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Rachel Maddow used one of Trump's properties to show how the President Of The United States has committed felony bank fraud.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes played the video of Ivanka Trump lying about her father ordering Jared Kushner to be given a security clearance.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent the White House into a panic by telling reports that Michael Cohen answered all of their questions in the closed-door session.

Trump overruled US intelligence officials and made them give Jared Kushner a national security clearance.

The prototypes for President Donald Trump's contest for a border wall near San Diego, California, were torn down on Wednesday, to make way for a new section of actual border fencing.

Apparently it's bad to call for bipartisan solutions when it comes to fixing our broken criminal justice system, according to liberal pundits.

Chris Christie points out why Trump has big trouble in the Southern District of New York.

After Michael Cohen set the table, House Democrats want to speak to Donald Trump’s kids, Don Jr. and Ivanka about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. House Democrats Want To Talk To Don Jr. and Ivanka Trump The Washington Post reported: Democrats are talking first and foremost about bringing in Weisselberg and Trump Jr., pointing to … Continue reading "House Democrats Are Coming For Donald Jr. And Ivanka Trump"

Kushner initially did not list any Russian contacts on his application for a White House security clearance, but subsequently revised those forms to reveal he had participated in the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and discussed setting up a secure communications line at the Russian Embassy in Washington.

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said that after listening to Michael Cohen talk about the SDNY investigation in a closed session to the House Intelligence Committee, it is clear that Trump and his kids are in serious legal jeopardy.

Cory Booker was asked how to make a margarita. He said ice, fruit, and vodka.

A Texan who shot at counter-protesters after a white nationalist rally at the University of Florida in 2017 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, court records showed.

Trump is smartly maintaining economic sanctions on North Korea, but Kim is taking no steps toward denuclearization. Here's what the U.S. should try next.

Trump's pal Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is about to be charged with three felonies including bribery and fraud.

Cohen said he had no direct evidence that Trump or his campaign colluded with Moscow during the election campaign, but that he had suspicions that something untoward had occurred.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled an ambitious proposal to move all Americans into the government's Medicare health insurance program, tapping into public frustration over the rising cost of healthcare that has become a key issue for the party as it seeks to gain control of Congress and the White House in 2020.

Trump humiliated and weakened the United States with a second N. Korea summit that was even worse than his first.

Just three weeks after the scandal broke, a former member of the Canadian PM's cabinet has testified that he tried to interfere in a criminal investigation.

Former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen testified under oath yesterday that he believes President Donald Trump committed insurance fraud and tax fraud. And after that bombshell he went one step further and actually gave up the names of the Trump Organization executives who were involved in and would have information about such illegal schemes. “By coughing … Continue reading "Report: Trump Org. Executives About to Get a ‘Proctology Exam’"

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Thursday said that she and other people in the House Oversight Committee hearing room “gasped” when Rep. Mark Meadows (R, NC)  pointed to a black Trump administration official as evidence that Donald Trump is not racist. ““I think if we want to talk about race in this country, that’s not the … Continue reading "Tlaib: ‘We All Gasped’ When Meadows Pointed Out Black Trump Employee"

Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough slammed House Republicans for “shamelessly” covering for President Donald Trump as his former attorney Michael Cohen set forth a nicely detailed road map of his alleged crimes. Scarborough other panelists today agreed that GOP lawmakers exhibited absolutely no curiosity about Trump’s misbehavior and malfeasance during Cohen’s testimony in front of … Continue reading "Scarborough Slams ‘Shameless’ GOP for Covering Up Trump’s Crimes"

Michael Cohen’s testimony yesterday implicated Donald Trump in a Russian conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, according to a former federal prosecutor. The president claimed after Cohen’s daylong congressional testimony that his former personal attorney had cleared him of any charges in the so-called “Russian hoax.”  But former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade in … Continue reading "Ex-US Attorney: Cohen Has Implicated Trump in the Russia Conspiracy"

