Military Raided Once Again For Wall Funding
I’m happy to have an excuse to use this cool picture of an F-35 fighter, but somebody should have told Congress last year that the Marines didn’t really need so many of them after all.U.S. Air Force/ZUMA Well now: The Trump administration plans to sap money intended to build fighter jets, ships, vehicles and National…
Quote of the Day: Crackpot Having a Hard Time Getting Confirmed to Fed
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA From Sen. John Kennedy, after a confirmation hearing this morning for Judy Shelton: Nobody wants anybody on the Federal Reserve that has a fatal attraction to nutty ideas. I’m not so sure about that. Shelton is a crackpot and a partisan hack, but there are still plenty of Republicans who are…
Donald Trump Just Can’t Measure Up to Obama’s Job Growth Record
Steve Benen wants an explanation for this: You may offer your explanations for Trump’s flaccid performance in comments. Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. FACT: Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldn’t fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set…
John Kelly Finally Speaks Out Against Trump
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Presidential tweet update, 11:10 am EST: As predicted, Trump is not pleased. The president responded on Twitter by declaring that he couldn’t have fired Kelly “fast enough.” But that’s questionable, at best. Kelly served as White House chief of staff for nearly 18 months, making him Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff…
Conservatives Are Taking Trump’s Side in the Roger Stone Debacle
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Are there any conservatives who are objecting to Trump’s interference with the Department of Justice? Over at The Corner, there’s not a single post about it. On National Review’s home page, there’s exactly one piece—but it takes Trump’s side. The Wall Street Journal has nothing. Townhall has one piece, but once…
Trump Is Blowing Up Native Burial Grounds to Build His Wall
Organ Pipe, Arizona, USA – Ongoing construction of border wall at Organ Pipe National MonumentBob Torrez/ZUMA Wire Contractors hired by Customs and Border Patrol began blasting ground last week in areas of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the latest step in President Donald Trump’s $646 million plan to build a 30-foot wall along 63 miles…