Pence calls conservative Chief Justice John Roberts a ‘disappointment’
Republicans haven’t always looked so favorably on criticizing the Supreme Court.
By Emily Singer - August 06, 2020Republicans haven’t always looked so favorably on criticizing the Supreme Court.
By Emily Singer - August 06, 2020The Judiciary Committee heard testimony about unsupported allegations that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign in 2016.
By Emily Singer - August 05, 2020When Obama does it, it’s ‘meddling.’ When Dan Crenshaw does it, it’s fine.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2020Also: Michelle Obama debuts a new podcast, and the House honors the late Rep. John Lewis by naming voting rights legislation after him.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 31, 2020Obama advocated for restoring the Voting Rights Act and automatic voter registration, among many other suggestions for improving access to voting for Americans.
By Emily Singer - July 30, 2020The service will be held in the Atlanta church once led by Martin Luther King Jr.
By Associated Press - July 30, 2020Former Rep. Allen West is known for his virulently Islamophobic, racist, misogynistic, and anti-Semitic comments.
By Emily Singer - July 20, 2020‘I will remember a man who reminded us all that our optimism isn’t futile.’
By Associated Press - July 20, 2020In 2016, Joni Ernst demanded that the ‘people’ have a ‘voice’ in who got to fill the empty Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
By Josh Israel - July 17, 2020Republicans slammed Obama for golfing, signing executive orders, and going on vacation, but are mostly silent when Trump does the exact same things.
By Emily Singer - June 29, 2020‘There’s a backlash, that is fierce, against change,’ Obama said.
By Associated Press - June 24, 2020Trump has, in some cases, suggested his critics, political opponents, and media he doesn’t like be jailed or even executed for ‘treason.’
By Dan Desai Martin - June 23, 2020Donald Trump’s claim that Barack Obama and Joe Biden did nothing about police abuses is a lie.
By Associated Press - June 19, 2020Trump falsely claims he eradicated ISIS and rebuilt a military that was depleted before he took office.
By Associated Press - June 15, 2020Angry over Mattis’ criticism, Trump falsely claimed he fired Mattis from his position as defense secretary.
By Associated Press - June 05, 2020The Affordable Care Act reduced out-of-pocket prescription costs for seniors.
By Associated Press - May 30, 2020As the coronavirus death toll neared 100,000, Trump spent the holiday weekend focused on his grievances.
By Emily Singer - May 26, 2020As Donald Trump increases attacks on his predecessor, a poll shows Obama would defeat Trump by more than 10 points.
By Emily Singer - May 20, 2020Trump’s latest attacks on Obama are false and a transparent ploy to try to hurt Joe Biden’s presidential bid.
By Associated Press - May 18, 2020McConnell had falsely accused Obama of not giving the Trump administration a plan for dealing with a pandemic.
By Emily Singer - May 15, 2020A 2019 pandemic exercise only foreshadowed the mistakes the Trump administration has made so far during the coronavirus crisis.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 14, 2020Experts agree that Trump’s failures worsened the nation’s crisis.
By Josh Israel - May 12, 2020Donald Trump’s allegations against his perceived political enemies are lobbed without any evidence.
By Emily Singer - May 12, 2020Also: Organizers with the Biden campaign unionize, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, gives a boost to a statewide effort to stop LGBTQ discrimination.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 08, 2020Also: Virginia has a new law defending reproductive health, and former President Barack Obama endorses a friend.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 17, 2020President Barack Obama was elected to two terms as president, serving from 2009 to 2017.
By Oliver Willis - April 14, 2020Over the course of a year, 12,469 people in the United States died from the H1N1 pandemic. The number of COVID-19 deaths is nearly double that in just six-and-a-half weeks.
By Emily Singer - April 14, 2020Critics say Trump’s latest move to erase Obama’s legacy could lead to more illness and death.
By Associated Press - April 01, 2020McConnell once described the 2009 stimulus as a ‘trillion dollar mistake.’
By Oliver Willis - March 17, 2020Trump told governors they can’t rely on him to provide necessary hospital equipment to handle an influx of coronavirus cases.
By Emily Singer - March 16, 2020