In his closing press conference at the North Korean Summit in Vietnam today Donald Trump claimed that Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress yesterday cleared him of charges of conspiring with Russia to win election to the U.S. presidency. Trump: Cohen’s testimony cleared me of Russian collusion https://t.co/Z5lR79fVD7 — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 28, 2019 … Continue reading "Trump: Cohen’s Testimony Cleared Me of Russian Collusion"

President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded their second summit in Vietnam ended with no joint agreement after Kim insisted sanctions be lifted on his country. The highly touted and much publicized meeting thus ended in a stalemate. Trump said that negotiators from the United States walked away from the meetings after … Continue reading "US-North Korea Summit Cut Short in Vietnam With No Agreement"

The Trump administration now wants to take a successful conservative idea—school choice—and make it susceptible to getting strangled in federal red tape.

Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris want to nationalize not only the energy, education, health care, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries, but also families.

Sen. Ben Sasse's bill merely requires a medical team to treat a survivor of abortion the same as Jen Gunter’s doctors treated her three premature babies.

By ignoring the causes of the abuse crisis and refusing to address the McCarrick affair, the Vatican has undermined its credibility with a farcical summit.

'We don’t care where they are coming from...People need to eat. And they need the gospel,' says Pastor Carlos Navarro, who supports foreigners in need.

Even Richard Dawkins tweeted it would be immoral to have a child who would suffer because of his genetics. I’m sure we’re on solid ground here.

From reviving the steel industry to witnessing landmark foreign policy achievements, Trump embodies many of Sanders's ideals.

Extended from music to movies, 'A Star Is Born's' complicated statement on pop actually kind of supports the case for 'Green Book.'

Professor Kristen R. Ghodsee's book, 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence,' makes a quixotic attempt to defend the quality of women's lives living under communism.

Criticism of the study and its retraction got much less attention than the initial findings did, because initial findings supported the 'right' narrative.

Letting medical research continue to advance is a great argument against single-payer health care. So Republicans should make it.

Tagged as 'it' in the culture wars, the HHS has stepped in to act as interference between states and faith-based adoption agencies. Will that be enough? 

Teachers' unions and city officials are giving this charter school in Bedford, Massachusetts, a hard time despite the fact that children are thriving.

Rachel Maddow said Michael Cohen's testimony leaves two potential outcomes for Donald Trump: impeachment or criminal charges.

The GOP performance was just the latest demonstration that they no longer care about upholding their responsibilities as members of Congress.

The concession is an admission by Trump that he has already failed to accomplish the chief goal of his talks with Kim Jong Un.

Former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke says he and his family have made a final decision regarding their plans for 2020.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet, a measure likely to face Senate and White House opposition.

Catch Washington Post Film Critic Ann Hornaday on this episode Federalist Radio Hour.

Michael Cohen told Congress under oath that he is worried about there not being a peaceful transition of power if Trump loses in 2020.

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former attorney, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, despite his previous conviction for lying to Congress during his last testimony.

Michael Cohen busted Donald Trump and his son Don Jr. for committing criminal financial fraud during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee.

In response to Michael Cohen's testimony, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said he believes that Trump committed a high crime or a misdemeanor.

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress on Wednesday that some reimbursement checks issued to him for hush-money payments to an adult film star were signed by Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Organization's chief financial officer.

The White House banned American reporters from a dinner at the summit with North Korea after they asked questions about Michael Cohen.

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen warned Republican lawmakers attacking his integrity at a congressional hearing not to make the same mistake he did in protecting Trump.

Michael Cohen said during his congressional testimony that Trump has him to threaten 500 people and journalists while he worked for him.

House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, a Democrat, said in the letters that the panel wants to ask about Trump's legally mandated financial ethics disclosures.

