Chuck Jones, President of United Steelworkers 1999 in Indiana, has become the target of Donald Trump’s vengeful personal attacks, all because Jones refused to endorse the lies Trump has been telling about the much-touted Carrier deal. As a result of Trump’s reckless tweeting, prioritizing his own brittle ego over Jones’ safety, Jones began receiving threatening […]

In yet another extraordinary pronouncement which has gone virtually unnoticed, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway lamented the fact that people like labor leader Chuck Jones think they can criticize President-elect Donald Trump without suffering consequences. Yes, she actually said “consequences:” People feel like with Donald Trump, they have license to say whatever the heck they want […]

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, as his Secretary of Labor. Like many of his other staffing decisions, it is hard to imagine a worse candidate for the job. Under his tenure at CKE, Carl’s Jr., one of the company’s brands, put out grossly sexist advertising, and, in his […]

That sound you hear is me still ringing the alarm about Vice-President-elect Mike Pence and his outsized influence in the incoming Trump administration. As I have previously observed, Pence is shaping up to be one of the most powerful seconds-in-command in U.S. history. Today, Gallup notes that his influence is bolstered by Donald Trump’s lack […]

California is the most populous state in the nation, and the 6th largest economy in the world. It is also often a bellwether and driver of social change nationwide. On her show Wednesday night, Rachel Maddow noted how this “definitely blue” state “has been a real laboratory of progressive social policy for a while, no matter […]

Retired General James Mattis was recently introduced at one of President-elect Donald Trump’s “thank you” rallies as his choice for Secretary of Defense, a selection that has drawn decidedly mixed reviews. Mattis, who has an unsettling history of violent quotes, will need a waiver in order to assume the position thanks to a law that […]

Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, took to the airwaves to lambaste President-elect Donald Trump for misusing his social media platform to go after people who criticize him. Trump used two tweets to crudely insult Chuck Jones, a union boss in Indiana, […]

In a little-noticed interview with CNBC, Donald Trump’s senior advisor, Kellyanne Conway, openly boasted about Trump’s ability to influence the stock market with only his words, specifically citing his ability to tank Boeing’s stock with a single tweet, and to benefit a Japanese company in similar fashion: Through tweets now, he can affect industry. He […]

Watch: Linda McMahon is Mr. Trump’s choice to lead the Small Business Administration. McMahon and her husband Vince founded World Wrestling Entertainment and they’ve donated $5 million to the Trump Foundation. That is it. That is the entire story. Leading media outlets covered Hillary Clinton’s emails for 451 consecutive days (as of September 15). CBS […]

President-elect Donald Trump caused quite an uproar Tuesday morning when he tweeted about canceling an order with Boeing for several new Air Force One planes: Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]

Encouraged by an incoming Donald Trump presidency, Ohio has become the first state to pass draconian anti-choice measures in a renewed effort to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. As a last-minute, lame duck salvo, Ohio legislators tacked a fetal heartbeat abortion ban onto a child abuse prevention bill. This amendment would ban abortion once […]

President-elect Donald Trump has named Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt, whom the New York Times charitably describes as an “ally” to fossil fuel interests, is a climate change “skeptic” who has spent years fighting the EPA in court: Since becoming the top prosecutor for the major oil and […]

Time has selected Donald Trump as its Person of the Year — an annual year-end honorific that Time is quick to point out does not necessarily signal an endorsement, but is recognition of unusual influence. Time magazine names U.S. President-elect Trump Person of the Year: https://t.co/LPDHaR71kb pic.twitter.com/Lh4OhGQCW4 — Reuters (@Reuters) December 7, 2016 Until 1999, […]

A headline at Politico reads “Poll: Trump’s Carrier deal is wildly popular,” and, while only seven words long, that headline contains multiple serious errors of omission and inaccuracy — the most egregious of which is the implication that the poll has anything to do with the actual Carrier deal. The question asked of respondents was […]

