February, 2019
2019-02-28
- Buoying Trump?s ?Inflated? Wealth: $4 Billion in ?Brand Value,? Cohen Says
- Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality
- New sexual misconduct allegation against Trump by Alva Johnson - Vox
- Live coverage: Cohen clashes with GOP over Trump allegations | TheHill
- Seth Meyers on Donald Trump, Fatherhood and What He Won?t Joke About - The New York Times
- Rep. Mark Meadows' birther comments resurface after racism tiff in Michael Cohen hearing
- U.S. drops demand for full accounting of N. Korea nuclear program ahead of talks
2019-02-27
- A Republican Congressman Just Threatened Michael Cohen On Twitter. Did He Break the Law? ? Mother Jones
- McConnell gives disgusting speech on Republican election fraud in NC - YouTube
- US House passes resolution to revoke Trump's national emergency declaration
- Michael Cohen to accuse President Trump of criminal conduct while in office
- Michael Cohen will testify that Trump knew Roger Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC email dump
- The Washington Post: Michael Cohen?s testimony: Trump?s former personal lawyer alleges the president knew in advance of WikiLeaks plan
- The Washington Post: As Trump meets Kim in Vietnam, he?s undermined and distracted by Michael Cohen
- The Washington Post: Trump offers public embrace of Kim Jong Un as summit begins in Hanoi
- The Washington Post: North Carolina political operative indicted in election fraud case that upended congressional race
- The Washington Post: House passes resolution to nullify Trump?s national emergency declaration
- The Washington Post: Michael Sanchez is in the middle of the salacious National Enquirer story about Jeff Bezos?s affair
- Cohen Testifies to Congress: Key Updates
- See Trump?s Checks to Michael Cohen and Other Documents
- Trump Meets Kim Jong-un to Start Summit Talks
- Michael Cohen Implicates Trump Family Business in Hush Money Payment
- Cohen says there are other examples of wrongdoing involving Trump that he can't discuss | TheHill
- Pivotal Conversations by Pivotal Software on Apple Podcasts
- Trump knew about WikiLeaks dump before he called on Russia to hack Clinton, Cohen testifies - VICE News
- Trump knew about WikiLeaks dump before he called on Russia to hack Clinton, Cohen testifies - VICE News
- David Lauter on Twitter: "Notwithstanding the hype, the fact is that @AOC knows how to ask questions at a hearing, which a lot of other members don't. She just successfully laid the predicate for issuing subpoenas to several more witnesses & seeking Trump
- Cohen Says President Told Him to Lie About Hush Money Payments
- What We Have Learned From Cohen So Far
- The Washington Post: 4 key takeaways from the Michael Cohen hearing
2019-02-26
- Dem Plan To Force Release Of Mueller Report Breaks On Live TV | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC - YouTube
- Legal Nightmare: Donald Trump Bracing For NY Feds | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC - YouTube
- Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children. The Democrat position on abortion is now so extreme that they don?t mind executing babies AFTER birth...."
- Rebecca Ballhaus on Twitter: "Michael Cohen tomorrow will show the Oversight Cmte a signed check he received as part of his reimbursement for the Stormy Daniels payment. Trump signed some of the checks reimbursing Cohen, which he began receiving after T
2019-02-25
- The Washington Post: Former senior national security officials to issue declaration on national emergency
- ?You?re a moron?: Tucker Carlson clashes with Dutch historian - YouTube
- House Dems to vote on blocking emergency declaration - YouTube
- This exchange between Mike Pompeo and Jake Tapper on North Korea is literally unbelievable - CNNPolitics
- Russian Spy or Hustling Political Operative? The Enigmatic Figure at the Heart of Mueller?s Inquiry
- Former Lawmakers Pressure Congress to Reject Trump?s Emergency Declaration
- Trump Org. asks Judiciary panel to cease investigations: report | TheHill
2019-02-24
- The Hill on Twitter: "Trump admin creating group to counter government's climate change conclusions: report https://t.co/f5ESbYI1kX? "
- Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will be called ?A Salute To America? and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, ent
- Trump administration ?rolling back women?s rights by 50 years? by changing definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault | The Independent
2019-02-23
- Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
- An Emergency for the G.O.P.
- The Grave Threats of White Supremacy and Far-Right Extremism
- Trump administration ups to 400 number of troops staying behind in Syria | TheHill
- The Hill on Twitter: "President Trump on Acosta role in Epstein deal: "I really don't know too much about it. I know he's done a great job as labor secretary and that seems like a long time ago." Earlier, the White House said it is "looking into" Acosta's
- The Washington Post: Mueller team calls Manafort a ?hardened? criminal in anticipated sentencing memo
- The Washington Post: Access to Mueller?s report and evidence may be guided by Congress, Clinton email case
- The Washington Post: Trump administration bars clinics that provide abortions or abortion referrals from federal funding
- The Washington Post: A teen was told her MAGA hat violates school code. She?s fighting back.