The following is a timeline of significant developments in the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller into U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help get Donald Trump elected:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen told lawmakers on Wednesday he was aware of other possible illegal acts involving Trump that he could not discuss because they were under investigation. Cohen, Trump’s onetime “fixer,” was asked at a congressional hearing if he was aware of other wrongdoing or illegal acts … Continue reading "Cohen says is aware of other possible illegal acts involving Trump that he can’t discuss"

All of the White House's nightmares are coming true as Michael Cohen explained to Congress how Trump directed him to lie in his previous testimony.

The Republican candidate who initially appeared to have won that race, Mark Harris, said he would not make a second run for the seat. Dan McCready, the Democrat who ran against Harris, does plan to run again.

Here are some key interactions between Trump advisors and Russian figures that have been unearthed by Mueller's probe and investigations in Congress.

It is not just Donald Trump. When Michael Cohen was asked if the entire Trump family could be compromised by Russia, he said yes. Here is the chilling exchange between Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Cohen: Wasserman Schultz: If his daughter and son are involved in the Russian trump tower deal, is it possible the … Continue reading "Michael Cohen Says The Entire Trump Family Could Be Compromised By Russia"

It is now clear to see why Trump and the White House were so terrified of Michael Cohen's public testimony. Cohen is destroying Trump.

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that Trump is a "racist," a "conman" and a "cheat" who knew in advance about a release of emails by the WikiLeaks website aimed at hurting his 2016 Democratic presidential rival.

Over a two-thirds majority of American voters want the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to be released to the public once it is completed, according to the results of a new public opinion poll released on Wednesday. The new POLITICO and Morning Consult poll found that 68 percent of Americans support the public … Continue reading "New Poll Shows 68 percent Want Mueller’s Report Made Public"

There's no good way to spin the Democrats' vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. So many in the MSM simply ignored it.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) says in a new interview in Rolling Stone Magazine that there is a “hostage situation” in the Republican Party. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks about experiencing sexism, her social media presence, dealing with controversy, Bernie Sanders' advice and more https://t.co/L9nUfctpxd #WomenShapingtheFuture pic.twitter.com/YKp7h9KAgw — Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 27, 2019 The freshman congresswoman from … Continue reading "Ocasio-Cortez: ‘In the Republican Party, there’s a hostage situation’"

Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about Donald Trump’s business dealings in Russia — and he will tell lawmakers how the president directed him to break the law. The former Trump Organization attorney will testify Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, and Cohen said in a prepared statement that the president told … Continue reading "Cohen Explains How Trump Got Him to Lie to Congress"

By Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” and personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, will testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Cohen will also tell Congress that Trump directed … Continue reading "Cohen to accuse Trump over WikiLeaks, Moscow project, hush payments"

By Soyoung Kim HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet on Wednesday for their second summit, betting their personal relationship can break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear weapons and end more than 70 years of hostility. Despite little progress toward his stated goal of ridding North … Continue reading "Trump says his ‘friend’ Kim has great opportunity at second summit"

MSNBC contributor Donny Deutsch today told the Morning Joe panel today that there were “two stunning lies” in Donald Trump’s early morning Twitter attack against his former attorney Michael Cohen. Deutsch, who is from New York, has been friends with Cohen for many years. He has also known Donald Trump for many years, and knows … Continue reading "Deutsch: Trump Told ‘Stunning Lies’ in Today’s Tweets About Cohen"

Michael Cohen will show Congress a “hush money” check from President Donald Trump, signed while he was in office, during his public testimony to Congress on Wednesday, Axios today reported. Citing an unnamed source, Axios said the check was an incremental payment reimbursing Cohen for a payment made to Stormy Daniels in the fall of … Continue reading "Cohen to Show Congress Check President Trump Wrote for Stormy Daniels Payoff"

According to prepared testimony published by POLITICO, Michael Cohen today will directly contradict at least two written statements Donald Trump made to special counsel Robert Mueller last November. Trump’s longtime personal attorney and “fixer” will testify on Wednesday that he was in the room when Donald Trump, Jr. informed his father about the infamous June … Continue reading "Bombshell: Cohen Testimony Will Show Trump Lied to Mueller About Collusion"

In a different time, the media would be out following up on the inconsistencies and alarming assertions Andrew McCabe provided in his interviews.

