Iraq is one of the major fronts in the ongoing battle against ISIS, yet Donald Trump has determined it unnecessary to include the country in the latest iteration of his Muslim ban, which he’s decreed will not take effect until March 16th. Trump’s own top leadership team — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense James […]

This piece was co-written by Shareblue staff writers Tommy Christopher and Leah McElrath. While the Trump administration will attempt to argue the firing of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resolves the questions of the Trump team’s ties with Russia, the opposite is true: the circumstances around Flynn’s “resignation” raise more questions and bring a fresh […]

Reuters has confirmed that administration officials gave directions to the Environmental Protection Agency to delete its webpages on climate change. Such a deletion endangers years of scientific research on global warming and emissions, much of it funded by U.S. taxpayers. As one EPA staffer told Reuters, “If the website goes dark, years of work we have […]

Donald Trump delivered a lie-riddled and bigoted address before a joint session of Congress last week, but still managed to impress the corporate media by exceeding basement-low expectations. Trump could not fool the American people, though, at least not for long: On the day of the speech, Trump’s approval rating sat at 43 percent in […]

Donald Trump claims that he was left a mess by his predecessor and is in control of a “fine-tuned machine” remaking the government in his own image. But the reality is a deadly proposition for American citizens. There was already a huge gap between open federal positions and the amount of nominations Trump has made, […]

The meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump was a study in stark contrasts and palpable discomfort, apparent right from the beginning. Prior to their workday, the two men sat together for a brief and noticeably forced photo op. The sound of the press pool’s cameras snapping photographs was the only thing […]

Even prior to the election, the majority of Americans feared a Donald Trump presidency. And since he has taken office, his approval ratings have remained at historically low levels, averaging 42 percent and, at times, even dipping below 40 percent (average for elected presidents in their first quarter is 63 percent). And now, even Morning […]

Donald Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller appeared on the political talk shows and made a series of disturbingly despotic statements about the administration’s view of executive power, including the appalling declaration that “…our opponents, the media, and the whole world will soon see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the […]

Donald Trump signed two immigration-related executive orders on Wednesday, and followed those signings with a speech at the Department of Homeland Security in which he announced the construction of his long-promised border wall, fearmongered about crime, and promised to crack down on “sanctuary cities.” TRUMP: The Secretary of Homeland Security, working with myself and my […]

On the heels of Donald Trump’s completely fabricated allegation that President Obama ordered wiretaps on Trump Tower during the presidential campaign, the White House has doubled down by demanding a congressional investigation of that lie. The White House has also tellingly — for the second week in a row — made only one administration official, Deputy Press Secretary […]

Trump’s comments came on Monday morning as he discussed his upcoming budget, which seeks to increase defense spending by a reported $54 billion, while cutting domestic programs and spending (as his congressional allies work to rip health care from millions). TRUMP: We have to start winning wars again. I have to say, when I was […]

One month into Donald Trump’s time in office, the resistance is still going strong, and despite the hopes of some Republicans, it shows no sign of slowing down. Over President’s Day weekend, rallies for #NotMyPresidentsDay took place across the country. Thousands filling the streets of DC, ready to #resist. We will not be silent & allow a […]

We have already reported on the way Donald Trump handled his first covert operation as commander-in-chief, approving an ill-fated raid on al Qaeda in Yemen over dinner at the White House, then spending the hours during the raid tweeting from the residence, rather than monitoring the action from the Situation Room. But Trump managed to demonstrate even […]

A bombshell report from the Washington Post revealed that Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, had multiple phone calls with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, prior to the inauguration. According to the Post, Flynn and the ambassador allegedly discussed the possible removal of sanctions against the Kremlin in correspondences before Trump took office, and even […]

January’s jobs report showed 227,000 jobs created, considerably more than the 180,000 that were expected. At the daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer led off the press conference by trying to spin the report as a victory lap for Donald Trump: Spicer trying to take credit for Obama's jobs https://t.co/Rx0DM8busH pic.twitter.com/9nkzX2y5Ng — Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) February 3, […]

