In Rant Against Cummings, Trump Slams African-American Majority District as “Rodent-Infested Mess”
Jeff Malet/ZUMA President Donald Trump started his Saturday tweeting an attack on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) after the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee recently condemned the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants detained at the border. ….As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very…
Mayor Pete Doesn’t Have a Climate Plan Yet. This Answer Gives a Major Hint at What It Will Look Like
Paras Griffin/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 1,000 people crowded into the Showbox, a music venue in downtown Seattle, on Tuesday afternoon to witness Pete Buttigieg make an appearance in the Emerald City. The presidential candidate was running more than 45 minutes late and was…
Is China Still a Developing Country?
Donald Trump is mad at Sweden for insisting on holding a fair trial for an American citizen accused of assault. He’s mad at France for instituting a new tax that would affect American companies. And he’s mad at China all over again because they continue to insist on being classified as a “developing country” in…
Trump Just Strong-Armed Guatemala Into a “Safe Third Country” Agreement. Now What?
President Donald Trump watches over acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Guatemalan Interior Minister Enrique Degenhart on Friday as they sign an agreement that would force many asylum seekers to apply for protection in Guatemala, not the United States. Stefani Reynolds/AP The United States and Guatemala have reached a deal that has the potential…
Taylor Swift Might Actually Have A Good Album After All
Image Press Agency/Avalon/ZUMA Okay, Taylor Swift may not be the heartbreak queen of America, not anymore, but she sure is second or third in command. (For those wondering who the reigning queen of heartbreak and crush-pop is, that title was snatched by Carly Rae Jepsen with the release of her anthem against toxic masculinity, “Cry.”)…
Democrats Say Their Impeachment Inquiry Has Already Begun
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and fellow Democratic members of the committee at a news conference Friday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For months, Democrats have debated whether the House of Representatives should open impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. But on Friday, key House Democrats declared that such a probe is already underway. It’s a semantic…