Chart of the Day: Inflation Continues To Be Modest
I know we’ve got bigger things to think about right now, but how about an old-school post that does nothing except tell you what the latest inflation reading is? For the record, the BLS says that prices rose 1.8 percent in October compared to October of 2018: So there you have it: inflation continues to…
Republicans Spent the First Day of Impeachment Hearings in an Alternate Reality
Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., talks to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, as Steve Castor, Republican staff attorney for the House Oversight Committee, center, listens .Susan Walsh/AP The House impeachment inquiry is focused on whether President Donald Trump abused his office to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up political dirt for Trump’s…
Prosecutors Just Rested Their Case Over Roger Stone’s Lies: “Truth Matters”
Roger Stone returns for his trial after lunch on November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC.Mark Makela/Getty Images In his closing argument Wednesday, Roger Stone’s lawyer, Bruce Rogow, told the jury that there is really nothing to the government’s case against his client. “Much of this case, you have to ask, ‘So what?’” Rogow said. Prosecutors…
No, George Kent Says, Joe Biden’s Actions in Ukraine Are Not the Same as Trump’s
Susan Walsh/AP During questioning by Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, George Kent, the top State Department official in charge of Ukraine relations, dismantled a popular right-wing argument: No, President Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens are not in fact the same as the former vice president’s efforts to…
There’s No Harm In a Slow Pace for Impeachment Hearings
Ambassador William Taylor testifies on the first day of impeachment hearings, with dumb signs by Devin Nunes hovering in the background.Douglas Christian/ZUMA Ed Kilgore suggests that if impeachment hearings drag on, delaying a Senate trial until January, it could be a problem for senators who are running for president and would rather be in Iowa…
The Republican Impeachment Lawyer Is Bombing His Television Debut
Alex Brandon/AP Steve Castor, the staff lawyer Republicans picked to question witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, is emerging as one of the star players in the impeachment saga—and for all the wrong reasons. Republicans are eager to create made-for-TV moments aimed at painting the probe’s witnesses—many of whom offered highly damaging allegations against President Donald Trump—as…