How Chuck Grassley Made it Easier for Trump to Confirm More Federal Judges
Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, speaks with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, before the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on several nominees on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.Bill Clark/Associated Press President Trump has already experienced great success filling court vacancies during his first year in office, but on Wednesday his quest to wholly reshape the federal judiciary took…
After Insulting Native Americans, Trump Goes After Their Sacred Land
Trump’s disparagement of Native Americans doesn’t end with his rhetoric. A day after Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Navajo code talkers during World War II, the Salt Lake Tribune reports that the president will visit Salt Lake City, Utah, next Monday to announce that he’s shrinking national monuments of huge…
Trump Makes “Pocahontas” Crack at Elizabeth Warren During Event Honoring Native Americans
On Monday, the White House hosted an event honoring Native American code talkers, who during World War II developed a secret communications system based on their native language that played a crucial role in the war. After initially deferring to his Chief of Staff John Kelly to deliver the ceremony’s remarks, the president took to…
So Where Are We? One of the Most Brilliant and Intense People I’ve Ever Known Has Some Answers.
Mother Jones illustration I first met Lawrence Joseph in Detroit in 1980 when he was a law professor at the University of Detroit and I was a student at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. He was intense and brilliant, and although his profession may have been law, his true identity was that of…
Donald Trump’s Hometown Papers Denounce His Roy Moore Support
A day after President Donald Trump defended Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama accused of sexually abusing teenage girls, the president’s hometown papers agree: Trump is backing a “perv.” One of those rare days when arch-rivals came up with the same headline… pic.twitter.com/HxLjoSrmbi — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 22, 2017 The nearly identical…
Trump Breaks Silence on Roy Moore: “He Totally Denies It”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke publicly about scandal-plagued Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday for the first time since reports of sexual abuse by Moore broke nearly two weeks ago, suggesting that he backs Moore despite the plethora of allegations against him. “I can tell you one thing for sure: We don’t need a liberal…