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ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ TAKES DOWN MIKE HUCKABEE: LEAVE LYING TO YOUR DAUGHTER, 'SHE’S MUCH BETTER AT IT'

Parkland Shooting Survivors Win Children's Peace Prize For Advocacy Work: Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Jaclyn Corin and Ryan and Matt Deitsch accepted the award from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Trump overheard saying 'get me out of here' as he suddenly walks off stage at G20 summit: US leader leaves Argentinian president alone on stage
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Saudi Arabia Accused of Torturing Women’s-Rights Activists in Widening Crackdown on Dissent: Detainees have been lashed and given electric shocks in prison; at least one tried to commit suicide

Wisconsin’s GOP Aims to Strip Power From the Incoming Democratic Governor: Republican lawmakers will try to do it this week.

Mueller Is Getting Closer to the Con Man.

Hayes: "The President Was Compromised...Full Stop" | All In | MSNBC

Bush family will let Trump attend funeral but won’t let him speak: Add this to the growing list of humiliating snubs Trump's been subjected to since taking office.

The Mueller investigation is closing in on Trump

THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE AND TRUMP IS IN ITS CROSSHAIRS

Great American Betrayer

Michael Flynn Is Worse Than a Liar: The word lie has lost its power in the Trump era. Try replacing it with fraud.

DONALD, MELANIA TRUMP DON'T RECITE APOSTLES' CREED OR SING HYMNS UNLIKE OBAMAS, CLINTONS AT GEORGE H.W. BUSH FUNERAL

SALUTE FAIL? DONALD TRUMP IS ROASTED FOR UNUSUAL GESTURE DURING GEORGE H.W. BUSH TRIBUTE

GRASSLEY DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM WRAY OVER RAID OF WHISTLEBLOWER ON CLINTON FOUNDATION

The Guardian’s Vilification of Julian Assange

Trump associate Roger Stone invokes Fifth Amendment, won't give Senate documents or testify
Stone has been entangled in investigations by Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller.

'No collusion' to no testifying: Stone & Trump stonewall probe

Argument analysis: Majority appears ready to uphold “separate sovereigns” doctrine

First Wisconsin did it. Now Republicans in Michigan move to strip Democrats' power: Democrats called the move a blatant power grab that would fly in the face of voters.

Lawmaker questions governor's drive for new voting machines

Pennsylvania commits to new voting machines, election audit

IS THIS IT?: A TRUMP-HATER’S GUIDE TO MUELLER SKEPTICISM.  Mueller’s comportment suggests a man who’s fallen prey to the same state of mind that warped Ken Starr—namely disgust over the people you’re investigating and a desire to justify the sunk capital. Even if the special counsel presents one hell of a report, Democrats must ask: was it worth it?

Apparent NC election rigging scheme has been going on for years: Rachel Maddow revisits a past episode of the This American Life radio show in which

Momentum builds to oust Trump’s labor secretary for pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s sweetheart deal

Mind Games: How campaigns are using marketing, manipulation, and "psychographic targeting" to win elections—and weaken democracy

AMONG THE GERRYMANDERED: How redistricting in Michigan has disenfranchised voters and amplified the efforts of the right.

Rex Tillerson on Trump: ‘Undisciplined, doesn’t like to read’ and tries to do illegal things

Trump promises a 'major Counter Report' to rebut Mueller's findings

California Democrats ready new assault on Donald Trump: Legislature aims to rebuff the White House on immigration, health care, the environment and even the president’s tax returns.

Prosecutors Say Trump Directed Illegal Payments During Campaign

Trump’s UN Pick Said ‘D-Day’ Was Height Of US-German Cooperation

A Chilling Prediction From a KGB Defector in the 1980's

Trump proudly boasts France ‘wants’ him in early morning tweet after Mueller bombshells

Ocasio-Cortez: Bipartisan Congressional ‘Orientation’ Is Pro-Corporate Indoctrination

'Lobbyists Are Here. Goldman Sachs Is Here. Where's Labor? Activists?' Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez Pull Back Curtain on Corporate-Sponsored Freshman Orientation: "One of the best parts of Ocasio-Cortez's arrival in D.C. as a new leader is that she notices, and is revolted by, the corrupt, corporatist rituals that are so embedded in D.C. culture that most politicians and journalists barely notice them."