While President-elect Donald Trump has been busy provoking international tensions via Twitter, our current president continues to set the example for grace and inspiration in a world leader. For most of his address at MacDill Air Force Base, President Obama soberly and realistically discussed the successes and challenges we face in fighting terrorism, but, in the final […]

MSNBC’s Morning Joe has generally been a place of friendly, even fawning, coverage for President-elect Donald Trump and his White House transition. Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have repeatedly defended their treatment of Trump in the face of criticism from other media figures, and Scarborough has lashed out angrily at critics, at one point vehemently […]

The full video of David Brock’s speech: Full transcript (annotated with links to Shareblue content for further context for this fight): Four weeks after a bleak evening of deep disappointment, we progressives gather today to take stock of where we are and where we’re going. As we blaze a new path forward, the work of […]

The potential issues surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest are now widening to include his daughter, Ivanka, raising concerns that, even if Trump were to fully divest himself of his own business (which he has yet to commit to doing), her independent business interests could still potentially influence the way he wields his presidential […]

President-elect Donald Trump went on a yet another Twitter tear, which included a deeply troubling promise to exact “retribution” against any company that threatens to move jobs offshore: The U.S. is going to substantialy reduce taxes and regulations on businesses, but any business that leaves our country for another country, — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]

In a statement this morning, President-elect Donald Trump said: “I am thrilled to nominate Dr. Ben Carson as our next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ben Carson has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities.” Trump first tweeted in late November that he […]

Almost every day brings a new unqualified, bigoted, and/or otherwise radical cabinet pick from President-elect Donald Trump. Thankfully, there are leaders like Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the Senate who are willing to tell it like it is: “They’ve been rewarded for stealing a Supreme Court justice. We’re going to help them confirm their nominees, many of […]

During the campaign, I repeatedly warned about Mike Pence’s extremism with a particular urgency, given Donald Trump’s desire for a vice-president who “would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy.” And, since the election, I have been carefully watching the role Pence is playing in the emerging Trump administration. He was put in charge […]

Saturday Night Live’s cold open was a sketch about how Donald Trump cannot stop tweeting ridiculous and inappropriate things. He then tweeted about that very sketch, without a trace of irony. Just tried watching Saturday Night Live – unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad — Donald […]

Donald Trump’s call with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen was troubling for a number of reasons, starting with the fact that the U.S. president-elect lurched abruptly from 37 years of foreign policy, without even a heads-up to President Obama, who is still the sitting president. Expectedly, news of the call prompted firm opposition from the Chinese […]

In 1972, following meetings between President Richard Nixon and Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, the United States adopted what is known as the “One China” policy, in acknowledgement of Beijing’s disposition toward Taiwan as a non-sovereign province. Six years later, President Jimmy Carter formally recognized Beijing as China’s sole government. When the U.S. embassy closed in […]

The November jobs report showcases President Obama’s successful stewardship of the economy, which added 178,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, its lowest level since August of 2007. As NPR notes, “4.6 percent unemployment is what most economists consider ‘full employment’ (although employment varies by region and demographic, so the fruits of full employment […]

In the official announcement of Donald Trump’s establishment of the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, a team of advisors “composed of some of America’s most highly respected and successful business leaders,” there is a list of 16 names. Only two of them are women. And of the 14 men, only one of them is Black. […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s “thank you” tour kicked off in Cincinnati on Thursday, broadcast live by news networks who appear determined to learn nothing from the 2016 election. Once again, viewers got to hear Trump telling lies about issues like his deal with Carrier, free of any filter providing analysis, context, or fact-checking. The mere existence […]

During a campaign postmortem at Harvard University, key Clinton staff and key Trump staff got into heated exchanges over the tenor of the election. Hillary Clinton’s communications director Jen Palmieri observed that Donald Trump won, in part, by appealing to white supremacists. Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway rebuffed the charge. As Trump’s team basked in […]

Donald Trump has used his platform, first as a candidate and now as President-elect, to bully and belittle marginalized people. The tolerance of his high-profile expressions of bigotry has empowered the people who share his views, leading to numerous reports from educators that young people are starting to follow his lead. My colleague Ginger McKnight-Chavers […]