Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives didn’t even wait for the new congressional session to begin before betraying President-elect Donald Trump’s key promise “to drain the swamp” of political corruption. “If the 115th Congress begins with rules amendments undermining OCE, it is setting itself up to be dogged by scandals and ethics issues for…
Democrats struggling to rebuild their party after their stunning 2016 presidential defeat were dealt another blow on Thursday: Donna Brazile’s acknowledgement that the Democratic National Committee tipped the scales in favor of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been…
President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said on Tuesday that his “memory has been refreshed” in regard to his interactions with Carter Page, who notified him last year that he intended to travel to Russia. Lewandowski previously denied that he ever met with or spoke to the campaign foreign policy adviser, who testified to the House Intelligence…
Cook Political Report, a top nonpartisan election handicapper, is predicting a wave of Democratic victories in the 2018 midterm elections. In a new analysis, Cook editor Amy Walter says she feels a similarity to a wave of Democratic congressional victories in 2006, in which the party took control of the House, the Senate and a…
Gizmodo subsequently published a clarification stating that, while the two officials “have submitted their resignations, intend to depart on January 20, and have not been asked by the Trump transition to stay past that date, the Trump team has not explicitly instructed them to leave or ‘clean out their desks,’ as we reported. According to our…
President Donald J. Trump has taken the oath of office, delivering a blunt speech rife with his signature autocratic declarations, promising to “make America great again” as tense protests swelled around Capitol Hill. “Today’s inauguration is an incredibly dark day for our country,” Charles Chamberlain, executive director of the progressive PAC Democracy for America, said…
The full card for this Friday’s episode of New Japan Strong has been revealed. Two tag matches have been added. In an eight man tag team match, David Finlay, Jeff Cobb, Rocky Romero, and Misterioso will team up to take on the Bullet Club team of Jay White, KENTA, Chase Owens, and Hikuleo. Cobb and…
Click:Tibetan knot bracelets for good fortune Just one more Republican “no” vote is needed to derail the confirmation of education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, after GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) announced Wednesday they would not support the billionaire in a full Senate vote. No Democrats or Independents are expected to vote…
A federal judge in Seattle has rejected a request from the Trump administration to delay a hearing on the president’s travel ban, meaning the case is set to go ahead as scheduled in the next few days. U.S. District Court Judge James Robart on Monday dismissed the call from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is a mere 44 percent, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll published Sunday finds, further documenting the skepticism with which the public views the former reality TV star’s short time in the White House. In fact, he has “the lowest approval ratings of any new chief executive in modern…