Lynn Jenkins sets up lobbying business — but she’s still a Kansas congresswoman

Federal Prosecutors ‘Concluded that President of the United States Committed a Felony’

White Collar Crime | December 5, 2018 Act 2 | Full Frontal on TBS

DONALD TRUMP RIDICULED FOR FALSELY CLAIMING MICHAEL COHEN, MUELLER FILING ‘TOTALLY CLEARS THE PRESIDENT’

How the U.S. Constitution Has Evolved Over Time: America has grown and changed during the last 200 years, and so has the U.S. Constitution, including amendments to our voting laws and age, and limiting presidential terms in office.

'Democracy Dies...in the Early Morning Light' as Wisconsin GOP Rams Through 'Lame Duck Legislative Coup': "Scott Walker may be on the way out of office for the first time in a quarter century, but his corrosive brand of politics lives on in his fellow Republicans."

Trump’s Attorney General Pick William Barr Rejects Separation Of Church And State

Will Congress impeach Trump?  AM JOY guest Maya Wiley tells Jonathan Capehart, in for Joy Reid, ‘Abuse of authority is grounds for impeachment. Trump has clearly abused his authority.’

Former GOP Gov. Scott McCallum urges Scott Walker to reject lame-duck plans

Christian author who said atheists ‘exacerbate evil’ was cheating on his wife with two women

The Rachel Maddow Show 12/07/18 [9PM] - MSNBC LIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP NEW DEC 07, 2018

Sexual allegation against Alan Dershowitz resurfaces; he says it has been “thoroughly disproved”
Woman claims in affidavit she had sex with Dershowitz at age 16; he says charge is false and has been debunked

GOP senator: ‘I don’t care’ if Trump broke the law

ARE YOU TOTALLY BRAINWASHED, OR DO YOU JUST NOT CARE?

In public fight with Democrats, Trump says he would be 'proud' to shut down government over border wall: "This is spiraling downward," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said at one point during the White House meeting.

Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family: Just-elected Letitia James, who takes office next month, tells NBC she will probe real estate deals, Trump Tower meeting, emoluments, Trump Foundation and more.

Trump defends shutdown threat after clashing with Pelosi, Schumer

Orrin Hatch warns Senate 'is in crisis' in farewell speech: The Republican senator from Utah, 84, is retiring this month after serving four decades in the Senate.

Delaware boy named Trump will be going by different name after being bullied by classmates: The boy's middle school now lists him under his stepfather's last name instead of his legal name of Trump.

Fox's Judge Napolitano: We Now Know That Donald Trump Has Committed A Felony

Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Crimes Committed As Trump’s Lawyer: Cohen has cooperated closely with Robert Mueller’s investigation since pleading guilty to a range of offenses earlier this year.

The National Enquirer Flips On Donald Trump In Playmate Hush Money Scandal: The National Enquirer’s parent company, AMI, has offered “substantial and important assistance” in an investigation into hush money payments.

Google CEO Had To Explain To Congress Why Googling ‘Idiot’ Shows Donald Trump: CEO Sundar Pichai denied the company has “a little man sitting behind the curtain.”

Trump’s Oval Office Meltdown Reveals The GOP’s Insecure Masculinity Problem

America now has a party of authoritarianism — it’s the GOP

Rick Santorum Cites Family As He Rejects White House Chief Of Staff Role Live On CNN: Santorum said it was “an honor even to be considered” for the role – then turned it down anyway.

DNC Threatens Press Freedom - Wikileaks Pushes Back Hard

As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm

Report: Trump Allegedly Paid Hush Money For Eight Abortions

Mueller will tie Trump to ‘unsavory’ Middle East operatives in new filings: report

Trump plans 16-day holiday visit to Mar-a-Lago

REPORT: TRUMP CONSIDERING IDIOT SON-IN-LAW FOR CHIEF-OF-STAFF JOB.  Jared Kushner has apparently been “pushing his own candidacy.”

