Politics

House Republicans dealt themselves big advantages for 2018, but they're getting chipped away

Thanks to gerrymandering and the advantages they’ve used it to build, the Republican House majority can withstand a significant nationwide Democratic popular vote win in November. But, the New York Times’s Nate Cohn suggests, the Republican structural advantage isn’t as

WATCH: Trump ignores repeated questions about domestic abuse victims

At the end of a lengthy meeting with lawmakers about trade at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump ignored reporters who tried to ask him about whether he believes the two ex-wives of a former top White House aide …

A Completely Deranged Trump Claims GM Is Coming Back To Detroit (GM Never Left)

With no evidence to support his claim, Trump assumed that GM was bringing a South Korean plant back to Detroit. Trump said that GM was coming back to Detroit. The problem is that GM never left Detroit. Video: .@POTUS on …

In case you forgot: Donald Trump never stopped violating the emoluments clause

Donald Trump may believe that it’s impossible for him to have a conflict of interest, but that doesn’t make those conflicts any less real. Or less profitable. And as Forbes points out, one of the biggest is also one of …

The critics are missing what’s special about Michelle Obama’s portrait

When Michelle Obama’s official portrait by the Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald was unveiled on Monday, the painting behind the black veil received modest cheers and a round of polite — restrained, even — applause. The crowd of gathered journalists, art

Trump’s Nightmare Day Gets Worse As The John Kelly Cover-Up Unravels

Trump has had a terrible day as FBI Director Christopher Wray blew apart the White House’s cover story, and as the day goes on Kelly’s cover-up of the Rob Porter story is unraveling. Here is MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on how …

Second judge issues ruling blocking Trump's decision to end DACA

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In another victory for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and their allies, a New York judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Donald Trump’s September 2017 decision to end the program. On the heels of a …

Sean Hannity says Obama’s portrait is sexually perverse

Fox News host Sean Hannity claims that President Obama’s official Smithsonian portrait is sexually perverse because it contains “secret sperm cells.”

“Obama’s portrait – a stark contrast to predecessors with inappropriate sexual innuendo,” the right-wing host wrote in a now-deleted …

Trump’s Budget Is Such A Stink Bomb That His Own Budget Director Says He Would Vote Against It

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said that if he were still in Congress, he would vote against the Trump budget. Video: According to NBC News: “If you were in Congress, would you have voted for this budget that you’re presenting?” asked …

Another day, another scapegoat: White House stops blaming FBI, starts blaming the White House

During Monday’s press conference, Sarah Sanders was firm about who was to blame for not filling in the White House on Rob Porter’s sordid, violent past. 

SANDERS: Look, this is a process that doesn’t operate within the White House. It’s …