Katie Paris

Holocaust survivor warns: “They said they were going to make Germany great again”

At a community meeting in Sacramento, CA, 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Bernard Marks warned a Trump administration immigration official: “History is not on your side.” At a town hall meeting held by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the son of a Holocaust survivor spoke powerfully about his family’s survival of Nazi atrocities — and against the normalization of working with […]

By Katie Paris - May 16, 2017

Sen. Warner’s brilliant opening at intel hearing tells you everything you need to know about Trump and Russia

As pressure mounts for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) to recuse himself from that committee’s investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia ties and all House intel public hearings have been cancelled, the Senate Intelligence Committee is attempting to fill the void. While an independent investigation and special prosecutor are still sorely needed, Senator Mark Warner […]

By Katie Paris - March 30, 2017

Flash mob spells out RESIST! at Trump National Golf Course

Just a week after Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting an investigation into impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump, 200 protestors met at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes (Los Angeles) to demand a special prosecutor to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The flash mob was organized by Indivisible San […]

By Katie Paris - May 13, 2017

John Lewis: “I will oppose this bill with every breath and every bone in my body”

Rep. John Lewis took to the floor of the House of Representatives to express passionate, heartfelt, moral opposition to the Republican health care repeal plan. Lewis told us not so long ago, “I will not give up. I will not give in. I will continue to stand up. Speak up. And speak out.” He said he would […]

By Katie Paris - March 24, 2017

Rev. Barber: “We’ve come to raise hell”

The resistance needs courageous moral voices, and that is exactly what Rev. William Barber is. His highly impactful Moral Mondays Movement in North Carolina has spread nationwide, and now he is firing his moral power at GOP health care repeal. At a Moral Rally to Preserve Healthcare at the U.S. Capitol, Rev. Barber called it “an unmerciful act of meanness” that […]

By Katie Paris - March 23, 2017

Trump to Montana voters: “My friend” Greg Gianforte “knows how to win”

Montana’s Republican congressional candidate, Greg Gianforte, has been charged with assault. On the night before Election Day, he “body slammed” a reporter who asked him to comment on the GOP health care repeal bill following the release of the CBO score revealing that it would leave 23 million people without health coverage. Three local newspapers have rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte, […]

By Katie Paris - May 25, 2017

Trump: A president under investigation can’t “govern or lead”

We now know for certain that there is a current and ongoing FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. We also now know, as FBI Director James Comey publicly confirmed, that the FBI has been investigating links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election since July — four months before […]

By Katie Paris - March 21, 2017

BOOM: FBI Director confirms investigation of links between Trump and Russia

Watch the clip: COMEY: Our practice is not to confirm existence of ongoing investigations, especially those investigations that involve classified matters. But in unusual circumstances where it is in the public interest, it may be appropriate to do so as Justice Department policies recognize. This is one of those circumstances. I have been authorized by the […]

By Katie Paris - March 20, 2017

Every religious group opposes what’s in Trump’s “religious liberty” order

The “religious liberty” executive order Donald Trump just signed into law allows businesses to use religion as an excuse to deny birth control coverage to their employees. The order also directs the IRS not to enforce the Johnson Amendment, which prevents tax-exempt churches and nonprofits from endorsing political candidates. Set aside the fact that the types of […]

By Katie Paris - May 04, 2017

Trump budget director: Historically successful Meals on Wheels doesn’t work

Meals on Wheels is a successful program and it has the evidence to back it up. Statistical analysis has shown that Meals on Wheels helps seniors stay in their homes. Public health researchers have also found that Meals on Wheels can save states money. And most recently, a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the gold standard test […]

By Katie Paris - March 16, 2017

Rep. Elijah Cummings corrects the lie Trump told the NYT about him

Not much news came out of Donald Trump’s March White House meeting with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. But weeks after the fact, in a New York Times interview, Trump completely, and significantly, misrepresented what Cummings told him about the potential Trump legacy: TRUMP: Elijah Cummings [a Democratic representative […]

By Katie Paris - April 06, 2017

Mike Pence glorifies Donald Trump as “example” to students at Christian college

Vice President Mike Pence used his commencement speech at a small Christian college in western Pennsylvania Saturday to hold up Donald Trump as an example to students. “Aspire to be men and women of character,” Pence told Grove City College graduates. “Servant leadership must be the animating force.” Earlier this week, Trump displayed a stunning lack […]

By Katie Paris - May 20, 2017

Maxine Waters tells Trump: “Get ready for impeachment”

Maxine Waters is not an outlier. Support for impeaching Donald Trump is already at at Nixon-level eras. And two-thirds of Americans support the necessary step needed to make impeachment stick: The appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Trump’s ties to Russia. In an interview on Sirius XM’s Make It Plain, Waters explains that Democrats can make it increasingly uncomfortable for “patriotic” Republicans […]

By Katie Paris - March 09, 2017

UPDATED: No, corporate media, Jeff Sessions did not offer to recuse himself this morning

In light of revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with Russia’s ambassador to the United States last year — contrary to testimony he provided under oath during his confirmation hearing — Democrats and Republicans in Congress are calling for him to recuse himself from investigating Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. As Attorney General, Sessions oversees the […]

By Katie Paris - March 02, 2017

“No, Ma’am.” Trump’s message to the NRA: A woman cannot be president

Donald Trump lost the popular vote to a woman. This is a difficult fact for him to accept, as evidenced by his constant harping on the 2016 election results and most recent habit of handing out electoral college maps to reporters. Speaking at the NRA conference (as the first president to do so since Ronald Reagan), […]

By Katie Paris - April 28, 2017

Rep. Jerrod Nadler: “We must overcome this little man in the White House who is disgracing our history.”