The Most Powerful Reject in the World: Is there anyone who wants to hang with Donald Trump?

Thousands of mailed-in Florida ballots not counted, officials say

Trump increasingly isolated as aides leave, friends flip and investigations advance

Bombshell! Video Mashup Reveals Pathetic RussiaGate Coverage

The Trailer: How turning big money down could clean up the Democrats' primary

Trump might have just sabotaged his own legal defense with one impulsive tweet

Trump’s claim 'nobody' had contact with Russia demolished by facts

Trump inauguration spending reportedly under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors

Kansas’ new governor just publicly snubbed Trump’s invitation to the White House

Pence Hires Private Lawyer for Russia Investigation

Zweifel column: GOP’s lame-duck session gives state a black eye

FBI releases document intel officials used to brief Trump on dossier

Trump says budget director Mick Mulvaney will serve as acting chief of staff

Obama DOJ official: Trump can be indicted while in office

Get Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection

Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is under investigation

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina reportedly met with US Treasury and Fed officials

'Historic Victory' as Senate Votes to End U.S. Involvement in 'Unauthorized War' in Yemen: "This vote immediately diminishes U.S. political support for the war and puts more pressure on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to end their brutal tactics and negotiate an end to the war."

Lobbyist Sam Patten Pleads Guilty to Steering Foreign Funds to Trump Inaugural

Giuliani: 'Over my dead body' will Mueller interview Trump

Trump and his imitators attack the free press, but backlash is growing

Trump inaugural committee paid Melania pal’s firm $26M

PUTIN VIEWS AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES AS FUTURE ALLIES

Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve under judicial supervision after lawsuit from New York Attorney General

Trump Foundation to close amid allegations money used for personal benefit

Michael Flynn sentencing delayed after judge hints at more severe penalty

Donald Trump undermined Canada on Huawei arrest, says former U.S. ambassador

Trump’s Treasury lifts sanctions on Russian companies targeted over 2016 election inference

Government shutdown countdown: Robert Mueller's team, "exempt" from a partial government shutdown, will keep working

Lawyers, Guns and Money

How Donald Trump Got Caught in a Legal Vise: The breadth of investigations is so sweeping that they may hang over the president and his entourage long after Robert Mueller’s probe is finished.

Grace Notes: How ex-Sen. David Vitter helped a Russian lobbying client land a big break

Legendary broadcast journalist Bill Moyers on the media

GOP Leaders Won’t Tolerate Trump’s Chaos for Much Longer

The Left Victories That Defined 2018—And Give Us Hope for the New Year
Despite Trump’s destructive presidency, the Left made important strides this year—from electoral victories to strikes, union campaigns, movement organizing and popularizing left-wing policies.

The Illegitimacy of the Ruling Class: Americans are losing faith in governance by the elite.

News Feed Fatigue: It’s Getting Harder To Think: The case for taking a break from the news.

Want Better Sex? Try Socialism.  In “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism,” Kristen R. Ghodsee argues that economic independence for women not only helps all of society—it improves heterosexual relationships too.

Normalization Nation

A Taxing Day at the Polls

Welcome, New Pledges

Prince of Fraud

TRUMP-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY A Plan for Executive Branch Ethics Reform

‘Self-Funded’ Trump Now Propped Up by Super PAC Megadonors

The Outsider Democrats Who Built the Blue Wave: Grassroots activists have organized a movement stronger than Obama’s, and the midterm elections were just the beginning.

Grand Old Paranoia: How Republican conspiracy theories have warped Washington

It’s Time for a New Voting Rights Act: Republicans have made voter suppression a key tactic for winning elections. What can Democrats do about it?

Why Brazilians Elected an Aspiring Dictator: Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency on a promise to bring back military rule.

The Republicans Broke Congress. Democrats Can Fix It. A roadmap for House Democrats between now and the 2020 election

Democrats, Don’t Compromise With Trump: Now that they've won back the House, they should focus on building a better party—not on passing legislation.

