an intellectual inconsistency that would have shown her as fallibly human.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) said that instead of a border wall, we should be talking about the wall of lies, ignorance, and fantasy that Trump has surrounded himself with.

As the stock market continues its Trump slide toward the worst performance since the Great Recession, Obama's stock market performance is now twice as good as Trump's.

The spokesman for soon to be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called out Mick Mulvaney for lying about negotiations on Trump's wall that aren't happening.

Trump booted James Mattis two months early because he finally figured out that the Mattis resignation letter was critical of his foreign policy.

Trump tweeted that Sec. of Defense James Mattis was leaving two months early in what was an obvious attempt to change the bad for him government shutdown coverage.

Chris Christie made it clear that he is never working for Trump by comparing him to your 72-year-old relative who always thinks he's right.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that Senate Democrats are going to give Trump nothing, not one cent to fund his border wall.

The incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), warned acting Matt Whitaker that Democrats are scrutinizing his every move.

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called for congressional salaries to be furloughed during government shutdowns. When one-fourth of federal agencies closed at midnight Friday this left 800,000 workers without paychecks. It is obvious that these workers have become pawns in a political game. And it is primarily a game being played by Republicans, who … Continue reading "Ocasio-Cortez Wants Congress to Give Up Salaries During Shutdowns"

As critical agencies within the federal government shut down at midnight Friday, there is no clear sign that a compromise solution that would end the shutdown is anywhere in sight. Donald Trump maintains he will continue to refuse to sign a stopgap funding measure without $5 billion in funding for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall, … Continue reading "Trump Has Succumbed to ‘the Tyranny of Talk Radio Hosts’"

Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis was often referred to as ‘the adult in the room” in Donald Trump’s White House. With his abrupt resignation on Thursday many people in Washington are expressing alarm. The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia called Mattis  “an island of stability amid … Continue reading "Wash Post: ‘Trump Can Launch Nuclear Weapons Whenever He Wants’"

With Congress on break for a long Christmas weekend we know that Trump’s government shutdown will last until at least Thursday. If it goes on much longer than that it won’t be the fault of Democrats, however. It will because Republicans on Capitol Hill can’t agree among themselves how to end the impasse. Yesterday the … Continue reading "Government Shutdown Will Be Prolonged by Republican Infighting"

A top U.S. envoy leading a global coalition fighting Islamic State has quit over President Donald Trump's decision this week to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

On the first day of the U.S. government shutdown, President Donald Trump said he was continuing to negotiate with Democrats to end the impasse over the federal budget, but warned that "it could be a long stay" as he repeated his call for improved border security.

Trump has privately discussed the possibility of firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a move that could roil already volatile financial markets, two sources familiar with situation said on Saturday.

Rep. Ted Lieu and other leads in the Democratic party aren't caving to Donald Trump's ridiculous and unpopular demands.

Trump's decision in Syria put U.S. troops in more danger and further advanced the interests of American adversaries like Russia and Iran.

Trump will soon get bored of his shutdown stunt, and it will become more important to him to end it so he can resume his usual golf regimen.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said she can't take a salary when so many federal workers will be hurt by the Trump shutdown over the holidays.