Donald Trump has an anemic approval rating of 39 percent, in a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. This puts him in what NBC describes as a “midterm danger zone” for Republicans, comparing it to George W. Bush after the Iraq War, Katrina, and the failed plan to privatize social security. Those conditions led to a Democratic takeover […]

The conventional wisdom is that Democratic officials in states that went for Donald Trump, especially those up for election soon, will go along with him in order to keep Trump voters happy. But a new analysis from Politico show that, so far, that is not the case, as even red state Democrats are resisting the unpopular […]

Thus far into his time in office, Donald Trump’s record on supposedly fighting terrorism is largely made up of his multiple-failure Muslim ban and his insistence, against the advice of his own team, on using the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.” None of that has made the country any safer, and in fact, may only have […]

By a strictly partisan vote of 217-213, House Republicans passed their second attempt to repeal Obamacare since Donald Trump became president. The bill, which Speaker Paul Ryan rushed through without even waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to score it to calculate how much it will cost, is a disaster for the American people, especially those […]

The latest Republican bill to repeal Obamacare is an unpopular disaster. And it turns out the very people who voted for Donald Trump could suffer the most if it becomes law. The repeal bill removes the current ban on excluding patients with pre-existing conditions from health insurance coverage, one of the most popular provisions of Obamacare. A […]

Donald Trump, along with top advisor Steve Bannon, believes in a far-reaching conspiracy theory in which a wide assortment of government agents — in some versions put in place by President Obama — is working to undermine his presidency. This most notably manifested in Trump’s baseless allegation that Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower, a claim that Trump […]

The Trump administration has been caught once again in a cover-up, showing that the default mode for nearly everything they do is deception. This time, the target is the Office of Government Ethics, whose head, Walter Shaub, was attempting to figure out who had been granted ethics waivers by the administration. Despite Trump signing an executive […]

Donald Trump’s White House submitted a budget proposal seemingly designed to contribute to the acceleration of climate change and cause as much long-term harm to the Earth as possible. The Trump budget calls for eliminations of funding for programs related to climate change across various agencies and departments, and for increases in funding for programs that will […]

On the very same day that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, Republicans declared they would block any nominee President Obama named to take his place — and for a better part of a year, they did just that. They even said they would block any nominee by Hillary Clinton, if she […]

Appearing with supporter Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Donald Trump had a rare moment of honesty when he candidly admitted that the plan to repeal Obamacare is designed to hurt the voters who supported him over Hillary Clinton last year. This literally happened… Tucker Carlson: “The counties who voted for you will do far worse […]

Conservative supporters of Donald Trump like Newt Gingrich and Sean Hannity have been promoting a long debunked conspiracy theory, alleging that the death of DNC staffer Seth Rich was connected to a now-deceased investigative reporter’s leaks to WikiLeaks. Fox News had published a salacious and falsehood-ridden report linking Rich’s death to internal DNC messages allegedly found […]

Local governments who have been forced to spend millions on Donald Trump’s weekend getaways to his luxury resort properties are receiving some relief, thanks to the spending bill approved by Congress. The New York Times reports that a portion of taxpayers’ money has been allocated for this purpose: Another roughly $60 million would be set aside […]

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is stepping down from the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and he’s blaming “leftwing activist groups” for forcing him out. In a statement, Nunes claimed the left “filed accusations against me with the Office of Congressional Ethics” and called the charges “baseless.” He said […]

Fox News’ newest round of opinion polling shows bad news for Trump from top to bottom. Trump’s overall approval rating is down 5 percent from Fox’s last poll, to an anemic 41 percent approval. By contrast, 51 percent of voters in the poll disapprove of Trump’s performance in office. At a similar point in his […]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made quite a show of supporting Donald Trump during the 2016 election, a move that earned him widespread ridicule and resentment from his constituents, who already had a low opinion of him. At one point, Christie even had to deny that he was Trump’s “manservant,” after a New Yorker story reported that […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon begin confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy stolen from President Obama by Senate Republicans. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are leading the resistance against Gorsuch, exposing his record as a judge who sides with the wealthy […]

In a bizarre moment during a press appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump made his reckless decision to hand over Israel’s classified information to top Russian officials infinitely worse. A reporter asked a question about Trump having shared Israeli intelligence with Russia. Netanyahu covered for Trump, replying, “The intelligence cooperation is terrific!” He then […]

Correction: The original headline has been changed from GOP Senator to GOP Intel Chair to accurately reflect Rep. Nunes’ role. “It’s very possible” Donald Trump himself might be personally involved as part of the “incidental intelligence” gathered during United States’ government monitoring of the communications of Russian nationals located here. Incidental intelligence is what the […]

Donald Trump has taken several cracks at obstructing the investigation into his Russia ties by diverting attention in other directions. First, he insisted that leaks to journalists are the “real” story. Then his White House colluded with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA)  — who has now been forced to recuse himself from the investigation — to fabricate allegations […]

Breitbart, the white nationalist right-wing tabloid website, is making a mess of Trump’s campaign to repeal and replace Obamacare with the completely inadequate American Health Care Act. Since Trump launched his presidential campaign, Breitbart has been the top fan site for his political ambitions, so much so that he hired the chairman of the company, […]

Donald Trump’s budget includes plans to cut the vital Medicaid program by $800 billion, as he once again targets the most vulnerable to absorb the brunt of the pain during his tenure. The administration confirmed the figure to CNN. The cuts at the budget level would form a two-front assault on the program and those who […]

The news just keeps getting worse for the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare. On the heels of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report showing that 24 million people would lose their health care under the plan, and the Trump administration’s own report showing 26 million being thrown off of their health insurance, a new poll […]

Retired four-star general and regular Fox News guest Jack Keane, who was Donald Trump’s first choice to be secretary of Defense but turned down the job, is now pounding the table in favor of a military response to North Korea. Keane told Fox News that the recent failed missile test from North Korea means America […]

The entire media world seemed to grind to a halt when Rachel Maddow teased that “We’ve got Trump tax returns,” and the suspense built further during the 19-minute tease at the start of her show. The story got a major boost from the Trump White House as well, which released a headline-grabbing statement effectively confirming the […]

During his first trip overseas since the inauguration, Donald Trump was reportedly so fatigued that he made errors and was unable to fulfill his scheduled duties in Saudi Arabia. Trump — who made Hillary Clinton’s “stamina” an issue during the presidential campaign and who repeatedly characterized President Barack Obama as too “exhausted” to do his job […]

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 […]

The owners of Cork Wine Bar and the Cork Market & Tasting Room in Washington, D.C., are suing Donald Trump, alleging that his ongoing relationship with Trump International Hotel in D.C gives the hotel an unfair business advantage. Owners Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross are asking the D.C. Superior Court to force Trump to do […]

Donald Trump’s reckless decision to share Israel’s password-only classified information with Russia has already had serious ramifications, including endangering the lives of Israeli spies and others who gather such information. It was a move that enraged Israeli officials, who said that it jeopardized the safety of its spies who are embedded in ISIS. It also concerned other American […]

The political high point of Donald Trump’s 54 days in office was the brief glow of unearned praise from his address to Congress. But that moment failed to gain him any improvement in his dismal approval rating. And now, Trump is poised to break his own record low. Gallup’s latest approval ratings show a sharp […]

After a truly terrible week of revelations into his potentially criminal interference with the Russia investigation, Donald Trump set off on a diplomatic trip — something he had been dreading so much that he actually asked his officials if there was any way he could cut it short. By all accounts, Trump’s tough-guy act was enfeebled in […]