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Trump admitted that he is making money from foreign governments staying at his hotel while whining about losing money while being president.

As Trump becomes more unhinged, Republicans in Congress are increasingly casting votes to take foreign policy out of his hands.

Democratic primary voters would be smart to put Sherrod Brown – a man uniquely qualified to expose the fraud of Trumpism – on their personal shortlist in 2020.

The entire basis of Howard Schultz's potential campaign – at least so far – is to attack the same vision he embraced and enacted at Starbucks.

A group of Senators has introduced new legislation that would block Trump for launching a new nuclear arms race with Russia.

The media didn't mischaracterize what the intel chiefs said during this week's congressional testimony. They just rolled the tape.

Congressional Democrats exploring ways to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns may target the adequacy of the Internal Revenue Service audit that Trump often cites as his reason for not making the returns public, according to sources familiar with the matter.

These failed pundits’ efforts are meant to shame President Trump into reversing his instinct to pull the United States out of Afghanistan.

The amendment, which was proposed by Mitch McConnell, and had wide backing within the Senate was overwhelmingly passed in the Senate as a rejection of Trump foreign policy.

Trump, who just got destroyed on the government shutdown, thinks that he is going to make Nancy Pelosi beg for a wall.

Trump threatened to take down all the walls if Democrats don't give him the money to build his border wall.

Speaker Pelosi made it clear to Donald Trump that he will be getting no wall money in the conference committee’s government funding bill. Pelosi said when asked if there will be wall money in the bill, “We’re not having a negotiation over this right now. They’re having it over it in there. There’s not going … Continue reading "Pelosi Drops The Hammer On Trump As Says No Wall Money In Conference Bill"

The idea that for the sake of the fittest, the weakest among us must be destroyed is not a new idea. And it's the reality the left wants us to live under.

Catch up on this week's news with today's edition of the BRIGHT Newsletter.

Republican state officials around the country are flipping to the Democratic Party as they are being chased out of the GOP by Trump's extremism.

Senate Republicans are not happy with Donald Trump, and today plan to take action that has been described as a “stunning rebuke” of the president. For weeks now, GOP senators have told Trump not to declare a national emergency to build a border wall. Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senate leaders have completely rejected his … Continue reading "Senate Republicans Plan ‘Stunning Rebuke’ of Trump"

A new report published this morning by ABC News shows that Democratic Party is continuing to gain power in state legislatures. Last November’s elections saw big gains by Democrats throughout the country, but those gains didn’t stop when the elections were finished. According to ABC, in the months since the midterm elections Republicans in California, … Continue reading "Report: Democrats Continue Takeover of State Governments"

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said this morning that Donald Trump may be working for the Kremlin. He said there’s no other explanation for Trump’s attacks on U.S. intelligence, military officials and law enforcement agencies. In beginning his show today, he showed clips of Trump’s attacks and said: “I’m horrified. Is this as weird as it gets?” … Continue reading "Morning Joe: Trump Has Adopted Putin’s Position & Turned Against the US"

Last night the MSNBC show The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell broke the news that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer had written a letter to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats. In the letter Schumer asked DNI Coats to immediately take steps to educate the president: “Sen. Schumer, in a letter to DNI Coats: “I believe it … Continue reading "Lawrence O’Donnell Blisters NY Times: ‘The brainwashing is working’"

This odd aversion to thinking about the best interests of the nation when pushing a conspiracy theory about treasonous collusion with Russia is dangerous.

The pro-life movement has too much bark and no bite, too much signal and too little virtue. It takes participation in a march as more significant than legal victories ending abortion.

Is there any American newsroom left that has the good sense not to publish outlandish opinions on hot-button issues? Have they considered whether this is poisoning our discourse?

‘Public art is an idiotic type of private art that should be in a whitewall gallery, safely away from the general public, amongst the cultural psychopaths to whom it ministers.’

