Ask a Pundit: Why Does Scott Pruitt Still Have a Job?
Mother Jones; Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Martin Longman asks a provocative question: Why is Scott Pruitt untouchable? Trump has fired loads of other people, but despite Pruitt’s almost comical accumulation of embarrassing scandals, he has somehow managed to hang on. What’s the deal with this? How does…
Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Says Michael Cohen Was a Disappointment
Michael Cohen in Trump Tower in December 2016Richard Drew/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. How much work did Michael Cohen do for the company affiliated with Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg that last year paid Cohen $500,000? Not much—at least according to two sources familiar with these payments. Days ago, Michael…
Ebola Is Back and Trump Just Made It Harder to Fight
An ambulance driver in protective clothing is disinfected with chlorine after returning from transporting a Ebola victim to a treatment center December 15, 2014 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Martine Perret/Planet Pix/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ebola has returned just as the Trump administration has undermined the ability of the United States…
Chart of the Day: The Trump Plan for Prescription Drugs
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After griping for hours about President Trump’s upcoming speech on reducing prescription drug prices, you’d think I’d at least listen to the damn thing and then comment on it, wouldn’t you? I guess so. That would be the fair thing to do. But here’s the…
Fundraiser or Friendly Dinner? The Congressman Planning Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Future Would Rather Not Talk About It.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, Representative Rob Bishop (R-Utah) was the guest of honor at a private dinner at the San Juan home of a prominent Puerto Rican businessman and major GOP donor. The dinner, which one lobbyist who attended initially…
AT&T Takes Bold Action to Pretend It Disapproves of Michael Cohen
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From the Wall Street Journal: AT&T Inc. boss Randall Stephenson said it was a mistake to hire Trump attorney Michael Cohen and ousted the telecom’s giant’s top Washington executive after his office paid Mr. Cohen $600,000 last year. The company told employees Friday in an…