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Trump burned to the ground for Bedminster ‘rally’ to sign executive orders
President Donald Trump held a news conference at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Saturday. The president signed four executive orders — which he erroneously…
WATCH: Trump flees Bedminster press conference after reporter busts him for lying about veterans
President Donald Trump held his second hastily arranged press conference in two days at his Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey on Saturday. Trump began…
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘trying to steal an election’ with mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic
President Donald Trump accused Democrats of conspiring to steal an election at a hastily arranged news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. And…
Pelosi blasts Trump as ‘not a well person’ and wonders if GOP is motivated by a ‘manhood thing’: report
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) briefed members of the Democratic Caucus on Saturday about the state of negotiations over the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Luke…
Democratic pressure on intel agencies exposed a motherlode of information on foreign meddling helping Trump: report
On Saturday, Politico reported that congressional Democrats believe their pressure campaign on the intelligence community was crucial to exposing Russia’s newest plot to interfere with…
Pelosi ‘going for the jugular’ as Republicans fight among themselves over COVID-19 aid: report
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes she has the upper hand in negotiations with Republicans over the next round of stimulus in response to economic catastrophe…
Trumpism will live on for years in the Republican Party before it can be rooted out: political analysts
President Donald Trump is broadly considered to be in grave peril in the November election, which could not only see him swept from the White…
‘Executive order stunt no substitute for real relief’: Trump trashed for ‘legally dubious’ COVID-19 aid order
“An executive order stunt is no substitute for real relief that meets the scale of the economic and public health crisis that is currently facing…
Trump campaign conspiring with GOP leaders to disrupt the November election: report
On Saturday, Politico reported that President Donald Trump has been brainstorming with GOP officials on how to curb mail-in voting ahead of the 2020 election….
Republicans paid huge, strange sums to Facebook and a mystery company for ‘list acquisition’
After reporting essentially no payments to Facebook for about three years, the Republican National Committee paid the social media company $5.5 million for “list acquisition”…
Trump’s refusal to bail out cash-strapped cities will blow up in his face at election time: economist
On CNN Saturday, University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers said he was “baffled” by President Donald Trump’s flat refusal to allow coronavirus stimulus to go…
As the pandemic made clear, America has no welfare state — but we sure have a warfare state
The animating force of American government is war. Every year, the United States bombs multiple countries, conducts special forces raids across several continents and spends…
How the press rewards Trump for his endless, obvious lies
Welcome to another edition of What Fresh Hell?, Raw Story’s roundup of news items that might have become controversies under another regime, but got buried –…
‘Clownishly inept’ Falwell should have been forced to the sidelines years ago: Liberty University grad
On Saturday, writing for Never Trump conservative publication The Bulwark, Liberty University graduate Calum Best laid into the pattern of erratic behavior by Jerry Falwell…
Senior Trump adviser pushed dumping Mike Pence for a woman to bail out floundering campaign: report
According to a deep dive into a mini-firestorm created by Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) who appeared to be lobbying for Vice President Mike Pence’s spot…
Sturgis sponsor Harley-Davidson refused to send employees to annual rally over COVID-19 fears: report
The ten-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is moving forward in South Dakota despite fears from health experts that it will be a superspreader event for COVID-19….
Neil Young’s lawsuit against Donald Trump will drag the president into uncharted waters: report
According to a report from Micah Hendler from Forbes, a lawsuit filed by legendary rock star Neil Young against Donald Trump for misappropriating his music…
GOP strategist shut down by CNN’s Blackwell for fear-mongering about deficits after Republicans handed out tax cuts to the rich
On CNN Saturday, Republican strategist Brian Robinson tried to claim the Democratic coronavirus stimulus proposal was a nonstarter because of deficit spending — and was…
Trump is down to only two paths to victory in November: election-modeling historian
On Saturday’s edition of CNN’s “Smerconish,” American University history professor Allan Lichtman, whose election-modeling system based on 13 “key” factors predicted President Donald Trump’s win…
The shift to working from home has increased the number of hours Americans work
A new study finds that employees are working longer hours since the shift to remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic began, even as companies across the…
Trump campaign official clashes with CNN host over president’s lies about mail-in voting
On CNN Saturday, host Michael Smerconish pushed back on Trump campaign official Hogan Gidley for attacking the mail-in ballot system — and Gidley declined to…
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