Michael Cohen’s Testimony Today Was Explosive, But Probably Not Explosive Enough
Christy Bowe/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I assume you’ve all been getting your Michael Cohen fixes elsewhere. I myself only watched his testimony off and on, and taken as a whole it confirmed for me that it’s going to be hard to nail Donald Trump on anything. As explosive…
Michael Cohen Accused Trump and His Family of a Lot of Crimes Today
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During stunning testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday, Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal lawyer, called his old boss “a racist,” “a con man,” and a “cheat” while detailing a laundry list of lies by Donald Trump. But…
Michael Cohen Suggests Trump Lied About His Taxes Being Under Audit
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As he launched his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump staunchly refused to release his tax returns, despite decades of tradition of presidential candidates releasing them to show voters they had nothing to hide. At the time, Trump fixer Michael Cohen told reporters…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Expertly Laid a Trap to Get Donald Trump’s Tax Returns
Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While Republicans on Wednesday repeatedly hammered Michael Cohen over his efforts to secure a lucrative media deal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her time to focus on one of the most consequential topics concerning investigations into President Donald Trump: his ever-elusive tax returns. It…
Thank You, Carly Rae Jepsen, for Giving Me Something to Listen to While Our Democracy Crumbles
Carly Rae Jepsen/Twitter Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yes, Michael Cohen is testifying in front of the House oversight committee. Yes, he’s giving very damning testimony describing our president as a racist, a cheat, and practically a mobster. But not to be lost in these dark moments is the blindingly…
The House Just Passed Universal Background Checks. That’s Never Happened Before.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (right) kisses gun violence victim and former Rep. Gabby Giffords during a news conference to announce the introduction of legislation to expand background checks for all gun sales on January 8, 2019.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The House of Representatives passed a bill…