In the Elliott Broidy case, the media’s anti-Trump hysteria aligned with Qatar’s interests. The story of how Qatar’s paid actors targeted him using U.S. media deserves to be well-known.

Democratic hopefuls seem to be on one big apology tour. Ocasio-Cortez's unblemished, perfectly progressive past is understandably appealing to her party.

Given the undeniable medical and psychological risks of administering opposite-sex hormones, the physicians question how any child, adolescent, or parent can give truly informed consent.

A feminist culture that disparages full-time motherhood necessarily places intense pressure on women to maintain their level of professional success after becoming mothers.

The passage of New York’s Reproductive Health Act and the jollification that followed it mark a turning point on abortion, just as John Calhoun’s speech did about slavery.

We're a long way from the days of Barack Obama's favorite health care talking point, 'If you like your plan, you can keep it.'

Tax hikes, expansive and morally abominable new abortion laws, plus potential restrictions on gun rights make New York a worse and worse place to live.

Marie Kondo tells us to reduce the size of our libraries, but not all books are created equal. It's well worth keeping around the tomes that feed your mind.

With Democrats now in control of the House, the GOP is grasping at straws to delay the roundhouse kick of oversight about to hit Donald Trump.

Following the disastrous Trump government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans have found one thing they can all agree on.

In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Brennan expressed his outrage at the president's latest attacks on his own intelligence community.

McConnell announced his opposition to a Democratic plan that would make voting a federal holiday, and in doing so he took a shot at government workers.

If Congress denies his request, Trump has threatened to declare a "national emergency" in order to take existing funds appropriated by Congress for other purposes - possibly from the Defense Department, for example - to build his wall.

U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to limit the president's power to levy tariffs on imported goods for national security reasons, the latest sign of concern on Capitol Hill over the rising costs of the Trump administration's trade policies.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said on Wednesday that hackers in Russia last October stole evidence it had turned over confidentially to Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which is being prosecuted over allegations of funding a propaganda campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election.

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), a member of the House Intelligence Committee has warned that Donald Trump is a threat to the national security of the United States.

Trump's Foxconn scam has fallen apart in Wisconsin as the company announced that they won't be bringing manufacturing back to the state.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress introduced a bill on Wednesday morning to ensure equal pay for women and transparency from employers.

By Rami Amichai TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest rival in Israel’s April ballot, a popular ex-general, vowed on Tuesday to pursue peacemaking and clean government in swipes at the premier, but did not rule out forming a coalition with him. In a long-awaited speech in which he broke his silence for … Continue reading "Netanyahu’s toughest ballot rival, ex-general Gantz, breaks silence"

A man who was Trump's pastor for five years called out the president's bible thumping by noting that Trump never went to church.

"The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and mother."

By Jess Macy Yu and Karl Plume (Reuters) – Foxconn Technology Group is reconsidering plans to make advanced liquid crystal display panels at a $10 billion Wisconsin campus, and said it intends to hire mostly engineers and researchers rather than the manufacturing workforce the project originally promised. Announced at a White House ceremony in 2017, … Continue reading "Exclusive: Scott Walker Championed Foxconn Deal Might Not Happen for Blue Collar Workers"

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday called U.S. intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his views during congressional testimony. Leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate committee on Tuesday that … Continue reading "Trump slams U.S. intel chiefs after they disagreed with him re Russia, China and Iran"

Mark Leibovich joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the upcoming Super Bowl game and other reflections on this year's NFL season.

Legislatures in New York and Virginia are opening the door to killing healthy 9-month-old babies. And if that's not scary enough, it could get even worse.

With the right balance, Kamala Harris's progressivism could be powerful when coupled with a willingness to address the hard left's electoral flaws.