Who to Believe: In cases of sexual assault, do requirements for corroborating evidence help or harm the pursuit of justice?

A Dutiful Citizen: Gary Hart's quest for a more participatory democracy

Here Comes the 2020 Election Interference. It Will Be Worse.  Congress and Big Tech are still litigating 2016. Meanwhile, foreign actors are ramping up to disrupt the next presidential election.

Why Were So Many Journalists Murdered in 2018?  To date, 34 of them were killed in retaliation for their work, nearly doubling last year's number.

Escape from the Trump Cult: Millions of Americans are blindly devoted to their Dear Leader. What will it take for them to snap out of it?

Trump Is Being Exposed for the Grifter That He Is: The president agreed to shut down his un-charitable foundation. Is his biggest scam—The Trump Organization—the next to fall?

Robert Mueller’s Legal Masterpiece: The special counsel has spun a web of investigations that draw closer to Trump every day.

Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone admits to spreading lies online in lawsuit settlement: Stone had accused a Chinese businessman of making illegal donations to Hillary Clinton, among other things.

Shutdown? Chef José Andrés will feed govt. employees 'until they get paid again!'  Nobel Peace Prize nominee Chef José Andrés offered "free sandwiches" to federal government employees "until they get paid again!”

Sen. Mitch McConnell Likely Now Under Investigation By Mueller Over Ties To Russian Hacking of U.S. Election: How many Republicans will this cover-up take down?

Asked Who ‘Gets Fired’ In An Obama Shutdown, Trump Told Fox News: The President.  “It always has to be the top, and the president’s the leader,” he said on “Fox & Friends.”

Who do you blame for the #GovernmentShutdown?

Ray McGovern - Russia-gate: Can You Handle the Truth?

House passes stopgap bill with $5B in funding for Trump's wall

The Fresno Bee and the War on Local News

‘The American people don’t have sympathy for paper pushers’ without paychecks during shutdown: GOP spokeswoman

38.46% chance that President Trump will leave office before the end of his first term

Women's March 2019: Everything you need to know

Reminder: Government Shutdowns Are Costly And Stupid: A partial shutdown over the border wall won’t save money. It’ll waste it.

Chief Justice Roberts issues stay in case of unknown subpoena

United States municipal elections, 2019

Find My State or Local Election Office Website

Barack Obama Goes All In Politically to Fight Gerrymandering: The former president sees representative elections as the key to progress on global warming, gun control, and health care.

TRUMP IS A 'TERRIBLE CEO' AND HIS 'DECOMPOSING' PRESIDENCY IS RUNNING AMERICA 'INTO THE GROUND,' REPUBLICAN CNN HOST SAYS

Corker on shutdown: Trump trying to 'look like he's fighting'

Is a Trump indictment possible? Mueller and the DOJ can and should re-evaluate the Office of Legal Counsel's memo: Department of Justice officials would be wise to reflect on American history — and learn from our institutional mistakes.

Poll shows Trump appears to be losing core voters with nonstop tweets, rhetoric, antics

Trump’s ‘bone spurs’ are a lie: Daughter of podiatrist who helped get president out of Vietnam service

New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as 'favor' to Fred Trump

Did a Queens Podiatrist Help Donald Trump Avoid Vietnam?

2018 – the year that went back in time

For Ocasio-Cortez, the sky is the limit, but is she flying too close to the sun

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Incorrectly Claims Academic All-American Honors
Claim from Whitaker’s University of Iowa football days listed on résumé and government documents

Carter Page accuses the DNC of ‘domestic terrorism’ in bonkers legal filing — he apparently wrote without lawyers

Girl finds Santa gifts, despite Trump's 'marginal' comment

MSNBC beats Fox in key ratings for first time in 17 years

Trump lawyers, citing shutdown, ask court for delay in emoluments case

Trump now claims most furloughed workers 'are Democrats': On Christmas Day, the president claimed that "many" workers who are not being paid because of the government shutdown want him to hold out for the border wall.

Opinion: When will Trump voters realize they’ve been had?






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