We don’t allow steroids in professional sports, so why should we allow genetic enhancement or alteration drugs in amateur sports?

We have now reached the point where the president and his openly gay ambassador are being explicitly called racist for acting to prevent lynchings.

This cooked-up pretext to invade the president’s attorney-client privilege is a stain of shame on the rule of law and tramples on a 500-year-old rule that protects our common law tradition.

These military officers claim the moral high ground in the gun debate. Their service is admirable, but they hardly speak for all of us.

If Special Counsel Robert Mueller decides not to move forward on impeachment proceedings or prosecution for President Trump, should the report still be released?

All too often, lower courts have used a bad legal doctrine to stop states and local governments from protecting the unborn, even when Supreme Court case law would allow it.

When we call late-term abortion 'extreme,' we imply that there is a more moderate abortion position, something more palatable; this is not true.

What must it be like to believe you have a significant role to play in heading off environmental Armageddon years before you can legally drive your parents’ Prius?

Much to left’s chagrin, the former president was able to speak hard truths about personal growth and community accountability to an audience of young black men.

The study proves how claims that Republican legislation would kill tens of thousands of individuals annually had little bearing in reality.

Two-Face's thematically rich origin story is among the top episodes of the series.

History has demonstrated that what Michael Cohen is about to do this week could trigger the end of Donald Trump's presidency. 

Schiff says Democrats won't let the Trump Justice Department have a double standard when it comes to releasing evidence to the public.

One of Donald Trump's favorite members of Congress, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, may have just committed a crime by threatening Michael Cohen.

As these changes hit taxpayers for the first time in 2019, there are signs that the Trump-GOP tax law is only getting less popular.

By Polina Nikolskaya VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian tanker violated international trade sanctions by transferring fuel to a North Korean vessel at sea at least four times between October 2017 and May 2018, two crew members who witnessed the transfers said. Such transactions could have helped provide North Korea with an economic lifeline and … Continue reading "Exclusive: Despite sanctions, Russian tanker supplied fuel to North Korean ship-crew members"

House Democrats overwhelmingly defended the Constitution, put Trump on notice by passing the resolution overturning his "national emergency."

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon said 'just following orders' is no more an excuse for U.S. border officials than it was 'back in Germany.'

Senate Democrats announced that they would be taking action to defund Trump’s fake panel on climate that he is loading with climate change deniers. Democrats To Introduce Bill To Defund Trump’s Fake Climate Panel During remarks on the Senate floor, Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said: So according to reports, the White House now … Continue reading "Democrats Move To Defund Trump’s Fake Climate Panel"

'If you think that is how you win back the White House, I’m here on tell you... that is a losing argument,' McCain said, blasting Democrats on 'The View.'

Senate Democrats need just one more vote to pass and send to Trump's desk a resolution that would kill his national emergency.

Senator Hawley said he is especially concerned about Rao's views on substantive due process, especially when it comes to the implied right to abortion.

Rachel Maddow's domination of Fox News continued in February as she bested Sean Hannity as was the #1 show on cable news.

Legalizing prostitution is not a panacea that will result in healthy and happy 'sex workers.' Instead, it will make a societal ill much worse.

The Trump administration has issued a formal veto threat related to the congressional resolution that would kill his fake national emergency along the southern border.

The U.S. military disrupted the internet access of a Russian troll farm accused of trying to influence American voters on Nov. 6, 2018, the day of the congressional elections,

One of the last gasp legal plays for Trump and his allies to close down the Mueller investigation has lost in court.