Hillary Clinton has a more convincing, principled, and historic claim to the presidency than any other candidate in the Democratic Party.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said this morning that new testimony from top U.S. intelligence officials such as Dan Coats would “undermine” Donald Trump’s ability to get money for building a border wall by declaring a national emergency. “Schiff suggests will use intel chiefs’ testimony if Trump tries national emergency card.” Schiff suggests … Continue reading "Schiff: Intel Chiefs’ Testimony Means Trump Can’t Declare National Emergency"

Harris spent years doling out fines and jail time to poor parents whose kids were skipping school. Now she makes life more dangerous for prostitutes, too!

Donald Trump’s businesses, run by his children, have employed undocumented immigrants for years. After numerous media reports about these immigrants being mistreated and then fired, the president’s son Eric yesterday announced a new company policy to deal with the problem.  He said that the Trump Organization now plans to institute the federal E-Verify program in … Continue reading "Trump Crime Family Admits They Hired Illegal Immigrants For Years"

Donald Trump posted several tweets this morning that directly contradict national security intelligence on several major foreign policy matters, showing that he is doing actual damage to the country. When Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday, he drew significant media attention by breaking with multiple points Trump … Continue reading "Morning Tweetstorm Shows Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality"

More than any other figure indicted by Robert Mueller so far Roger Stone loves to talk to the press. Like his longtime friend Donald Trump, Stone loves to be the center of attention. So one of his biggest fears is that the judge in his case — Amy Berman Jackson — will issue a gag … Continue reading "Roger Stone Won’t Shut Up — Even If Judge Orders Him To"

A private school is refusing to play against Karen Pence's school, on the grounds that playing basketball at a Christian school makes children 'unsafe.'

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on his show Wednesday that Donald Trump and his allies have been lying for two years to cover up Donald Trump Jr.’s crimes related to Russia.  The comments came after the “Morning Joe” panel discussed the shocking new revelation that Trump had another private meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin … Continue reading "Trump Has Been Covering Up Don Jr’s Crimes for Two Years: Morning Joe"

Things like Bible literacy classes are all whistling past the graveyard. The truth is that American public schools are inherently structured to undermine Christianity.

The removal of these standards is essentially allowing abortion-on-demand, even up until moments before birth.

The best AR-15s cost less now than the cheapest ones will, if the Democrats’ gun-ban legislation gains steam.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s inability to practice his Second Amendment rights was just another episode in a long history of attacks on African Americans. 

China has enough bargaining chips to cement its spot as export king of the developing world. Trump must be strategic in trade negotiations with Xi Jinping.

Too often, medical research is stunted by cronyism, bad incentives, and lack of competent peer review. And it all comes at the expense of taxpayers.

Make parenting decisions that will create the best possible outcome for children, not for sanctimonious keyboard warriors in some dark corner of the internet.

In some cases, living paycheck-to-paycheck is unavoidable. In other cases, people need to wake up and take a long look at their foolish finance habits.

Calling something a 'human right' signifies that it's no longer legitimate to debate the wisdom and prudence of various strategies for providing that thing.

Trying to make changes this year? Or hosting friends and family on a diet? This list might come in handy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons capabilities despite recent moves indicating it was open to such actions, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Tuesday. Coats’ assessment, in testimony before a Senate panel, clashed with President Donald Trump’s periodic upbeat assessments of North Korea’s commitment to … Continue reading "North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons: U.S. spy chief Coats"

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday said he and other senior Democrats aim to write a fiscal blueprint this year that would cut annual budget deficits by 50 percent in the next 10 years, possibly including tax hikes on corporations and the wealthy.

Citizenship for "Dreamer" immigrants will not be on the table as lawmakers try to negotiate a compromise on border security to keep federal agencies open beyond Feb. 15, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday.

Rachel Maddow points that House Republicans are still in the Trump protection racket by stalling to name their members of the House Intelligence Committee.

Another government shutdown could inflict greater harm on the U.S. economy, especially it were to happen only three weeks after the end of the longest ever such closure, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.

It is being reported that Trump had a secret meeting with Putin at the G20 that took place no US translator or notetaker present. It was Trump and Putin discussing foreign policy alone.