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) was not the only member of Congress to declare Donald Trump an illegitimate president. Here is what Rep. Jerrold Nadler had to say shortly thereafter on CNN: He was legally elected, but the Russian weighing-in on the election, the Russian attempt to hack the election and, frankly, the FBI’s weighing-in on the […]

By Katie Paris - January 31, 2017

Rep. Adam Schiff: House Trump-Russia probe understaffed

News broke earlier this week that Republican Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina had failed to subpoena any documents or witnesses or even bother to appoint any full-time staff to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Donald Trump’s possible collusion with Russia. Amidst complaints about the pace of the investigation and the lack of resources […]

By Katie Paris - April 27, 2017

Cong. Black Caucus Chair: Trump’s Civil Rights hire is “a slap in the face”

When made to testify at the end of Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Session’s confirmation hearing, along with civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) said it was “the equivalent of being made to go to the back of the bus.” Now Richmond is calling out Donald Trump’s new hire […]

By Katie Paris - January 27, 2017

Rep. Maxine Waters: ‘We are not playing. We’re stopping Trump.’

Before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Rep. Maxine Waters passionately argued for further investigation of Trump’s possible collusion with Russia. Now the House Intelligence Committee has announced that it will investigate ties between Russia and associates of Trump’s campaign. In an interview with The Root (an online news site that provides news commentary from a variety of Black perspectives), Rep. Waters makes the case […]

By Katie Paris - January 26, 2017

Flynn did not act alone. Trump campaign in direct contact with Russia, too.

We knew that Russia, a hostile foreign power, committed what some call “acts of war” against the United States during the 2016 election, subverting the will of the U.S. electorate by meddling in the election to help Donald Trump win. We even knew that Trump encouraged the behavior. We knew that National Security Advisor Michael Flynn lied about […]

By Katie Paris - February 14, 2017

John Lewis: ‘I will get in trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble.’

Ever since Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he doesn’t see Donald Trump as “a legitimate president” (and Trump attacked Lewis, a Civil Rights icon, on MLK weekend) Lewis’ words have been vindicated, with each passing day. Over President’s Day, as thousands participated in protests across the country to oppose Trump, Rep. Lewis’s constituents gathered to honor him in Atlanta’s 5th […]

By Katie Paris - February 20, 2017

Children are scared they won’t see their parents again, and Trump is tweeting about his border wall

Donald Trump warned of a “deportation force” during his presidential campaign, and despite assurances from his apologists toward a softening of that policy, it appears that the deportation force has begun. The Washington Post is reporting on raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in six regions, and while ICE insists they are only targeting […]

By Katie Paris - February 11, 2017

President Obama said he’d speak when our core values are at stake — he has spoken

President Obama has kept his word. Two days before Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States, President Obama told us in his final press conference that he would speak out when “I think our core values may be at stake.” Two days before leaving office, Obama said he would continue to […]

By Katie Paris - January 30, 2017

“Heresy.” Rev. Barber smacks down Jesus-quoting GOP Rep. who claims poor “don’t want health care”

Obamacare is increasingly popular, and Republicans are increasingly desperate to conceal their plans to repeal it — most recently going so far as to hide draft legislation in a sealed room in the basement of the U.S. Capitol. While at least one Republican on Capitol Hill, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), is well enough in touch with her constituents […]

By Katie Paris - March 04, 2017

Woman at GOP townhall brings down the house with Christian case for Obamacare

Watch Jessi Bohon take on Tennessee Representative Diane Black (and read the full transcript below): Seriously urge everyone to watch this entire question from a woman at GOP #Obamacare townhall in Tennessee: pic.twitter.com/8mBGE1z6Rj — MJ Lee (@mj_lee) February 10, 2017 My question is lengthy, OK? So bear with me. My name is Jessi Bohon and I’m […]

By Katie Paris - February 10, 2017

Gold Star Father Khan: “I will walk barefoot to every district” to stop Trump

Khizr Khan was invited to speak at a public forum on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, hosted by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. Rather than “explaining the atrocities” of the first days of Trump’s presidency “inflicted on my country and my nation,” Khan fervently implored House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in Congress to […]

By Katie Paris - February 02, 2017

IT’S GROWING: Resistance groups are emerging everywhere

I joined my local resistance group’s Facebook page yesterday. Activity is consistent and organized, and membership is growing daily. It was easy to find. The same group of former congressional staffers — Ezra Levin, Angel Padilla, and Jeremy Haile — that published a crucial guide to the resistance against the Trump administration has created a map, […]

By Katie Paris - January 11, 2017

Trump’s authoritarian pledge: Jobs for “loyal citizens”

In a little-noticed line from an otherwise unremarkable speech, Donald Trump indicated that Americans he may not deem “loyal” should not expect to be represented by his administration: We are going to fight to get more jobs and better-paying jobs for the loyal citizens of our country. Believe me. Given his lack of respect for […]

By Katie Paris - February 18, 2017

The Resistance in Red America: Budweiser, Ford, and Dale Earnhardt

Having grown up in the South, I tend to get frustrated with “red state” stereotypes. Southern states simply are not monolithic. Just days into Trump’s presidency, we are seeing evidence that indeed, the resistance is alive and well in Red America. Just a few examples: More than 50 airport protests against Trump’s Muslim ban took place in […]

By Katie Paris - February 01, 2017

Male Senators are permitted to read letter used to silence Elizabeth Warren

Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., was a civil rights activist who sacrificed everything. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is a hero to millions of Americans. Yet Warren was not permitted to read King’s letter opposing Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions’ 1986 federal judicial nomination, because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) decided to […]

By Katie Paris - February 08, 2017