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by an associate of Roger Stone, the indicted long-time advisor to President Donald Trump, to the legality of the Justice Department’s 2017 appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In doing so, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District … Continue reading "U.S. court rejects challenge by Roger Stone associate to Mueller’s appointment"

Senate Democrats struggled to find an effective way to lie about opposing a bill that prohibits the practice of euthanasia.

On a special mini episode of the Federalist Radio Hour, John Daniel Davidson interviews with Border Patrol agents on why a wall alone won't stop migrant families.

By Nathan Layne and Ginger Gibson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen plans to tell U.S. lawmakers this week that Trump asked him several times about a proposed skyscraper project in Moscow long after he secured the Republican presidential nomination, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Cohen’s … Continue reading "Trump’s ex-fixer Cohen to offer new Russia details to U.S. Congress: source"

A new report in POLITICO says that California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris has “locked down” California support for her 2020 presidential candidacy. Next year the California primary will be one of the earliest in the nation, which is a change from prior years. It also has by far the largest number of available Democratic convention … Continue reading "Report: Harris Has ‘Locked Down’ California With New Endorsements"

This morning on “Morning Joe,” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski slammed Republicans for their continued silence on a terror plot against prominent Democrats. They also hammered the GOP members of Congress for going along with President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. Scarborough, Brzezinski and guest Jennifer Rubin, a conservative columnist with the … Continue reading "Morning Joe Panel Accuses GOP of ‘Falling for a Cult Leader’"

Donald Trump, his children, and his inner circle appear to be very confident that they will not be implicated in the report which may soon be issued by special counsel Robert Mueller.  However, according to a report published this morning by POLITICO, some of them might already have been indicted and don’t even know about … Continue reading "Report: Trump’s Kids May Already Have Been Indicted"

GOP Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is using his power as Senate Majority Leader play political games and to pressure 2020 Democratic candidates, according to an article this morning in the Los Angeles Times. McConnell sets the agenda for the Senate, and instead of introducing legislation to solve the nations’ problems, he is planning to … Continue reading "Senator: McConnell is ‘Just trying to screw with Democrats’"

This could be Donald Trump’s week from hell. The conservative Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that it has obtained exclusive information concerning this week’s planned testimony from former Donald Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen. According to the Journal: “The President’s ex-lawyer will tell House committees he witnessed Trump’s ‘lies, racism and cheating,’ as … Continue reading "WSJ: Cohen Testimony Will Accuse Trump of Criminal Conduct in Office"

Maxine’s rapidly changing identities seem like a coping mechanism or phase. Her father thinks doctors should hold off on pumping her full of hormones.

President Trump should lead Kim Jong Un to committing to an action plan and realistic goals while refraining from showering him with needless and unearned praise.

The only thing more insufferable than child activists prodded along by cynical cultists are adults nodding as if they are listening to Socratic wisdom.

While these two bills focused on homeschooling, the same perspective on parental rights—that the state knows best, parents be damned—can be seen in legislative branches throughout the country.

For babies with abnormalities, perinatal hospice is an option. For mothers whose lives are threatened by complications, emergency C-section is an option.

As more and more shops hawk CBD products, claiming they're a magical cure-all to a laundry list of ailments, we should be skeptical.

This family film underscores a type of love that doesn’t die after stepping aside. Instead, mundane mystery that it is, friendship becomes fulfilled and glorified when it makes way for life.

It’s a time for the Oscars to celebrate stories that challenge us to be the best we can be and give us heroes to emulate.

Considering the obstacles they had to overcome, it was relatively quickly that African-American women, rising out of the evil chains of slavery, attained distinction as brilliant and notable scholars.

This is an egregious overreach of secular authority, stepping into sacred religious rites, and will not protect children or stem the tide of child abuse.

The Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act requires a list of every federally funded project that is $1 billion or more over budget or five years or more behind schedule.

'Ace in the Hole' acts as evidence that no one could have predicted just how far journalism would slip over the past decade.

Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.