Donald Trump has a history of bashing those who plead the Fifth. At a rally in 2016, Trump said, “The mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?” and during a debate with former Secretary of State and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he called pleading the Fifth “disgraceful.” But now, […]
During a news briefing on Tuesday, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that the White House was involved in retrieving President Trump’s medical records from his former doctor, Dr. Harold Bornstein, but disputed Bornstein’s claim that what a top White House aide and Trump Organization official did to his office in February 2017 was tantamount […]
California officials have repeatedly vowed not to back down to attempts by the Trump administration to weaken the state’s environmental regulations, especially the progress it has made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The state kept its word on Tuesday when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he is joining more than a dozen other states in […]
Doctors attempting to provide care to two Virginia women protesting the construction of a pipeline in their backyard say they were denied access to the protestors. The family is scheduled to appear in federal court on Tuesday as part of the ongoing dispute. Two Charlottesville doctors attempting to visit 61-year-old Theresa “Red” Terry and her daughter, […]
In a letter on this week, a group of Democratic senators urged President Trump to take executive action on the issue of off-shoring jobs — specifically call center jobs. The letter, provided to ThinkProgress on Tuesday, was signed by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) along with nine of his Democratic colleagues, Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-MI), Richard Blumenthal […]
Myanmar state-run media reports that the military there will be “taking harsh and stronger actions against such offenders” in the horrific rapes of Rohingya women and girls, documented by rights groups. The United Nations has estimated that around 700,000 Rohinyga have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August, when Myanmar kicked off this latest round of […]
During a CNN interview on Tuesday, former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein defended her refusal to fully cooperate with the Senate’s investigation of Russian meddling, arguing that her decision not to turn over some campaign communications pertaining to Russia is a matter of “principle.” “What we didn’t turn over was material that basically protects […]
A super PAC in Wisconsin cut an ad supporting Republican Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson that favorably compared the candidate to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who was recently accused of sexual assault. According to the Associated Press, the ad was sent to more than 20 Wisconsin radio stations, and although the PAC sent a replacement […]
With one week to go in the West Virginia Senate GOP primary race, ex-convict and former coal baron Don Blankenship has stepped up his attack on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. At the end of a bizarre campaign ad on his Facebook page Monday, Blankenship says, “One of my goals as U.S. senator will be to […]
Hundreds of Boston-area high school students staged a walkout Monday to protest their school’s handling of an alleged sexual assault case against a former student in 2013, following a report by The Boston Globe last week that the victim filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against school officials. Students at Lincoln-Sudbury High School walked out of […]
Marking the fourth day of strikes, Arizona teachers said Tuesday that they will continue rallying at the capitol grounds through Wednesday to push lawmakers to support their demands for more education funding, according to a Facebook post on the Arizona Educators United page. On Monday, Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association told KNXV-TV, “We’ve […]
Two top officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced they are resigning as numerous investigations into Administrator Scott Pruitt ramp up: Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta, who led Pruitt’s 24-hour security detail, and Albert “Kell” Kelly, who was in charge of Superfund sites at the agency. Both men were close allies of the EPA administrator. […]
South African Professor Steve Cornelius is a big fan of track and field, that amalgam of Olympic events like short and long distance running, pole vaulting, and shot put. So when he was appointed to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the sport’s governing body, he was extremely honored. Unfortunately, […]
The White House issued a significant correction to an earlier statement it had made regarding Iran’s nuclear capabilities on Monday night, shifting its stance dramatically, with little fanfare. On Monday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference during which he laid out a trove of documents he claimed proved Iran was running […]
A new study published this week in the journal Environmental Communication holds a worrying message for public understanding of climate science: less than four percent of the pages in the most popular introductory physics, biology, and chemistry books published between 2013 and 2015 were devoted to discussing climate change. The study’s authors examined the textbooks […]
Under the leadership of Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dramatically shifted away from its stated mission to “protect human and environmental health.” Instead, the agency is clearly favoring the interests of the polluting industries that it is mandated to regulate, according to new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. […]
On Tuesday morning, President Trump responded to the New York Times publishing a list of questions that special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly wants to ask him by touting that there are “[n]o questions on Collusion.” “So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were ‘leaked’ to the media,” Trump tweeted. “No questions on […]
Israel and the United States have issued a steady volley of statements against Iran over the past few days that have built a familiar case for war against Tehran, culminating in a bizarre presentation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in which he used old information to argue that the Iran deal was […]
Joe Bowen had worked around the country for Democratic campaigns for nearly a decade. But when he was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer some months ago, he decided that he wanted to use his skills to take the fight to the National Rifle Association in a way that no one else is […]
Representing Donald Trump is a lawyer’s worst nightmare. And he just gave his own administration’s lawyers yet another reason to cringe. The primary reason why Trump’s Muslim ban has taken some occasional beatings in federal court is pretty simple: The president can’t stop making public statements that undermine his own legal arguments. As a candidate, […]
One of the nation’s top Koch-funded think tanks appears to be a shell of its former self. Strata Policy, well known for its research reports attacking renewable energy subsidies and promoting the privatization of public lands, hasn’t released a report in almost four months. Several top officials and staff members have left the organization. But […]
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly called President Donald Trump an “idiot,” according to an NBC report Monday. As NBC put it, citing multiple White House officials, “Kelly portrays himself to Trump administration aides as the lone bulwark against catastrophe, curbing the erratic urges of a president who has a questionable grasp on policy […]
The Charles Koch Foundation had a say in hiring and firing professors at George Mason University, an agreement the university denied for years, according to documents released Monday and detailed in an Associated Press report. The newly released documents spell out the relationship between George Mason and the conservative megadonors wherein the foundation creates a […]
For months, prominent white supremacist Richard Spencer has watched project after project implode. First, no one showed up at his nationwide tour, leading Spencer to end it early. Then, his lawyer and confidant Kyle Bristow buckled under the pressure, announcing that he couldn’t deal with the media scrutiny. Shortly thereafter, just as Spencer’s other sources […]
