Betrayed In Virginia
First, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he wasn’t sure which of the two people in the 1984 “clearly racist and offensive” photo on his yearbook page was he.
Secret Memo Reveals How Trump Inaugural Chair Sought Profit Via Connections
Federal prosecutors are conducting a wide-ranging probe into the nonprofit that ran the inaugural.
Customs Officer Harassed BuzzFeed Reporter Over Trump Coverage
“As a customs officer was processing his passport, he noticed his employer — and began to question him about his paper’s reporting on President Donald Trump.”
White House Report Smacks Down Trump’s Favorite Excuse For The Wall
Unlike Trump, the White House National Drug Control Strategy doesn’t say that a border wall will help tackle issues like the opioid epidemic.
How A Big Power Company Wields Power In Washington
“The complaint is replete with speculative and unsubstantiated allegations,” PJM said in its response to the complaint.
Mulvaney Insists Trump Would Shut Government Again
Face The Nation host Margaret Brennan asked Mulvaney if the president was “really prepared” to shut down the government again in three weeks.
How The Shutdown Exposed The Lies Behind ‘Right To Work’
Unions representing the 800,000 federal workers who were either locked out or forced to work without pay organized the demonstration.
Why Wilbur Ross’ Census Lies Threaten The Rule Of Law
As U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman’s 277-page decision shows in head-shaking detail, that kind of dishonesty poses a clear threat to the rule of law.
Anti-Vaxxers Spread A Plague Of Ignorance
An outbreak of measles four years ago at Disneyland focused attention on a growing health menace — the refusal of parents to vaccinate their children.
Even Hardcore Trump Supporters Turning On Him Over Shutdown
Whenever a poll shows him with low approval ratings, President Donald Trump’s response has been to fire up his hardcore base as aggressively as possible.
What The Shutdown Really Means
Today, the great majority of voters watch with deepening concern as programs critical to the security, health and prosperity of the nation are suddenly crippled or suspended.
Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Citizenship Question On Census
Asking about citizenship on the census is racist, and gives us a less accurate count of the country’s population.
How A ‘National Emergency’ Could Backfire On Trump
The danger to Trump is not so much that he would be blocked by the courts on the ground that using this power to build a wall would be exceeding his legal authority.
Trump Shutdown Is Longest Ever — No End In Sight
Trump is the worst in history, again.
Advice To Furloughed Workers: Babysit And Hold A Garage Sale
Federal employees, their families, and those dependent on them remain caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s pointless and destructive government shutdown, which he triggered in a desperate attempt…
Report: White House ‘Panicking’ Amid Shutdown Chaos
As President Donald Trump’s self-imposed shutdown drags on with no end in sight, it’s becoming harder to understand how the gambit is supposed to end.
How The Shutdown Is Harming America Now
We are now two weeks into President Donald Trump’s petulant gambit to shut down the federal government until Congress gives him his border wall.
Shutdown: Trump Is Watching Fox, Then Tweeting
After shutting down the government to placate his allies at Fox News, President Donald Trump spent the holidays stuck in the White House, tweeting in response to the network’s programming.
Impasse: Trump Admits Shut Down Government To Avoid Looking ‘Foolish’
President Donald Trump is showing no signs of relenting in his decision to shut down the federal government until Congress is bullied into throwing out the bipartisan funding resolution that…
How Federal Cutbacks Left HUD In Chaos And Dysfunction
My goal this year was to explore HUD’s failure to enforce legal standards for decent, safe, sanitary housing.
White House Offers Demeaning Advice To Employees In Shutdown
With the federal government having been partially shut down for a week, around 800,000 federal workers have either been furloughed or asked to report to work without a definite pay…
DHS Chief Blames ‘Open Borders’ For Deaths Of Migrant Children
“Children in the custody of the Trump administration are dying, and the best the Secretary of Homeland Security can do is blame ‘those who seek open borders’ and ‘parents.'”
Zinke Imitated Trump’s Media Strategy To The Bitter End
The departing interior secretary mimicked Trump’s media strategy, including an allegiance to Fox News.
New Poll: Americans Will Blame Trump For Shutdown
By 2-to-1, Americans say they’ll blame Trump and his Republican Party for a shutdown.
Immigrant Child Dies In US Custody, Nielsen Blames Family
A 7-year-old girl died in custody of the U.S. government. Kirstjen Nielsen made it her priority to blame the child’s family.