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Don’t let Scott Pruitt’s first class travel distract you from an even bigger scandal

It has been a rough week for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt.

On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that Pruitt spent at least $90,000 on first class and business class plane tickets while traveling for official government work …

Thousands Gather At Parkland Vigil To Tell The NRA To ‘Stop Killing Our Kids’

The NRA-owned president and Congress may not want to talk about guns in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, but those in Parkland, Florida are demanding immediate action from lawmakers.

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YouTube Comment Seen as Early Warning in Shooting Left Little for F.B.I. to Investigate

A commenter who shared a name with the suspect in the Florida school vowed to become a “professional school shooter” in a disturbing post that the authorities examined last fall.…

Mike Pence gets called out on one of his most obvious lies

The biggest lies of the Trump–Russia scandal are those that get repeated most frequently. One is that there’s no evidence of collusion. The second is that nothing Russia did affected the outcome of the election. Among those who have repeated …

Senate Republican rejects gun control, wants to make schools more like military checkpoints

During an interview on CNN Thursday afternoon, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) reacted to the nation’s latest deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida by arguing that the solution is to make schools more like military checkpoints.

“I think that we should …

Robert Mueller Just Flipped Another Former Trump Adviser In His Escalating Russia Investigation

Each time another ex-Trump confidant flips on their former boss and starts cooperating with Mueller, the special counsel gets another building block in its growing case against Trump.

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Senate’s Renewed Push for Sentencing Overhaul Hits a Familiar Roadblock

The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, sees a bipartisan effort to make sweeping changes to federal sentencing laws as a losing issue and is unlikely to bring it before the full Senate.…

How much of tax bill's benefits do the richest 1 percent get? The answer might surprise you

Quick: What percent of the benefits from the Republican tax plan go to the richest 1 percent of Americans?

When voters are asked whether they plan to vote for Democrats or Republicans for Congress this November, Democrats lead by eight …

Republicans leave immigrants’ lives hanging in the balance, say it’s time to move on

In a series of afternoon votes, the Republican-controlled Senate voted down a number of immigration plans Thursday. Afterward, Republicans were quick to blame Democrats and emphasize they were ready to move on from debating immigration, after just a few days …

Rachel Maddow Turns Up The Pressure And Sends Mike Pence Reeling On Russia Lies

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is pressuring Vice President Mike Pence on his false statement that Russian interference did not impact the election results, and the heat is so intense that Pence’s office is refusing to answer. Here is how it all …