The Top US Diplomat in the Fight Against ISIS Just Resigned Over Trump Pulling Out of Syria
Brett McGurk briefing reporters at the State Department in 2017Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The lead US envoy in the fight against ISIS resigned abruptly on Friday due to his disagreement with Trump’s decision to withdraw 2,000 troops from Syria. Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the State…
It’s Been a Year Since Trump Enacted Sweeping Tax Cuts. Rich People Won.
Man hands sweeping money,business concept. Lucky man winning lots of us dollar from gambling,with smiling face and black background.cherrybeans/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One year ago today, President Donald Trump signed into law the largest tax overhaul America had seen in 30 years. In an Oval Office signing ceremony…
How Donald Trump Has Made Christmas With Relatives Even Worse
AntonioGuillem/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s the time of year when families mingle, for all that entails, so we reached out to readers to ask how political differences among relatives have affected their holidays. Specifically, we asked whether anyone had kept quiet about their midterm votes in order to…
Facebook Let These Misleading Advertisers Promote the Border Wall Fundraiser
Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facebook users are running sponsored political advertisements promoting the crowdfunding campaign for Trump’s border wall under misleading “Paid for by” labels. Earlier this year, Facebook similarly came under fire for the “Paid for by” labels on its political ads. According to Facebook’s own policies, advertisers…
The Trump Shutdown Has Begun
Merry Christmas.Mother Jones illustration; Ralf Hirschberger/dpa/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After an 11th-hour government-funding agreement collapsed amid President Donald Trump’s demands for a border wall, the government partially shut down at midnight. Senate adjourns Shutdown at midnight is OFFICIAL — Burgess Everett (@burgessev) December 22, 2018 Last week, Trump…
Will a Government Shutdown Shut Down Robert Mueller?
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