Trump has now fallen into negative territory as more voters disapprove than approve of his handling of the economy. According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Trump now has a 45% approval rating on his handling of the economy and a 51% disapproval rating. Two weeks ago, Trump had a 49%/48% (net +1) split on … Continue reading "Disaster For Trump As His Approval Rating Plummets On The Economy"

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) showed that Donald Trump Jr. with Wikileaks, which is another reason for the president's son to be indicted.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s longtime political ally Roger Stone pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to making false statements to Congress and other charges brought in the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election. Stone, a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” and Republican political operative for decades, also pleaded not … Continue reading "Latest member of Trump’s inner circle charged in Russia probe Roger Stone pleads not guilty"

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have announced that former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will deliver the Democratic response to Trump's SOTU.

Democrats like presidential hopeful Kamala Harris have tried to recast their soft authoritarianism as a patriotic endeavor. Don't let them get away with it.

MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show was the top-rated non-sports show on cable television in January for the second straight month.

In a Tuesday appearance on "The View," Howard Schultz diminished the importance of voters' abortion beliefs. Here's why he's wrong to do so.

House Democratic chairpersons like Reps. Adam Schiff and Maxine Waters are vowing to pass new legislation that would stop Trump from relaxing sanctions against Russia.

Instead of spending his mass of money on a presidential run, Tom Steyer plans to spend $40 million on the Trump impeachment effort.

China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States and are more aligned than they have been in decades, U.S. intelligence leaders told senators on Tuesday, in testimony that repeatedly contradicted President Donald Trump's statements on global threats.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address next week after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had postponed it due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. The nationally televised address from the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, now set for … Continue reading "Trump, Pelosi agree on Feb. 5 for State of the Union address"

Chicago police on Tuesday said they were investigating an assault on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett as a possible hate crime after two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and at one point wrapped a rope around his neck.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States’ intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words “5,000 troops to Colombia,” which neighbors Venezuela. It was not immediately clear what Bolton’s notes meant and whether President Donald Trump’s administration … Continue reading "Bolton’s notes raise questions on U.S. military plans amid Venezuela tensions"

he U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday postponed a vote on President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, as Democrats expressed concern that he might not make public a final report on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four leading U.S. House lawmakers said on Tuesday they were considering legislation to ensure aluminum giant Rusal and its parent En+, two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, comply with an agreement that allowed them to be removed from a U.S. sanctions list. “We are considering additional legislative actions to ensure … Continue reading "House Democrats aim to hold Russian oligarch linked companies to sanctions deal"

Here is the debut episode of our new show Politicus News with Sarah Jones. In this episode, Sarah reports on how Nancy Pelosi and Robert Mueller have left Trump a broken man. Video:

In the opening salvo of the 2020 Democratic primary, Kamala Harris has set herself up as the progressive queen of the ban.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has angered many of her new Democratic colleagues in Congress by aligning herself with a progressive outside group that has threatened to “primary” incumbent Democrats next year. Now some of those lawmakers are returning fire on her, and are considering recruiting a primary challenger to run against the 29 year-old. “Some … Continue reading "Some Democrats Want Primary Challenge for Ocasio-Cortez"

Texas Republicans are hyping a report of voter fraud despite a lack of evidence, indulging a bad old habit of pandering to an excitable base.

Billionaire businessman Howard Schultz, who said he is “seriously” considering an independent 2020 presidential bid, was shouted down by a protester at the kickoff event for his nationwide book tour on Monday night in New York City. “WATCH: Howard Schultz heckled at first campaign appearance” WATCH: Howard Schultz heckled at first campaign appearance https://t.co/9ysO7PVzbp pic.twitter.com/MHyiblR9w4 … Continue reading "Schultz Heckler Yells ‘Don’t Help Elect Trump’ at Campaign Event"

Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is “close to being completed.” Whitaker told reporters at a press conference that he has been “fully briefed on the investigation.” “I hope that we can get the report from Director Mueller as soon as possible,” he said. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said … Continue reading "Whitaker Mocked For Sweating While Lying About the Mueller Probe"

Many legal experts are saying that new evidence — including the lengthy indictment of Roger Stone — shows that special counsel Robert Mueller is planning to soon indict more co-conspirators in the Trump-Russia conspiracy. For example, former CIA Director John Brennan was on MSNBC and predicted new bombshell indictments coming from Mueller in the near … Continue reading "Experts Say Mueller Will Soon Issue More Indictments"

A new poll released this morning shows increasing danger for President Donald Trump in his bid to be re-elected as president in the 2020 election which is just 21 months away. The new Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows that the race for the Democratic nomination in 2020 is wide open, with no clear favorite. … Continue reading "New Wash Post Poll Shows Increasing Danger for Trump in 2020"

Critics claim that teaching biblical literacy in public school is a violation of the separation of church and state. Not even close.

The establishment media does not depend on Ocasio-Cortez as they do Trump. To the contrary, Ocasio-Cortez poses a threat to the media that so far has gone unrecognized by both.

Little James is comfortable being a boy when he's around his dad and other friends. So why is his mother dressing him as a girl and calling him Luna?

What made Jewish and Christian faiths different from other faiths of the ancient world was their rejection of racial tribalism in favor of universal truths.

What we have here is an arrest of a man who pretended to be in the know with WikiLeaks (but wasn’t) and lied about it, and then lied about gossiping about Julian Assange in emails.

In the event Roe gets overturned, it won't be the win for abortion abolition that pro-lifers claim. We must strategize accordingly.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's interest in the presidency has not been well-received. His interview on the Goop podcast won't dispel the concerns. But it offers other insights.

The sudden outpouring of Democrat support for Nicolas Maduro should concern anyone with a cursory understanding of history.

Turning the debate away from the reality of abortion to questions of whether pro-lifers are sufficiently consistent or charitable is just a diversion.

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi provides Qatar access to an international network of committed Islamist activists throughout the West, who are willing to support Qatari policy goals.

While the Academy is happy to crow about diversity, another kind of intolerance remains at play regarding films like 'Roma.'

Our laws are intended to be an expression of our God-given ability to reason.

Originally, the Ferengi were conceived as a new major enemy for the Federation. DS9 develops the Ferengi into so much more.

Donald Trump is becoming so desperate to create a phony crisis on the southern border that he's looking to fictional movie plots for help.

With Democrats putting continued pressure on the GOP to be transparent, Donald Trump will find it almost impossible to bury Robert Mueller's final report.

Donald Trump's approval rating has always been historically bad, but his numbers have taken a clear nosedive over the past month.

If you're Donald Trump, the fact that Ann Coulter and Fox News are starting to sour on you is something that should keep you up at night.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Virginia on Monday postponed the Feb. 8 sentencing for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, after prosecutors for the special counsel’s office accused Manafort of breaching his plea agreement in a parallel case in Washington. Judge T.S. Ellis in the Eastern District … Continue reading "Ex-Trump campaign head Manafort’s sentencing in Virginia delayed: court"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen will testify next week at a closed hearing of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee after postponing an appearance before another congressional panel, citing threats from Trump. Cohen, who is set to go to prison in March after pleading guilty to crimes including campaign finance violations … Continue reading "Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify at closed House hearing next week"

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told U.S. lawmakers in comments released on Monday that while he has never spoken about the substance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation with Trump, he has discussed it in broad terms with Vice President Mike Pence.

House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) compared Trump's tactics to organized crime while announcing that Michael Cohen will testify on February 8.

The probe of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, is wrapping up, Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told reporters on Monday.

As Sarah Sanders hosted a parade of Trump administration officials in an apparent effort to change the news headlines, MSNBC wasn't buying it and stuck to the big stories that Trump is trying to bury.