On Saturday, Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) parroted one of President Trump’s talking points, and attempted to shift blame for Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election to former President Obama. “Add hacking to long list of Obama Admin failures to counter Russia in Ukraine, Crimea, Syria,” DesJarlais tweeted. “Canceled E. Europe missile defense. Uranium One. Iranian […]
Israel just carried out a massive daytime airstrike campaign in Gaza — the largest since the 2014 war — with Hamas firing back with rockets on Saturday. The Associated Press says there are no reports of casualties so far, but Getty Images has already moved photos of bodies being taken into hospital morgues. Photos also […]
Donald Trump planned an entire trip to Britain without putting London on his agenda, in hopes of evading demonstrators — like the tens of thousands of protesters who clogged the streets of the British capital on Friday. He might have known that avoiding the legions of folks across the pond who detest everything he stands for […]
During a news conference on Thursday ahead of his trip to Great Britain, President Trump was asked an extremely basic question about Brexit. “You are going to the U.K. — what will be your message on Brexit?” a reporter asked him. Trump was completely unprepared to respond in any substantial or coherent way. Instead, he […]
After a federal grand jury charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with the 2016 hacking of Democratic computer networks on Friday, President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone came to the most obvious conclusion: He’s totally exonerated. A somewhat incredulous Chris Cuomo on Friday night laid out the case against Stone: “You can’t read this indictment, in […]
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s new indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officials outlines a broad Kremlin conspiracy to use sophisticated cyberattacks to manipulate America’s 2016 presidential election. President Trump’s own intelligence officials have warned that not enough is being done to prevent Russian meddling again this year. NSA director says Trump hasn’t ‘granted the authority’ to stop Russian […]
Hello. My name is Jason and I am here to convince you to offer up a lusty “Allez les Bleus!” cheer for the French national team in this weekend’s final of the Mens’ World Cup. This is a lot to ask, because Croatia. You want to root for Croatia. There are so many reasons to […]
Look, it’s been depressing to watch the men’s World Cup become the European Cup, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pick a side and loudly cheer for them during Sunday’s final match between France and Croatia. In fact, you have to. Football — soccer to the Americanos — is not a sport you can passively […]
University of Michigan nurses have been negotiating a contract for 90 days, and their employer has not moved on several issues they care about. On Saturday, they plan to hold an informational picket in the hope that it moves their employer at the negotiating table. The contract with the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council […]
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Friday indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents for hacking Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the servers of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 election mentioned two notorious Twitter accounts that were amplified by several prominent conservatives: Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks. Trump adviser Roger Stone has acknowledged communicating with Guccifer 2.0 during the […]
President Donald Trump’s latest trip overseas has been rather tumultuous. He made waves earlier in the week by attacking NATO allies while in Germany, held wild unscheduled press conferences, and continued his longstanding feud with CNN. But what would a Trump news cycle be without a bizarre claim with seemingly no evidence to back it […]
