Trump and Putin talk about ‘mutual interests,’ as U.S. learns about the call from the Kremlin

On Sunday evening, the nation learned that there had been another phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. That in itself might seem alarming, considering that Trump has just been impeached for taking actions against a U.S. ally, actions that supported Russian military efforts. But what’s really jaw-dropping in this case is how the nation…

Trump’s Ukraine actions spread chaos as White House attorneys declared he really was above the law

Trump’s order to delay the military assistance and his efforts to extract statements from the Ukrainian leadership didn’t just cause concern inside the Office of Management and Budget and at the top levels of the State Department—they caused chaos. White House officials found themselves facing an illegal order, and they clearly knew it was an…

Democrats gear up to make health care the defining issue for the Senate and the House in 2020

House Democrats feel secure in their majority because they know that health care, the issue that in large part handed them the House in 2018, is still a problem for Republicans in 2020. Senate Democrats are now readying to seize the advantage on the issue as well. The appeals court decision issued earlier this month, which The…

Rapper DaBaby Speaks Out On Marijuana Citation, Calls It Harassment

Rapper DaBaby Speaks Out On Marijuana Citation, Calls It Harassment

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby spoke out after police in Charlotte, North Carolina, handcuffed and cited him for possessing a very small amount of marijuana on Monday night. DaBaby — whose legal name is Jonathan Kirk — said on social media early Tuesday morning that he’s a regular target of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, which issued him two…

Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Attacks Against George Soros

Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Attacks Against George Soros

Rudy Giuliani doubled down Tuesday on his anti-Semitic comments about Hungarian Jewish billionaire George Soros, increasingly the target of exaggerated attacks by allies of President Donald Trump. “Soros has funded many enemies to the state of Israel, including groups that support (the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement), whose ultimate goal is to destroy the Jewish…

Paris Opera’s Ballerinas Dance In Protest Against Pension Reform In France

Paris Opera’s Ballerinas Dance In Protest Against Pension Reform In France

Ballerinas with the Paris Opera performed outdoors on Tuesday in an act of protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reform.  The dancers, who joined nationwide strikes that have been ongoing since early this month, performed part of “Swan Lake” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for a crowd of hundreds in front of the majestic Palais…

Michael Bloomberg Confirms He Used Prison Labor To Make 2020 Campaign Calls

Michael Bloomberg Confirms He Used Prison Labor To Make 2020 Campaign Calls

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been exploiting prison labor to make calls on behalf of his campaign, The Intercept reported on Wednesday.  The Bloomberg campaign contracted a call center company named ProCom through a third-party vendor to conduct the calls, according to the report. ProCom operates call centers…