- The Washington Post: House Democrats pressure Attorney General Barr to release Mueller report
2019-02-22
- Venezuela closes border with Brazil | TheHill
- Fox host blasts Trump over Jussie Smollett hypocrisy - YouTube
- Scott Dworkin on Twitter: "Trump didn?t even respond to Putin?s threat against the US yesterday. He didn?t condemn the terrorist who was planning an attack on Democrats. He did take the time to attack Democrats, the press, FBI and DoJ. Trump will be
- Roger Stone takes the stand ? and much ridiculousness ensues - The Washington Post
- NYT: New York Prosecutors Expected To File Charges Against Manafort ? Talking Points Memo
- First Ownerversary - YouTube
- Trump responds to Coast Guard officer's planned attack on Democrats, journalists - YouTube
- Former DEA Agent Crushes Trump on Wall & "Emergency" - YouTube
- Senior DOJ Official: Attorney General Barr Will Not Receive Mueller Report Next Week | MSNBC - YouTube
- Cohen Gave Prosecutors New Information on the Trump Family Business
- Trump White House's new argument against Russian collusion is nonsensical - CNNPolitics
- Sarah Sanders says White House confident about Mueller report, that Trump had no reason to collude with Russia
2019-02-21
- Opinion | The Mueller Report Is Coming. Here?s What to Expect. - The New York Times
- North Carolina Republican at Center of Fraud Inquiry Calls for New Election
- TicToc by Bloomberg on Twitter: "JUST IN: The Trump administration says it has ended discussions with California about auto emissions. "It is time to acknowledge that CARB has failed to put forward a productive alternative since the SAFE Vehicles Rule was
- The Washington Post: Candidate says new congressional election warranted in North Carolina
2019-02-20
- Trump Administration Wants California to Pay Back $2.5 Billion for High-Speed Rail
- Donald Trump: California sues over national emergency delcaration
- The Washington Post: ?Enjoy your life?: Trump puts new attorney general in awkward spot
- California?s Lawsuit Against Trump?s Emergency Wall Is Written to Appeal to Neil Gorsuch
- Andrew McCabe: No one in Gang of 8 objected to FBI probe of Trump
- B?r? A. Williams on Twitter: "You want to... investigate a TV show that you've hosted because you don't like how they parody you and your party? This is what you're focused on during your "national emergency?" Oh.? https://t.co/tRMhJUiihH"
- Justice Dept. preparing for Mueller report as early as next week
- The Washington Post: Supreme Court says constitutional protection against excessive fines applies to state actions
- The Washington Post: Trump?s emergency declaration to pay for border wall faces a lengthy court battle
- What Republican senators are saying about Trump?s national emergency declaration - Washington Post
- The Washington Post: White House prepares to scrutinize intelligence agencies? finding that climate change threatens national security
- The Washington Post: Trump grows frustrated with Coats, leading some to fear he might be fired
- The Washington Post: Have Trump?s policies ?lifted? nearly 5 million Americans off food stamps?
- The Washington Post: How little of Mueller?s work can the Trump administration get away with releasing?
- The Washington Post: Members of Congress voice alarm about report that Trump has grown frustrated with Coats
- The Washington Post: Trump seeks to discredit news report that he sought ally to oversee hush money investigation
- The Washington Post: Matthew Whitaker?s testimony about Trump trying to influence the Cohen inquiry was cagey. Now we might know why.
- The Washington Post: Self-proclaimed white nationalist planned mass terror attack, government says. ?I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth.?
- The Washington Post: Can Washington keep watch over Silicon Valley? The FTC?s Facebook probe is a high-stakes test.
- Trump Has Publicly Attacked the Russia Investigation More Than 1,100 Times
- Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
2019-02-19
- ATTN: - For the first time ever, the N.R.A. is losing. | Facebook
- Opinion | How Mitch McConnell Enables Trump - The New York Times
- Trump again dares courts to stop him - CNNPolitics
- The Washington Post: Trump appointees promoted nuclear sales to Saudi Arabia over senior officials? objections, according to report from House Democrats
- Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump?s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him
- This lawmaker compares the LGBTQ+ community to the Ku Klux Klan and implied he'd drown his own children if they were gay (warning: distressing themes)
- WV Lawmaker Eric Porterfield Doubles Down On Calling LGBQT Community A ?Modern Ku Klux Klan?