The President of the United States apparently watches Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor. During a segment about the homicide rate in Chicago, a guest specifically called the violence “carnage.” Bill O’Reilly himself went on a long discussion about what the president could do to help, asking “can the feds go in and stop this?” O’REILLY: […]

Donald Trump ended a week that began well for him — then quickly deteriorated — by firing off a series of tweets that did not just allege, but clearly stated as fact, the lie that President Obama had wiretapped his campaign offices at Trump Tower during the presidential election: Terrible! Just found out that Obama […]

Angel and Jaqueline Garcia de Rayos, the teenage children of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, will be the guests of Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) on February 28 as Donald Trump makes his address to Congress. Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was detained and deported earlier in February after making an immigration check-in in […]

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump took juvenile joy in dubbing his opponents with insulting nicknames. But the crudest example of this was his preferred moniker for Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, to whom he repeatedly referred as “Pocahontas,” based on her past statements about having Native American ancestry. Trump’s use of that term is […]

Last night, the corporate media spent all its time on coverage of the disaster that was Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress. But while Trump was on national television, grassroots Democratic activists were hard at work delivering an electoral victory in Connecticut. Three seats in the Connecticut General Assembly were vacant: Two in […]

Donald Trump senior policy advisor Stephen Miller’s debut on the Sunday shows was rife with troubling foreshadowing, with his high-volume repetition of Trump talking points and botched invocation of Trump’s “voter fraud” lie. Miller also artlessly made it plain that the purpose of his visits was to shield Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Vice […]

With scandals and disasters too numerous to mention, Donald Trump’s nascent presidency is the very definition of embattled. And according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, the short two weeks of Trump’s reign have taken a drastic toll on his already-dismal popularity. He has a historically low Gallup approval rating for a president […]

One of the things that appears to most aggrieve Donald Trump is the fact that he lost the popular vote by more than any other president in U.S. history. And he has lately tried to cope with this by simply denying it is even true. At a meeting with lawmakers on Monday, Trump stated that there […]

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon recently asserted that “deconstruction of the administrative state” was a primary goal of the Trump administration. And he meant it literally, which, when it comes to foreign policy, has potentially dangerous repercussions for the United States and the world. Immediately after taking office, Donald Trump forced resignations by a number […]

From the “Bowling Green Massacre” to “Atlanta” to the “Sweden Incident,” no terrorist attack is too fictional for Donald Trump and his administration to use in order to frighten Americans into supporting their the Muslim ban or “Deportation Force.” When it comes to actually doing the job of keeping Americans safe, though, Trump is very publicly leaving the […]

Despite the administration’s insistence to the contrary, the newest Gallup Poll shows that Donald Trump, less than one month into his term in office, has earned a profoundly and singularly negative reputation. With an approval rating of only 41 percent, Trump is bested by any president in recent history: Barack Obama started out with a […]

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump successfully billed himself to his supporters as a good leader largely based on his experience as a businessman. The reality is much different: https://www.facebook.com/shareblue/videos/642743119240900/ And more and more, it seems that association with the Trump name has become a third rail for other businesses. After Trump signed his odious executive order […]

Concern is mounting that newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump could interfere with, or escape accountability from, investigations into the Russian cyberattacks that influenced his electoral victory. But in an encouraging sign, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) issued a joint statement promising a full investigation, no […]

Days ago, senior officials in the incoming Trump administration said that the White House press briefing room would be moved from the West Wing. The ostensible justification for the move was that Donald Trump is so popular, the small room cannot accommodate all the press who want access. But, given Trump’s infamous enmity toward the […]

Rep. Barbara Lee issued a statement announcing that she will be boycotting Donald Trump’s inauguration, and explaining her reasons why. Below, that statement in its entirety, as every word deserves to be read. Inaugurations are celebratory events, a time to welcome the peaceful transition of power and honor the new administration. On January 20th, I […]