Politics

View from the Left: Trump's drag on House Republicans continues, despite national polling

One of the most endangered Republicans in Congress, Rep. Barbara Comstock (VA-10), must have sat there, mouth agape, as Donald Trump repeatedly declared Tuesday how much he would “love to see a shutdown” over immigration issues. He was insisting that …

Despite Mike Pence’s sabotage, North Korea’s ‘charm offensive’ appears to be working

Against the background of the Winter Olympics in PyongChang, North and South Korean leaders are planning to meet for the first time in over a decade, Seoul announced on Saturday.

So, while Vice President Mike Pence has made no effort …

Shameless Trump Attacks Victimized Women For Exposing Abusive Men

Donald Trump waged an all-out attack on women for coming forward to expose abusive men, saying that these allegations destroy the lives and careers of those being accused.

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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan May Ignore Climate Change. It Could Be Costly.

President Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on rebuilding roads and bridges, but failing to account for climate change could add to costs later.…

Second White House aide resigns due to domestic abuse allegations

A second aide to Donald Trump has resigned over domestic abuse allegations. TheWashington Post has the details:

A White House speechwriter resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year …

At Olympics opening ceremony, Pence refuses to stand for any country except the U.S.

Athletes from North Korea and South Korea marching under the same flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games was a significant symbolic moment for many. Vice President Mike Pence, in Pyeongchang to lead the U.S. delegation, …

Rachel Maddow Stuns Trump By Untangling His Plot To Fire Rod Rosenstein

Rachel Maddow has Trump dead to rights as she cut through the memo madness to get the heart of the White House plan to kill the Russia investigation. Video: Rachel Maddow untangles why the Nunes memo is suddenly very important …

How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance

The daughter of immigrants, she spars fiercely with supporters of President Trump, both on the air and in the Twitter ether.…

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: White House is in yet another Chaos crisis

“The White House is looking for a few manly men. If you have abused your spouse, please make sure there are no pictures. Apply directly to Don McGahn or John Kelly. Knowledge of Russian a plus. No questions asked.”

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Trump praises former staffer accused of domestic abuse: ‘He says he’s innocent’

President Donald Trump commented publicly for the first time Friday on a White House staffer who resigned this week after allegations of domestic abuse by two former wives became public. The president had only positive things to say about Rob …