- Trump Defies Congressional Deadline on Khashoggi Report
- The Washington Post: Despite warnings, Trump appointees pressed nuclear sales to Saudis, report says
- Multiple Whistleblowers Raise Grave Concerns with White House Efforts to Transfer Sensitive U.S. Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia | House Committee on Oversight and Reform
2019-02-18
- Fox host hits breaking point over bogus national emergency - YouTube
- Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters that we captured in Syria and put them on trial. The Caliphate is ready to fall. The alternative is not a good
- Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "....The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go. We do so much, and spend so much - Time for others to step up and do the job that they are so capable of doing
- U.S. budget deficit running over 40 percent higher than last year | PBS NewsHour
2019-02-17
- Sarah Sanders says she was interviewed by Mueller's office | TheHill
- US asked Japanese leader to nominate Trump for Nobel Prize: report | TheHill
- Adam Best on Twitter: "Don Cheadle wore a Soviet Union hockey jersey with ?Trump? and ?45? on the back at the end of SNL after hosting. Shade level: Masterful https://t.co/hrDjPRulXy"
- Don Cheadle stood up for trans kids on 'SNL' and the internet took notice
- The Root on Twitter: "A white professor filed a civil rights complaint against @BlackGirlsCode, a program that introduces black teenage girls to STEM subjects, claiming it discriminates against white men. No matter how hard they try, white men just can't
- Fox's Wallace presses Stephen Miller for example on Trump emergency declaration | TheHill
2019-02-16
2019-02-15
- Andrew McCabe Portrays Former A.G. Jeff Sessions as Racist in New Book
- House Passes Funding Bill, Now on its Way to Trump
- Portland Official: Report Confirms Collusion Between Police and Far-Right Patriot Prayer Group
- Justice Department Opens Investigation Into Jeffrey Epstein?s Controversial Plea Deal
2019-02-14
2019-02-13
- Trump Wants To Waste Money On A 4th Of July Parade For Himself
- Mitch McConnell Thinks He Can Embarrass Democrats With Vote On Green New Deal
- Omar fires back after Trump calls for her resignation: 'You have trafficked in hate your whole life' | TheHill
- Border deal forged by first two women to lead appropriations panel | TheHill
- Pence on push to remove Omar from committee: Steve King saw ?consequences? | TheHill
2019-02-12
2019-02-10
- Yashar Ali ? on Twitter: "This thread omg"
- Democrats are zeroing in on Treasury?s Mnuchin | TheHill
- Geraldo Rivera clashes with 'Fox & Friends' co-host over Green New Deal | TheHill
- The National Enquirer shows us just how sleazy it really is - The Washington Post
- Donald Trump Gets Roasted for 'African-Americans Are Very Angry' Tweet
2019-02-09
- Andrew Lawrence on Twitter: "Watch what happens when Tucker Carlson steps out of the conservative bubble and brings on an @AOC policy adviser who debunks all the conservative media lies straight to his face (spoiler: it doesn't go great for Tucker)? htt
- James Corden on Twitter: "Oh my god. This is just sensational. Please watch and retweet. https://t.co/ackPHwAUce"
2019-02-08
- Trump speech gaffe touts 'abolition of civil rights' - CNN Video
- Trump Has Treasury Hiding His Taxes from Dems - YouTube
- Billionaire Faceplants LIVE on 70% Tax Rate - YouTube
- 'I have not interfered in any way' with Mueller investigation: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker - ABC News
- Nightline on Twitter: "House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler to Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker: "Why did Pres. Trump leave you running the Department in any acting capacity as long as he did? What did he hope to get out of it? What did you provide
- Whitaker: I have not talked to Trump about Robert Mueller's investigation
2019-02-07
- Michael Grunwald on Twitter: "R's: Clinton is blowing up deficit! Clinton eliminates deficit. Bush wins. Bush blows up deficit. Cheney: Deficits don't matter! Obama wins. R's: Obama is blowing up deficit! Obama reduces deficit. Trump wins. Trump blows up
- The Washington Post: Oversight wars begin: Trump lashes out as Democratic inquiries ramp up
- Investigators obtain new info about Trump Jr.'s mysterious calls - YouTube
- Spicer drunkenly reveals Trump secret at SOTU afterparty - YouTube
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2019-02-04
2019-02-02
2019-02-01
- Tucker Carlson Called Out On His Own Show: ?I Already Think Less Of You?
- 'One of the Great Losers of All Time': Trump Complains About How Much Money the Presidency Has Cost Him
- Scientist Who Rejects Warming Is Named to EPA Advisory Board - Scientific American
- Here are all the treaties and agreements Trump has abandoned - CNNPolitics